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Other Agreements
The George Washington University supports and encourages the development of research projects. Contracts related to research activities do not always easily fit into a specifically titled agreement type. Therefore, “Other Agreements” acts as a catch all category for research activities that are not financial in nature and are also not Collaborative Agreements, Teaming Agreements, Non-Disclosure Agreements, or Material Transfer Agreements. An example of an Other Agreement is a Memorandum of Agreement that is related to a research activity.
An Other Agreement file Agreement Number in myResearch will reflect the following format: OTH######## (example OTH00005555).
Please note, OSP does not handle Data Use Agreements. If you have a Data Use Agreement, please follow the instructions provided here. Additionally, the Contracts and Awards Acceptance Team does not handle Clinical Agreements. If you have a Clinical Agreement, please contact your RST.
Process
- The GW Principal Investigator (PI) initiates an Other Agreement by creating an Other Agreement in myResearch. Please use the Guide for Initiating Nonfinancial Agreements in myResearch to aid you in this process.
- Once the PI submits the Other Agreement via myResearch and it receives a myResearch Agreement Number (example OTH00005555), the Other Agreement is assigned to an OSP Contract Officer (CO).
- The CO reviews the information provided in myResearch and reaches out to the PI with any questions, as needed.
- The CO acquires any relevant input and compliance approvals from the relevant internal stakeholders and negotiates the Other Agreement directly with the outside entity.
- The CO notifies the PI when the Other Agreement is fully executed, provided to the outside entity, and added to myResearch. At this time, the PI may move forward with the research-related activity that the Other Agreement encompasses.
Resources
- Guide for Initiating Nonfinancial Agreements in myResearch (GW Login required, PDF)
Frequently Asked Questions
- If I am not faculty, how do I submit an agreement?
If you are not a faculty member, please have your faculty advisor submit the request on your behalf
- If I do not have an agreement template, can I still submit my agreement?
OSP has approved templates that we prefer to use. Please check the box that indicates that the agreement will be internally generated when initiating the non-financial agreement in myResearch.
- What do I do if the outside entity has provided me specific instructions for communications?
If the outside entity has specific instructions on how to communicate with it, please make sure to provide these in myResearch when initiating and submitting your request.
Support
- For questions regarding the process, the assigned Contract Officer is identified in the agreement record in myResearch.
- For additional questions, you may also send an email to the osp_contracts
gwu [dot] edu (osp_contracts[at]gwu[dot]edu).