Negotiating Contracts: List of Contracts

For agreements entered into with another entity for the performance of work that is directly related to the furtherance (enhancement) of the scope of work of a sponsored project awarded to the University.

Instructions: Word

Form: Word

FDP Subaward Agreement

You may be able to streamline the subcontracting process by using the Federal Demonstration Partnership (FDP) agreement. (Learn more about the FDP.) You are eligible to use the FDP if:

1. The prime sponsor is NSF, NIH, ONR, DOE, USDA, AFOSR, ARO, AMRMC, NASA or EPA
2. And, your subcontractor is an FDP collaborating University. Check the list of participating members.

Instructions: Word

Form: Word

Consultant Agreements

For contracting an individual or corporation to provide professional or artistic services where the total fees and allowable expenses fall into one of the following ranges:

• $0 - $4,999
• $5, 000 or more

For use when amending an existing subcontract agreement, consultant agreement, or FDP subaward agreement ONLY.

Form: Word

The University of Illinois Materials Transfer Agreements are modeled after the Uniform Biological Materials Transfer Agreements (UBMTA) drafted by several prominent U.S. universities, industry representatives and government agency officials involved in materials transfer activity.

Use the following table to determine which form you should complete.

For basic research projects where the sponsor does not require special intellectual property terms. The funding provision provides for either a fixed price or a cost-reimbursement funding basis. The agreement includes unrestricted publication for University researchers, and ownership of all results of the research, including any inventions, technologies or discoveries.

Form: Word

For basic research projects where private sector sponsorship is involved. Private sector sponsors may be interested in special intellectual property terms and reasonable delays in publications to allow the sponsor time to review a publication for purposes of preserving patent protection.

Form: Word

For research involving clinical trials at UIC.

Form: Word

Standard Technical Testing Agreement

For testing projects involving the use of unique or special University facilities not if the work entails original, creative research. The University makes no claim of ownership in data or other results generated under this agreement and, is not interested in preserving publications rights.

Form: Word

Before talking to anyone outside the University about your research,
please get a signed Non Disclosure Form, keep a copy in your files and send a copy to ORS. This nondisclosure ensures that any UICinformation you disclose will be protected from further disclosure, it prevents the other side from using your technology for commercial use without your permission, and it preserves the University's ability to protect and license the technology. Please contact ORS with any questions.

Form: Word

For protecting your rights and insuring compliance with federal law and the Intellectual Property Policy. The University is not able to sign a contract with your sponsor without your signature on one of the following corresponding forms.

Choose one:

• Research - Word
• Materials Transfer Agreements - Word
• Clinical Trials - Word