A-4) Unfunded Research Collaboration (URC)

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Responsible office
Office of Sponsored Research

Definition

A contract agreement for research collaboration between UCSF scientists on behalf of the Regents and outside parties where no funding is involved but the parties wish to outline roles and responsibilities in conduct of the collaborative activities.

There is an agreed-upon contribution of resources to the collaboration by all parties.

Unfunded Research Collaborations involve use of University resources such as Institutional Review Boards, personnel, space, etc. There is a defined project scope and timeline.

Examples

A scientific collaboration between UCSF and Stanford to study tissue cells where time and departmental resources from both schools may be leveraged, but no funding is transferred from either party.

A scientific collaboration whereby UCSF provides analysis of data and blood samples, and an industry partner provides access to a DNA reader.

Overhead Consideration

Not applicable.

Policy
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