• Vice Provost for Research
  • Welcome
  • Organizational Structure
  • Vision and Goals
  • News
  • Core Research Facilities
  • Reports and Statistics
  • Research Enhancements
• Research Administration
  • Notes on Research Administration
  • Research Policies and Procedures
  • Interdisciplinary Research Clusters
  • University Research Committee
  • Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
• Venture Development
• Institutes and Centers
  • Introduction
  • Institutes and Centers Associated with College and Departments
  • UMass Policies and Procedural Guidelines on Institutes and Centers

Vice Provost for Research

Office of the Vice Provost for Research
p: 617-287-5370
orsp@umb.edu

Research Policies and Procedures

The vice provost for research has responsibility for the development, implementation, and review of research policies and procedures across the university.  The following policies and procedures apply to the administration of sponsored programs at UMass Boston.

• Policy for the Development and Administration of Grants, Contracts, and Cooperative Agreements for Sponsored Programs
• Policy on Intellectual Property
• Policy on Faculty Consulting and Outside Activities
• Uniform Consulting Agreement Provisions
• Policy on Additional Faculty Compensation
• Policy on Conflicts of Interest Relating to Intellectual Property and Commercial Ventures
• Required Training for Research with Human Subjects
• Required Training for Research with Laboratory Animals
• Policy for Management of University Funds
• Policy on Research Professorships

Information sheets and proposal processing forms can be downloaded from the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs web site.