Sponsor Terms and Conditions

FEDERAL

Most federal grants are subject to the Research Terms and Conditions established by the Federal Demonstration Partnership (FDP). Most federal contracts are subject to the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). Intellectual Property generated on Federal Funds is subject to the Bayh-Dole Act (37 CFR 401). Additional federal terms and conditions can be found here. Some commonly used forms for federal awards include the following:

Pre-award Cost Authorization (PCA) Form
Project Extension Notification (PEN) Form (Click here for PEN Memo.)

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA (COP)

Terms and conditions governing the COP Master Agreement, and other state regulations, can be found here.

INDUSTRY

Industry agreements are issued under any number of different formats, but Penn State's standard templates for industry sponsored research can be found here. Please consult the funding matrix for a description of different industry award types at Penn State.

Contact Us: Office of Sponsored Programs
814-865-1372 • osp@psu.edu
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Statistics

The Science and Engineering (S&E) Research Expenditure Rankings for FY10 were released March 2012. This report identifies Penn State's rankings in S&E research fields and subfields. This data is based on an expenditure survey conducted each year by the National Science Foundation. Survey data from prior years can be found here.

The Annual Report of Research Activity charts sources of research funding, research expenditures, and the research activity of the interdisciplinary and technology transfer units.