Sponsored Projects Contracts and Subagreements, in the
Office of Sponsored Research Services, (OSRS),
provides University-wide contract and sub-agreement administration and negotiates acceptable terms and conditions with sponsors for all contracts and sub-agreements except pharmaceutical-industry sponsored clinical trials and non-federal flow through industry-sponsored agreements. The Office of Sponsored Research Services also provides communication, education, and training on contracts and sub-agreements to the Washington University research community.
The Center for Clinical Studies (CCS)
negotiates pharmaceutical-industry sponsored clinical trial contracts for Washington University Medical School and its affiliated hospitals.
The Office of Technology Management (OTM)
negotiates non-human participant related industry-sponsored contracts for Washington University.
Sponsored Projects Accounting (SPA) serves as financial intermediaries between sponsoring agencies and Washington University Principal Investigators. SPA provides institutional signature for sponsored financial reports and is the primary source for interpretation of Federal regulations and University and sponsoring agency policies and procedures governing incurring, reimbursing, and reporting costs under sponsored-research agreements. SPA provides communication, education, and training on the financial administration of sponsored projects.
The Office of Sponsored Research Services (OSRS), formerly known as the Research Office (RO) and Grants & Contracts (G&C), reviews and provides institutional signature for all WUSTL proposals, grants, and university-wide contract administration for non-clinical contracts. In addition, the Office of Sponsored Research Services is responsible for monitoring of compliance with Federal regulations and University and sponsoring agency policies and procedures regarding the management of non-financial aspects of sponsored programs. The Office of Sponsored Research Services provides communication, education, and training on proposal preparation, award management, and contracts and sub-agreements to the Washington University research community.