Research Policies
The Office of Research & Grants provides research policies, forms, templates, and procedures to help faculty and staff comply with institutional, state, federal, and sponsor requirements throughout the lifecycle of externally funded projects. Use the resources below to locate the guidance needed to prepare proposals, manage awards, and maintain compliance.
| Name | Description |
| RP 1 – Participant Support Policy | Explains the requirements for participant support costs. |
| RP 2 – Emeriti Faculty and Research Policy | Describes the rights and privileges afforded to Emeriti faculty as it relates to research involvement. |
| RP 3 – Animal Use in Research Policy | Explains the policy governing the humane use of vertebrate animal-based activities and establishment of an Institutional Vertebrate Animal Care and Use Committee (IVACUC). |
| RP 4 – Course Banking – Educational Internships and Research Mentoring Policy | Describes course banking credit for mentoring students in research/scholarly projects and educational internships through the Zucker Family School of Education. |
| RP 5 – Course Banking – Internship Courses | Describes course banking credit for faculty-led internship courses. |
| RP 6 – Indirect Grant Distribution | Describes the allocation of indirect costs (IDC) received by The Citadel from external grants/contracts. |
| RP 7 – Cost Transfers | Policy governing the transfer of expenses to and from federally sponsored projects |
| RP 8 – Course Reductions Below Six Credit Hours for Grant Related Activities | Policy governing teaching load reductions below 6 credit hours and 6 contact hours for external grant-related activities |
| RP 9 – Time and Effort Reporting | Policy establishing a time and effort certification system for faculty and staff working on sponsored projects |
| RP 10 – Human Subjects in Research | Outlines the principles governing ethical conduct of human subject research activities, and establishes roles and responsibilities of those individuals involved in the care and use of human subjects in research, including the Institutional Review Board (IRB). |
| RP 11 – Use of Generative AI in Research | Explains how generative AI can be used in the scholarly endeavors of faculty, staff, and students. |
| RP 12 – Technical and Programmatic Reporting Requirements | Describes the responsibilities of Principal Investigators with regard to interim and final technical and programmatic reporting requirements. |
| RP 13 – Subrecipient Monitoring Policy | Describes the responsibilities of Principal Investigators and the Office of Research & Grants with regard to subrecipient monitoring. A one-pager of PI responsibilities can be found here. |
| Intellectual Property | Explains ownership of intellectual property at The Citadel. This policy can be found in The Citadel Faculty Manual (2024) in Section VII, Part F on pages 41-42. |
Forms
| Name | Description |
| Proposal for Research Involving Human Subjects | Use this form to request approval of research involving human subjects. |
| Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension and Ineligibility to Receive Federal Awards | Use this form to certify if a principal, subcontractor, or subrecipient is eligible or ineligible to receive federal funding. |
| Conflict of Interest Certification | Use this form to disclose researcher interests, key relationship and existing financial interests relating to a project. |
| Federal Grant Compliance Checklist | Use this checklist to ensure the compliance of all the forms and certification that have to be on record for federal grants. |
| NSF Training Certification | Use this form to certify whether a student has had Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training. |
Templates
| Name | Description |
| Budget Justification Template | Use this template to create a budget justification for grant applications. |
| Consultant Letter Template | Use this template for drafting agreement terms with a consultant. |
| Letter of Support Template | Use this template for drafting a letter of support. |
Procedures
| Name | Description |
| Internal Deadline Policy | Describes the internal deadlines for the timely submission of grant applications. |
| Proposal Submission Checklist | Use this checklist to verify proposal is complete. |
| Institutional Review Board (IRB) Guidelines | Describes the guidelines for the review of human subject research. |
| Direct Charging of Administrative and Clerical Costs | Describes the policy on charging administrative and clerical costs to grants. |
| Fringe Benefit Chart | Describes the current fringe rates associated with salary and wages. |
| Drawing Federal Funds | Describes the policy on drawing down federal funds. |
| Spending Authority | Explains who has spending authority on a grant. |
| Federal General Grant Requirements | Explains the general requirements for federal grants. |
| Prior Approval Requirements | Identifies those items that require prior approval on government grants. |
| Unallowable Costs | Lists items that are unallowable on government grants. |
| Indirect Costs Charged to Sponsored Agreements | Describes the policy and rates for sponsored agreements. |
| Rebudgeting and Indirect Costs | Explains the policy on re-budgeting on government grants. |
| Close Out Procedures | Describes the procedure for closing out a grant award. |
| Determination of Non Research Grants | Describes those factors that are used to determine how to allocate indirect cost recoveries. |
| Equipment Transfers | Describes the policy on equipment transfers. |
| Cost Sharing Requirements | Explains the policy on matching, cost sharing, cost contributions and in-kind. |
| Executive Order 12372-Intergovernmental Review | Provides an overview of the requirements of Executive Order 12372. |
| Credit Card Charges on Grants | Explains the policy on credit card charges to grants. |
| Operating and Non-Operating Revenue | Describes the policy to determine operating versus non-operating transactions. |