The following policies and guidance affect the management of funded projects at UWM:
Federal Guidance
Researchers at UWM must comply with a range of federal laws and agency-specific policies designed to ensure ethical conduct, human subjects protection, environmental safety, and responsible use of funds. This section includes useful links directly to guidance that is regularly requested.
- Fly America Act
- National Institutes of Health Grants Policy and Guidance
- NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules
- National Science Foundation Investigator Financial Disclosure Policy
- National Science Foundation Policy Office
- Plagiarism: The Office of Research has adopted the plagiarism guidelines of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Research Integrity.
- Public Health Service Policy on Objectivity in Research (PDF)
- Responsible Conduct of Research
- Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200): Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards
State of Wisconsin/University of Wisconsin System Guidance
- Annual Investigator Outside Activities Reporting
- Travel Policies and Procedures
- UW System Administrative Policy 190: Computer Software Ownership
- UW System Administrative Policy 191: Copyrightable Instructions Materials Ownership, Use, and Control
- UW System Administrative Policy 342: Extramural Support Administration
- UW System Administrative Policy 344: Extramural Support for Instructional Programs
- UW System Administrative Policy 346: Inventions and Patents
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Policies
- Administration of Shared Research Facilities (PDF)
- Animal Care Program Procedures
- Centers/Institute Policy (PDF)
- Conflict of Interest Policy for Individuals Engaged in Research and Other Sponsored Programs (PDF)
- Cost-Reimbursement and Fixed-Price Contracts
- Cost Transfer Procedure
- Division of Budgets and Indirect Costs for Awards with Multiple Investigators
- Export Controls in Research Policy (PDF)
- Financial Conflicts of Interest in Public Health Service-Funded Research
- Financial Responsibility for Cost Overruns on Sponsored Projects
- Fixed-Price Contract Close Out (PDF)
- Gift/Gift-in-Kind Acceptance Procedures
- Graduate Assistant Information, including policies
- Facilities and Administrative (Indirect) Costs Policy (PDF)
- Intellectual Property Guidance for Private-Sector Sponsored Research Agreements
- Invention Disclosure Procedure
- Institutional Biosafety Committee Guidelines and Procedures
- Institutional Review Board (IRB) Guidelines and Procedures
- Limited Principal Investigator Status for Academic Staff
- Material Transfer Procedure
- Monitoring/Oversight of Grant/Contract Accounts
- NIH Public Access Policy
- No-Cost Extension Request Procedure
- “Off-Campus” Definition for Calculation of Indirect Costs
- Openness in Research Policy (PDF)
- Principal Investigator Status Request Procedure
- Proposal Submission Procedures
- Professional Ethics (Statement on) (PDF)
- Research Misconduct (PDF)
- Signature Authority Policy
- Sponsored Programs Compensation Compliance Policy (PDF)
UWM Research Policy and Advisory Committee
The Research Policy and Advisory Committee advises the Chancellor, Provost, Faculty Senate, Vice Provost for Research, and the Dean of the Graduate School on matters of research policy, procedures, and infrastructure to promote and advocate for the growth of research, graduate education, and scholarship at UWM.
UWM Secretary of the University
The Secretary of the University is charged with managing and maintaining the University’s policies and procedures as well as supporting the institution’s governance teams.