Negotiate and Accept
During the Negotiate and Accept phase of a sponsored project, contracts officers within the Office of Research and Sponsored Projects (ORSP) at the University of Michigan work directly with the sponsor and other central offices to review and negotiate the legal terms and conditions of awards and unfunded agreements. Find information on agreement types, how to use U-M’s contract lifecycle management system, and more.
Sponsored Contracts
Sponsored contracts are agreements between the University of Michigan and a sponsor for the purpose of funding and conducting research or other activities at U-M. Learn about sponsored contract types and helpful tips.
Clinical Trial Agreements
ORSP is responsible for negotiation of clinical trial agreements. Learn about clinical trial agreements and support.
Unfunded Agreement (UFA) Types
An unfunded agreement is an agreement with a sponsor that does not have external funding support attached to it, such as non-disclosure agreements, data use agreements, memoranda of understanding, teaming agreements and research collaboration agreements. Learn more about unfunded research activities and agreement types.
Agreement Acceptance Requests (AAR)
An agreement acceptance request (AAR) is required when an award contains certain terms that require additional approvals from the principal investigator or department or other approvals.
How FOIA and CRIIA Apply in Sponsored Research
The Freedom of Information Act and Confidential Research and Investment Information Act both impact what information must be made publicly available or can be exempted. Learn more about these two acts and their impacts on sponsored research.
External Audit Cost Advisory for Non-Federal Sponsors
Sometimes non-federal sponsors will request an external audit as part of a sponsored research project. Find out how to plan ahead for this during proposal preparation and what happens if a request is made at award.
Working With Ironclad CLM
The Ironclad Contract Lifecycle Management system streamlines the negotiation process and creates full transparency into negotiations for principal investigators and research administrators. Find more information about Ironclad, including videos and how-to guidance.
Managed Affiliates
Managed affiliates are entities with whom the University of Michigan has an agreement to facilitate U-M conducting research activities at the managed affiliate’s site. View a current list of managed affiliates.
Understanding Signature Authority
Only central offices within U-M have the authority to sign agreements and contracts on behalf of the University. Find out what researchers can, and cannot, do and which U-M offices have signature authority for various agreement types.
Guide and Term Sheet for Negotiating with ORSP
This quick reference guide and term sheet are designed to help external sponsors of research understand the University of Michigan’s standard positions on frequently negotiated terms in research agreements.
Standard Agreement Templates for Download
Find U-M standard agreement templates, including NDAs and other unfunded research agreements, for project teams to share with potential collaborators to help streamline ORSP review and negotiation.
Compliance and Ethics
Compliance is a continuous responsibility, not a single step. The University of Michigan upholds high standards for ensuring compliance and ethics is ingrained in every stop of the sponsored project lifecycle. Learn more about Compliance and Ethics.
FAQs
ORSP’s FAQs offer quick answers about common questions around sponsored projects, proposal submissions, award management and more. Visit the ORSP FAQs.