In accordance with SMU Policy 10.1, Sponsored Projects must support the research, educational, and service mission of the University and the objectives of the University’s Principal Investigators/Project Directors.
Sponsored Projects serves to provide institutional oversight regarding all externally-sponsored research grants and contracts. SP provides campus-wide services in reviewing and approving research proposals, awards, and contracts; negotiating awards terms and conditions; overseeing financial compliance related to said terms and conditions; and serving as a liaison between SMU and external sponsors.