Policies

Effective Date: January 1, 2026 Responsible Office: Office for Sponsored Programs Sponsored Journaling Guidance PDF Reason for Guidance This document describes standard business processes and compliance standards to be followed when posting adjustments to...

Effective Date: January 2026 Responsible Office: Office for Sponsored Programs Guidance for Graduate Student Compensation on NIH Research and Development Awards (PDF) Reason for Policy Harvard University has established the following guidance for...

Effective Date: January 1, 2024 Policy date: December 15, 2023 Responsible Office: Office of Sponsored Programs, Harvard Medical School Office for Research Administration, and Harvard School of Public Health Sponsored Programs Administration PDF of Policy...

Originally Issued: April 2023 Responsible Office: Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Updated: March 2024 PDF Version of the Secondary Appointments for NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Fellows (GRFP) Policy Policy Statement This policy...

Created: July 2023 Effective: August 2023 Revised: June 2024 Responsible Office: Office for Sponsored Programs Overview The National Institutes of Health (NIH) provides childcare cost support to recipients of full-time National Research Service Award...

Effective Date: January 25, 2022 Last Updated: March 21, 2022 Responsible Office: Office for Sponsored Programs/Office of the Vice Provost for Research View PDF of eRA Commons Registration Requirements for Senior/Key Personnel Overview As of January 25...

Originally Issued: February 2022 Responsible Office: Office for Sponsored Programs View PDF of Guidance on Charging Approved Family and Medical Leaves to Sponsored Awards Guidance Statement Harvard University establishes this guidance for charging the...

Please see Data Use Agreements (DUAs) on the Office of the Vice Provost for Research website.

Originally Issued: January 2021 Responsible Office: Office for Sponsored Programs PDF version of Sponsored Cost Allocation Methodology Guidance Guidance Statement Harvard University has established the following guidance for the allocation of costs that...

Overview Harvard strongly values its international connections and considers the free exchange of ideas among students and scholars across the globe to be paramount to the University’s mission. Nevertheless, the accurate identification and review of...