Restricted Party Screenings

Restricted Party Screening (RPS) is the process of screening individuals and entities against U.S. government restricted and prohibited party lists to identify potential restrictions on transactions or other interactions with non-US persons and/or entities. WashU conducts RPS as part of its export control, sanctions, and research security compliance programs and to support applicable federal funding-agency […]

Disclosing External Professional Activities and Interests to WashU

External Professional Activities and Interests External Professional Activities associated with any international entity (government, non-profit, for-profit, university/academic), must be disclosed to the University, per the Washington University External Professional Activities Policy and Research COI Policy via the External Professional Activities Disclosure, with some activities also requiring Prior Approval before they may be initiated.  External Professional Activities encompass any activities or […]

NIH Foreign Component Reporting

NIH has specific requirements regarding the reporting of foreign components, see below for details. However, many federal funding agencies may require some type of reporting for foreign collaborations associated with the grant. The best practice is to review the specific agency requirements and, when in doubt, contact your program officer. NIH Under NIH’s Grants Policy […]

NSF Proposal Application Checklist

The NSF Proposal Application Checklist outlines the unique elements required for NSF proposals, emphasizing sponsor-specific documents, attachments and logins required for Senior/Key Personnel.

Transferring Sponsored Research to WashU – Faculty Guide

Welcome to Washington University in St. Louis! Transferring research is a lengthy, involved process that works best when the research administrators from both institutions work together with the PI. Please share this guidance with your research administrators at your current institution. Your WashU department administrator is working on adding you to our system to generate […]

Transferring Sponsored Research to WashU – Admin Guide

A faculty member transferring research to WashU can be a lengthy, nuanced process. As early as possible, begin the process of working with the faculty member’s outgoing institution to gather information. Identify key contacts (department and central staff) at the PI’s outgoing institution who can assist in the transition.  Review the faculty guidance and direct […]