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Home<\/a><\/span> \u00bb Innovation & Partnerships<\/a><\/span> \u00bb Research Agreements<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n

The Research Agreements (RA) team helps York researchers engage with external partners, providing support to draft, review, negotiate and execute various types of research agreements and contracts. We also ensure all research activity performed is in compliance with University policies.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Types of Research Agreements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Non-Funding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

An agreement that allows for the facilitation of research, but does not involve money.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Funding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

An agreement that allows for the transfer of money from the government, non-profit organizations, academic institutions, or industry for academic research projects. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Subgrant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

An agreement that allows for the transfer of money from the university to other academic institutions or non-profit organizations (this excludes the transfer of tri-council grant funding, which is completed by the Grants & Applications unit<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Process<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Step 1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Identify an external partner<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Step 2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Reach out to the Research Agreements Unit<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Step 3<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Agreement is drafted\/reviewed by our team<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Step 4<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Agreement is approved by signing officer and principle investigator<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Approval Required<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

All research agreements must be signed by the appropriate signing authority in the Office of the Vice President, Research & Innovation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n