Research Records

These records document funded grant proposals. These records may include but are not limited to an Internal Sponsored Coordination Form, Sponsored Research Project Coordination Form, or Grant/Contract Application Processing Form; a grant proposal narrative, budget, application form, and letters of support; notice of award from funding entity; Tufts Internal Notice of Award Form; Agreements/Contracts; F&A Tree Information Form; no-Cost Extension Forms; progress and final reports; Close Notices; and related correspondence (see Notes).

This series provides a record of the establishment and administration of sponsored grant and contract restricted funds, documents to support compliance with fiscal reporting requirements, and includes billing information for accounts receivable from sponsoring agencies and corporate donors. Grants may be federal, state, corporate, or private. This series includes but is not limited to: invoices to sponsors, cash receipts, project budget change and adjustment forms, financial reports to sponsors, journal entry supporting documentation for Sponsored entries, quarterly effort reports and related documentation and correspondence. Sponsored Programs Accounting may also have use copies of grant authorizations, contracts and agreements, sub-contracts and assignment of refunds and rebates documents.

These records document unfunded grant proposals. These records may include but are not limited to an Internal Sponsored Coordination Form, Sponsored Research Project Coordination Form, or Grant/Contract Application Processing Form; a grant proposal narrative, budget, application form, and letters of support; notice of application rejection; and related correspondence (see Notes).

This series documents the Institutional Review Boards’ review and approval of human subject research. Records include but are not limited to: research proposals submitted to the IRB, documentation of IRB reviews, IRB approval letters, and related correspondence with Principal Investigators and other researchers.

These records document internal bodies, often committees, within Tufts that review and select proposals and nominations for internal grants and awards. These records may include applicant case file, agendas, minutes, reports, notes, working papers, funding summaries, award letters, applications, final research reports, and related documents and correspondence.

Institutional Research produces these survey studies on behalf of various departments and units at Tufts University. These are either one-time studies or annual or semi-annual recurring studies such as the Senior Survey. Records concerning a study include correspondence, survey instruments, the set of survey questions, the raw responses from individuals, the compiled survey data, and the report(s) that present the findings of the survey.