Agreement Templates
| Revised Date | Document Name and Access | Description of Use | Comments |
| 07/01/2020 | Academic Course Design Agreement | This agreement is for non-federal research applications. The Sponsor will provide a “real-life” problem suitable for classroom instruction. It is a fixed-price agreement with a $25,000 cap and a 15% modified total direct costs F&A rate. Prior to engaging in such a project, a properly processed PINS record is required. Each PINS proposal will include a statement of work and budget. Negotiation and execution of any agreement is by SPARCS only. | |
| 07/01/2020 | Allocation of Rights Agreement | For use as required in STTR proposals. An allocation of rights agreement establishes the intellectual properties rights of the parties prior to the subcontract being issued. | If any background Intellectual Property (IP) will be used during performance of project, AOR agreement must be approved by Office of Research Commercialization before the AOR agreement can be signed by SPARCS. |
| 07/01/2020 | Collaborative Research Agreement | For use on $0 joint research efforts. | Standardized and preferred agreement for collaborative research projects. |
| 06/29/2020 | Fabrication Services Agreement | Fabrication services are based on client-created designs. These services are often completed by established service centers with specialized equipment and/or capabilities. | |
| 07/01/2020 | Master Research Agreement Template- Industry | Long-term, multi-project relationships | |
| 07/01/2020 | Public Service / Development Work Order (Unity ID Required) | One-page special agreement for non-research activities. Intended to be a simplified contracting mechanism | |
| 08/09/2018 | Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) | A federal program combining industry and university partners. This program does not limit indirect costs. | See sponsoring agency's website since templates may vary. |
| 07/01/2020 | Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) (Unity ID Required) | Delegated to Associate Deans for execution at a maximum of $50K with a special minimum 15% overhead. This document should only be used once with a sponsor to attract the sponsor to do work with the university. | No changes to the standard format are allowed without permission of SPARCS. |
| 07/01/2020 | Sponsored Project Agreement | Hypothesis driven research in either basic or applied fields of study should use terms found in the Sponsored Project Agreement. | |
| 07/01/2020 | Student Project Agreement | Use for Graduate Industrial Traineeships. | The Facilities & Administrative rate is 15% of a modified total direct cost basis, and SAS Institute has its own template for these traineeships |
| Various | Subaward Agreement | Funding lower-tier subrecipients of funding received by NC State for substantive scholarly works. | |
| 08/09/2018 | Subcontracting Plan | For guidance relating to this requirement, contact SPARCS by emailing sps@ncsu.edu. | |
| Various | Research Commercialization Agreements, including standard CDA/NDA, Licensing, etc. | Contact Office of Research Commercialization | |
| Veterinary Clinical Trial Agreement | For this agreement, contact SPARCS by emailing sps@ncsu.edu. | Standardized and preferred agreement for veterinary clinical trials of investigational drugs or devices. | |
| 07/01/20 | Testing Services Agreement, Testing Services Agreement - Foreign Client (Unity ID Required) | Clinical, diagnostic or routine but specialized testing work based on a sponsor-driven protocol. These arrangements are most appropriate in established service centers of the institution that provide specialized testing services for a fee. University does not own or control any of the protocol-specific results. |