Restrictions on Acceptance of Sponsored Research Policy
Purpose
This policy sets forth the University’s guiding principles with regard to accepting sponsored research awards.
Scope
This policy is applicable to its college, schools, departments, and Research Institute, as well as all faculty, staff, students, visitors, and others participating in University programs.
Policy History
I. Effective Date: November 22, 1993
II. Approval: September 24, 2025
III. History:
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Approved in its original form: November 22, 1993
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Approved as amended: June 26, 2000
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Approved as amended: September 24, 2025
IV. Maintenance of Policy: Vice President for Academic Research, Office of Academic Research; and Vice President of UDRI, University of Dayton Research Institute
Policy
In providing research services, the University proposes to make its resources and expertise equally available to all agencies whose purposes do not conflict with the mission, values and purpose of the University. In accepting awards for research services, the following restrictions shall prevail:
a. Projects or activities patently contrary to the mission, values or purpose of the University are not authorized.
b. The University will not enter into any contract which would restrain its freedom to publish the results, or to disclose the existence of the contract or the identity of the sponsor to the University’s Board of Trustees. However, consistent with its public service function, the University may enter into agreements under which the sponsoring agencies retain some control over the disclosure of data or the publication of research results. In these agreements, the University seeks to minimize the restrictions on the publication of results and to maximize the contribution of each sponsored project to the educational mission of the University.
c. Projects or activities that would jeopardize the University’s nonprofit status as defined in Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3) are not authorized.
APPEAL PROCESS
Questionable cases will be reviewed by the Vice President for Academic Research or the Vice President of UDRI, as applicable, who will make recommendations to the President, as needed.