Forms, Policies & Procedures

Industry Research Agreement – Alternative

This form is a research agreement between a company and the University of Delaware. It has the following formal wording:

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RESEARCH AGREEMENT BETWEEN COMPANY AND THE UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE

THIS AGREEMENT is between , with offices at (hereinafter referred to as COMPANY), and the University of Delaware, with offices at Newark, Delaware 19716 (hereinafter referred to as UNIVERSITY), an educational nonprofit institution chartered under the laws of the State of Delaware. …

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For a full description of the applicability of the “Research Agreements with Industry” please download this pdf. There are two options available to PI’s in IP Term Negotiations which include Standard Research Agreement and Exclusivity of Licensing to Private Sector Partner overviews.

Industry Research Agreement – Standard

This is a research agreement template between a company and the University of Delaware. It is meant as a template for aid in drafting of such agreements.

Institutional Confidentiality and Nondisclosure Agreement

This is an institutional confidentiality and nondisclosure agreement template between the University of Delaware and a corporation. It is meant as a template for aid in drafting of such agreements.

Limited Submission White Paper Template

Researchers who are interested in submitting an application to any of the limited submissions should first review the announcement carefully to ensure eligibility. All internal limited submission white papers must follow the template found here. Applications not adhering to this requirement will be returned without review. Please complete the following form when applying to University of Delaware’s internal limited submission programs.

Related Links

• Limited Submissions
• Review Panel Interest Form

Material Transfer Agreement Required Webform

The Webform is the first step in requesting a Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) and is required by the Research Office prior to approving any request.  Please download and complete the UD Webform, including the MTA attachment, as completely and accurately as possible and submit.  The system will route the completed form to the appropriate approvers in the Research Office or the requestor’s Department.  The Research Office will notify the requestor when the agreement has been fully-executed and it has been approved to ship materials.  Templates for the MTA attachment are provided below.

Related Links

• Material Transfer Agreement Template – Incoming
• Material Transfer Agreement Template – Outgoing
• Uniform Biological Material Transfer Agreement
• Uniform Biological Material Transfer Agreement Implementation Letter

Material Transfer Agreement Template – Incoming

A Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) is used to manage and record the transport of research material from one party to another, and is required for both incoming and outgoing materials. The attached MTA template is used to facilitate incoming transfers where the University of Delaware is the Recipient of the transfer. Please complete the appropriate sections of the attached MTA template and sign as Recipient Scientist.

Please note that there is a separate template available on this website for outgoing transfers where the University of Delaware is the Provider of the material.

The appropriate MTA template should be used to confirm the terms of transfer for any non-biological materials, or biological materials where the UBMTA available on this website is not applicable.

In addition to the attached MTA, you must also complete a MTA Webform. Attach the completed MTA (with your signature) when submitting a MTA Webform. The Research Office will review the MTA and obtain any remaining signatures.

For more information regarding intellectual property and research, please refer to the Regulatory Affairs page, or for additional questions, please contact Regulatory Affairs at 302-831-2136.

Related Links

• Material Transfer Agreement Required Webform
• Material Transfer Agreement Template – Incoming
• Material Transfer Agreement Template – Outgoing
• Uniform Biological Material Transfer Agreement
• Uniform Biological Material Transfer Agreement Implementation Letter

Material Transfer Agreement Template – Outgoing

A Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) is used to manage and record the transport of research material from one party to another, and is required for both incoming and outgoing materials. The attached MTA template is used to facilitate outgoing transfers where the University of Delaware is the Provider of the transfer. Please complete the appropriate sections of the attached MTA template and sign as Provider Scientist.

Please note that there is a separate template available on this website for incoming transfers where the University of Delaware is the Recipient of the material.

The appropriate MTA template should be used to confirm the terms of transfer for any non-biological materials, or biological materials where the UBMTA available on this website is not applicable.

In addition to the attached MTA, you must also complete a MTA Webform. Attach the completed MTA (with your signature) when submitting a MTA Webform. The Research Office will review the MTA and obtain any remaining signatures.

For more information regarding intellectual property and research, please refer to the Regulatory Affairs page, or for additional questions, please contact Regulatory Affairs at 302-831-2136.

Related Links

• Material Transfer Agreement Required Webform
• Material Transfer Agreement Template – Incoming
• Material Transfer Agreement Template – Outgoing
• Uniform Biological Material Transfer Agreement
• Uniform Biological Material Transfer Agreement Implementation Letter

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

This is a template for a “Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)” agreement between the University of Delaware, a nonprofit institution of postsecondary education chartered under the laws of the State of Delaware, with its principal place of business in Newark, Delaware.

NASA’s China Funding Restriction Certification Template

The federal Appropriations Acts which fund the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) include a prohibition regarding the People’s Republic of China (PRC). This restriction prohibits NASA and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy from funding any joint scientific activity with the PRC. Since the federal restriction was implemented in 2011, NASA has included terms in grants, contracts and solicitations stating that proposers and award recipients may be ineligible for funding if the NASA project includes bilateral involvement of China or Chinese owned companies.

The China restriction on NASA funding originated in Public Law 112-10 (2011) and has been included in each subsequent U.S. Consolidated Appropriations Act.

In order to verify there will be no bilateral involvement of the Chinese government or Chinese-owned companies, the University of Delaware requires that a certification form be completed by every member of UD senior/key personnel prior to the submission of each NASA proposal. This applies to both proposals in which UD is serving as the lead or as a subrecipient. The signed form(s) should be uploaded to the UD proposal record as an attachment named “2#A#####_NASA_Cert” at the time of routing the proposal.

NIH Salary Cap Calculator

In order to strengthen compliance with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Salary Cap, the Research Office has developed a tool to clarify and simplify the salary cap calculation. This tool is intended for use by both department administrators and the Research Office Post Award team to monitor cap compliance during the life of the project and close out at the end of the project. Final determination of salary JVs to move direct salary to cost share in the case of cap overage will be made by the Research Office using the calculator in coordination with the department. Click here for instructions on how to use this calculator or visit Research Training for additional information on this resource

Research Subaward Agreement: Attachment 3B – (Page 2)

Research Subaward Agreement Page 2 which needs to be filled out for FFATA reporting.

Related Links

• Research Subaward Agreement – page 1

Research Subaward Agreement: Attachment 3B (A two page pdf)

Research Subaward Agreement that is needed for FFATA reporting. It is important to have both pages filled out. Page 1 is information needed for subrecipient contacts including UEI details, administration personnel information and location. Page 2 details includes the names and compensation of the five most highly compensated officers.