Policies and Guidelines

This page contains information about several policies and guidelines that may be relevant to a grant proposal or grant award. For information about IRB and IACUC policies, please refer to the IRB and IACUC page. For information about policies not listed here, please contact the Office of Research and Innovation.

 

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Principal Investigators are expected to exercise all appropriate precautions when working with potentially hazardous materials. All incidents and potentially unsafe conditions must be reported immediately to the KSU Safety Officer. For more information and guidelines regarding the review of sponsored projects involving potentially hazardous materials, please contact the Office of Research and Innovation.­

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Faculty and staff who have questions relating to patents, copyrights, and other intellectual property issues in connection with sponsored projects should contact the Office of Research and Innovation and the Office of General Counsel.

lobbying and government relations

Government relations are a function of the Office of the President and the Office of Government Relations. Faculty and staff should contact the Office of Government Relations for guidance before they engage in communications with government officials. Any lobbying carried out by the University must be disclosed in accordance with the Lobbying Disclosure Act.

The University will not use federal funds in any way in support of lobbying. For certifications regarding lobbying, please contact the Office of Research and Innovation.