The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs functions as the focal point of MSU’s research activities, including collaborative arrangements with external entities that support the University’s mission.  All grants, memoranda of understanding, and contracts using University facilities and/or equipment must be routed through the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs for approval, budget verification, reproduction,…

Purpose The university has obligations to protect a project from being compromised by conflicting financial interests and to protect the reputation and credibility of the university in order to ensure public trust and confidence in sponsored projects. This policy and related procedures regulate the financial conflicts of interest in externally sponsored projects.   University employees…

I.  Purpose   McNeese State University recognizes the need for and desirability of encouraging the broad utilization of the results of academic research by bringing innovative findings to practical application. The primary purpose of this Intellectual Property and Shared Royalties Policy is to provide the necessary protections and incentives to encourage both the discovery and…

Professional Ethics for Research and Sponsored Program Projects An underlying principle of academic or applied research is the quest for truth. The credibility of such research must be above reproach if the public trust is to be maintained.  Any compromise of the ethical standards required for conducting academic or applied research is a violation of…