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Extramural Support Policies and Procedures
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Award Statistics FY26
Total Awards
$1,874M
Federal Awards
$1,626M
Non-Federal Awards
$248M
Extramural Support Policies and Procedures
Page Updated: October 7, 2026
Research and Sponsored Programs provides guidance on polices related to management of extramural funds.
For additional guidance on your research project, see the Terms and Conditions that were provided with your notice of grant award.
UW-Madison Policies, Guidance, and Procedures for Research
Links to university-wide policies posted below are migrating to the UW-Madison Policy Library at policy.wisc.edu. The new policy library brings all university-wide policies together in one place so you can quickly locate the most accurate, up-to-date version of a policy. Visit the Policy Library to search for a specific policy by topic or key word(s).
Ethics and Compliance
- Animal Use
- Conflict of Commitment (UW-1075)
- Financial Conflicts of Interest in Research (UW-4001)
- Export Control
- Fetal Tissue Research Policies
- Financial Conflict of Interest
- Harassment Reporting
- Human Research Protection Policies
- Mandatory Disclosures of Violations of Criminal Law
- Misconduct in Science
- NSF Harassment
- Overdrafts
- Protocol for External Auditor Interactions
- Research Security Program
- Responsible Conduct of Research (NSF)
Business Services and Finance
- Cost Sharing Policy
- Cost Transfer Policy (UW-4013)
- Cross Unit Grant Expenditures
- F&A Rates at Time of Award Setup (UW-4014)
- Financial Responsibility for Uncollectable Costs on Extramural Projects (UW-4016)
- Financial Administration of Extramural Support (UW System Administrative Policy SYS 342)
- Gift Policy
- Gifts-in-Kind (UW-3009)
- Indirect Cost Policy (UW-4011)
- Indirect Cost Exceptions at UW-Madison
- Prior Approval for Exceptional Expenditures (UW-3004)
- Terminal Leave: Fringe Costs and Payments
- Tuition Remission
Human Resources
- Anti-Human Trafficking Policy (UW-5091)
- Harassment Reporting
- Limited Principal Investigator Status for Academic Staff
- Permanent Principal Investigator Status for Academic Staff
Legal Affairs and Intellectual Property
NIH
- Data Management Plans
- NIH Foreign Component Guidance
- NIH NRSA Childcare Benefit
- NIH Public Access Compliance
Research, Grant and Contract Administration
- Compensation Limitation Under Covered Contracts
- Incoming Joint Appointments with Federal Laboratories
- NIH NRSA Childcare Benefit
- Cost Sharing Policy
- Cost Transfer Policy (UW-4013)
- Disclosure of Other Support Policy (UW_4031)
- Effort Policy (UW_4015)
- F&A Rates at Time of Award Setup (UW-4014)
- Financial Responsibility for Uncollectable Costs on Extramural Projects (UW-4016)
- Indirect Cost Policy (UW_4011)
- Indirect Cost Exceptions at UW-Madison
- Material Transfers
- Monitoring/Oversight of Grant/Contract Accounts
- NASA FINESST Guidance
- Overdrafts
- Official RSP Notices
- Participant Support Costs Guidance
- Pay Schedules in Relation to Award Begin and End Dates
- Required Approvals for Collaborative Projects
- Research Security Training Requirements
- Research Sponsored by Industry
- Guidance on Direct Charging of Administrative and Clerical Salaries (For proposals submitted and awards made on or after 12/26/14 that are subject to the Uniform Guidance)
- Guidance for Purchase of Personal Computers and Electronic Devices on Sponsored Projects
- RSP Roles and Responsibilities Related to Single Audit
- Signature Authority Policy (UW-3053)
- Sponsored Programs and Internal Controls Policy (UW-4018)
- Staff Roles and Responsibilities
- Subawards Procedure
- Subawards Policy (UW-4019)
- Terminal Leave: Fringe Costs and Payments
- Transfers to Trust Funds for Investment
- Travel and Requisition Pre-audit Checklist
- Tuition Remission
- UW-Madison Guidance for Hosting Meetings/Conferences on Sponsored Projects
- VISA Fees on Applications