Cost-sharing commitments are generally discouraged in proposals unless they are required by the sponsor. If a proposal commits a quantified portion of a PI’s academic year effort or lists other direct costs that will be paid for by University or sponsored funds, this constitutes a commitment by the University to cost share. Cost shared effort needs to be certified annually, and companion accounts must be set up to track any other items committed.... Read more about Cost Sharing

These policies and guidance relate to care and use of animals in research and teaching. Note that access requires a Harvard PIN. Please contact the IACUC Administration if you need assistance.

This FAS policy, in effort to disseminate the fruits of research and scholarship as widely as possible, describes the permissions granted to the  President and Fellows of Harvard College to make available any scholarly articles and to exercise the copyright in those articles written while a person is a member of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

The Statement of Policy in Regard to Intellectual property covers the University’s policy governing the ownership and disposition of intellectual property which includes, but is not limited to, inventions, copyrights (including computer software), trademarks, and tangible research property such as biological materials.

In accordance with OMB costing principles, it is necessary to explain and justify transfers of charges onto federally-funded sponsored awards, where the original charge was previously recorded elsewhere on Harvard's General Ledger.

In addition to the general policy surrounding travel at Harvard, when traveling on federally-sponsored awards there are other important considerations. This policy provides an overview of these considerations including the Fly America Act, Open Skies Agreement and information on Code Share.

In addition to the Harvard Travel Policy, FAS has more specific and restrictive guidance for meals, family travel, processing exceptions and faculty recruitment.