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Oct 12, 2021 · What is a Sponsored Research Agreement? A sponsored research agreement, often abbreviated to SRA, is a legal contract between a university and a sponsor for the purpose of funding research. Sponsored research agreements can by funded by both for-profit and non-profit sponsors.
Sponsored research and collaboration agreements (SRAs) govern various research partnerships between the university and external research sponsors. These agreements describe the obligations of the parties, including a description of the project, timelines, financial support, eligible expenses and beyond. These agreements formally outline the ...
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Grant or Grant-in-aid Agreement
A Grant or Grant-in-aid Agreement is an award letter or short agreement used by public granting agencies, foundations, other non-profit organizations (e.g. SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR, NIH, USAID, the European Union, Wellcome Trust, etc.), and occasionally even some industry sponsors to provide funding for either general or specific research.
Research Agreement
A Research Agreement is a formal agreement used by industry, government, and NGOs to support and fund specific research under detailed terms. The agreements take various names, including Sponsored Research Agreement (SRA), Collaborative Research Agreement (CRA), Master Research Agreement (MRA), Project Agreement (e.g. Mitacs, Engage, etc.), Funding Agreement, and Contribution Agreement. A Research Agreement is more detailed and generally deal with more matters than a Grant Agreement. Please s...
Subgrant and Subcontract
A Subgrant or Subcontract (generically a “Sub”) is a letter or agreement used when a Grant or Research Agreement (the “Prime”) is already in place at one institution (the “Primary Institution”) and part of the funded research is to be conducted at, and part of the funding is to be transferred to, another institution (the “Secondary Institution”). Subs can be either (i) incoming - where the Primary Institution is engaging SFU as a Secondary Institution to conduct part of the research, or (ii)...
Non-Disclosure or Confidentiality Agreement
Please see the Non-Disclosure or Confidentiality Agreementpage for details.
Material Transfer Agreement
Please see the Material Transfer Agreementpage for details.
Data Sharing/Access Agreement
A Data Sharing/Access Agreement (DAA) is used when the university is receiving or supplying access to data or data sets required for a research project. Specific security, ethical, and import or export permit requirements must be considered. In most circumstances the supplier of the data compiles or provides the DAA.
Memorandum of Understanding
Memorandums of Understanding (MOU)are used in the research context to establish high-level relationships and the basis for future research projects or collaborations. They may or may not be binding agreements depending on their purpose and the provisions written into the MOU and should not be assumed to be non-binding. Generally, they anticipate further agreements along the lines of the general themes addressed in the MOU.
Collaboration Agreement
Collaboration Agreements are used where two or three parties contribute on a research project through scientific participation or other contributions, such as background IP. The contract sets out the agreement among the parties for the conduct of the research, but does not usually include terms under which the research funding is being received other than that it will be received under separate document.
Consortium Agreement
Consortium Agreements are similar to Collaboration Agreements and used when collaborators at three or more differing institutions or companies are working together on a research project or on multiple research projects under one or more specified research themes. The contract sets out the agreement among the parties for the conduct of the research and does not usually include terms under which the research funding is being received other than that it will be received under separate document.
Sponsored Research Agreement (SRA) An agreement (which may be classified as a grant, contract or cooperative agreement) under which one party (“Sponsor”) provides funding to a second party (“Awardee”) to support the performance of a specified research project or related activity (e.g. conference, policy development).
Consortium Agreements are similar to Sponsored Research Agreements (SRAs) involving a single sponsor, except that Consortium Agreements provide for the sharing of obligations, rights, and benefits among all consortium members. A Data Use Agreement (DUA) is a non-funded agreement between parties outlining parameters for secure data exchange.
Sponsored research occurs when research is undertaken as part of an agreement with a funding agency or foundation or corporate partner outside of the University and the use of the monies is restricted by the terms and conditions of the underlying agreement. These projects may also be referred to as Externally Restricted Research. Sponsored ...
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Research Services Agreement. This is a contract agreement that facilitates the delivery of specialized services, the use of University equipment and reporting of results back to the sponsor. If this is used to access a researchers’ expertise only, and no new research is performed, this may be a consulting agreement.
