If the agreement involves funding, the designated office must determine whether the agreement is: (i) a gift, which requires ADS review and signature; (ii) an incoming or outgoing non-industry (e.g., non-profit, government, or educational institution) sponsored agreement or fellowship agreement, which require SO review and signature; (iii) an incoming or outgoing industry sponsored research agreement or intellectual property agreement, which require OTD review and signature; or (iv) a Contractor Agreement (Vendor or Consulting Agreement)[1], which should be developed in consultation with your school/tub research administrators, and upon request, may be reviewed by SO or OTD, and will ultimately be signed by a delegated school/tub official.

Additionally, University investigators engage in a variety of unfunded collaborations that may require agreements.  Unfunded research, collaboration, and visiting-scientist agreements with industry partners, as well as material transfer agreements, are reviewed and executed by OTD.  Unfunded research, collaboration, and visiting-scientist agreements with non-industry partners, as well all data use agreements, are reviewed and executed by your SO.  Similarly, confidentiality agreements are reviewed and executed by your SO if non-industry and OTD if industry but may also require the signature of the Principal Investigator, depending on the scope.  Please consult the Legal Guidance Workflow for additional information on routing agreements.