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Research Development Program (A-65)

1. A research development proposal must address the purpose of the Research Development Fund (i.e., to increase the research capacity of the University) and therefore proposals which would benefit or address only the research interests of a single individual will not be considered.

2. Except in extraordinary circumstances, an applicant is limited to one faculty research grant award, one minigrant award, or one Research Development grant in a single year.

3. Research development grant funds may not be used to supplant funds for research activities or equipment supported by other sources. However, research development funds may be used for matching or cost-sharing. Researchers who have access to research funds from other sources are encouraged to exhaust all alternative funding pathways before applying for a research development grant.

4. In the expenditure of research development grant funds, a recipient is subject to all local, state, and federal regulations.

5. Any research proposal that would involve the use of human subjects, laboratory animals, or hazardous materials must be accompanied by a memorandum of approval from the chair of the appropriate University committee.  These committees are: Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, Environmental Safety and Health/Radiation Committee, Biosafety Committee, and Public Health Committee.

6. A research grant recipient must meet deadlines for deliverables as outlined in the approved proposal. Periodic reports are expected and are to be filed with the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs. The final report must include a 200-word abstract of the results of the award and a statement of the increased research capacity that has resulted from the award.

7. Any publication resulting from a research development grant shall acknowledge the source of funds as a Stephen F. Austin State University research development grant. Copies of the publication shall be filed with the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs and with the Steen Library.

8. Each recipient of a research development grant is subject to the provisions of, and shall be responsible for adherence to, the University policy on Intellectual Property (Policy D-20), which applies to ". . . intellectual property of all types (including any invention, discovery, trade secret, technology, scientific or technological development, computer software, conception, design, creation or other form of expression of an idea ) regardless of whether subject to protection under patent, trademark, or copyright laws or common law."