Policies

Effective 7/1/2024, Harvard has revised the Cost Transfer Policy as well as the following resources: Cost Transfer Form- The new form merges the preparer and approver checklist with the cost transfer form and provides the opportunity to upload supporting...

Effective, July 1, 2024, Cost Sharing policy, procedure guidance, and FAQs have been updated. These changes are designed to provide clearer guidance and support for managing cost sharing commitments throughout the life cycle of your awards. Please see...

Dear Colleagues, Please review the latest Harvard International Travel & Reimbursement Guidance. In short: Travelers booking tickets through a Harvard preferred agency (Egencia, Travel Collaborative, BCD Travel, or Milne Travel) are automatically...

Participant Support Costs Guidance, recently released in March 2022, now has an additional resource! The Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) consists of 13 questions and answers and addresses topics such as prior approval requirements, account set-up, and...

SALC EC and OPC have approved a University-wide policy that the institutional share of Federal Work Study (FWS) cannot be charged to federal funds and cannot be charged to federal cost sharing activities. Other Harvard funding, such as non-federal...

Two major financial policies are now in effect as of July 1, 2018. The policies and additional materials may be found at the Financial Policy Offices website. Financial Management of Property, Plant and Equipment (PPE Policy) (updated from 7/1/14 version...

We wanted to take a moment to highlight the upcoming changes to the Cost Transfer Policy and Procedures. Please see below for more information on these changes and available information sessions that will be offered in the Cambridge area. Cost Transfer...