Below is an inventory of the standard agreement templates employed by NC State University for sponsored scholarly endeavors and other specialized activities. These agreement templates are NOT FOR use other than by authorized SPARCS personnel.
| Revised Date | Document Name and Access | Description of Use | Comments |
| 08/15/2007 | Sponsored Project Agreement | Sponsored Scholarly Activities | Standardized and preferred agreement for sponsored projects. |
| 08/03/2006 | Master Research Agreement Template- Industry | Long-term, multi-project relationships | |
| Listing of all current Master Agreements | All master agreements | This link contains an inventory of all active and inactive master agreements under which multi-project, long term relationships are established. | |
| 05/11/2003 | Cooperative Research Agreement (CRA) | For basic and applied scholarly activities where both parties contribute intellectually as well as resources. | Limited use. |
| 07/12/2002 | Special Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) | Delegated to Associate Deans for execution at a maximum of $25K with a special minimum 15% overhead. This document should only be used once in with a sponsor to attract the sponsor to do work with the university. | No changes to the standard format are allowed without permission of SPARCS. |
| 03/01/2006 | Public Service / Development Work Order | One-page special agreement for non-research activities. Intended to be a simplified contracting mechanism | |
| 03/4/2008 | Academic Course Design Agreement
aka Senior Design or Capstone Project Agreement |
This agreement is for non-federal research applications. The Sponsor will provide a “real-life” problem suitable for classroom instruction. It is a fixed-price agreement with a $25,000 cap and a 15% total direct costs F&A rate. Prior to engaging in such a project, a properly processed PINS record is required. Each PINS proposal will include a statement of work, budget, and a completed Academic Design Course Worksheet. Negotiation and execution of any agreement is by SPARCS only. |
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| 08/16/2006 | Graduate Industrial Traineeship
aka, Visiting Student Agreement
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For use in traineeships of graduate students when the student will perform all or substantially all work on site with the external firm. 15% and 25K cap. | Limited Use Contact SPARCS: 515.2444 |
| 05/00/2006 | Testing Services Agreement (ATA) | Sponsor-directed protocol-driven work in an established university service center. | Runs through purchasing. |
| 05/26/2006 | Subcontracting Plan (MBE/WBE/HUB) | For use when a small business subcontracting plan is required in a contract | Limited usefulness and scope. Talk to management before using. |
| 01/01/2006 | Allocation of Rights Agreement | For use as may be required in STTR or in certain SBIR proposals. An allocation of rights agreement establishes in more detail the issues surrounding background and foreground intellectual properties anticipated in a collaboration with a small business | Run the arrangement by OTT before executing. There may be implications with existing, foreground or background IP. |
| Various | Tech Transfer Agreements including standard CDA/NDA, Licensing, etc. | Contact OTT | |
| Various | Subaward Agreement | Funding lower-tier subrecipients of funding received by NC State for substantive scholarly works |