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Responses to common questions about F&A costs of research
Research Administration & Regulation | Costs of Research | Fact SheetsThis document outlines numerous key differences in private foundation accounting for F&A costs, including the increased flexibility afforded to foundations, and the differences in research focus.
Costs of Research | Research Administration & Regulation | Fact SheetsThis provides a brief outline of the major classes of visas utilized by universities and the processes USCIS uses to grant the visas.
Immigration | Fact SheetsH-1B visas are non-immigrant visas for temporary "professional specialty workers," an employment category closely associated with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, but not limited to them.
Immigration | Fact SheetsThe Optional Practical Training (OPT) program is an extension of the F-1 student visa that provides 12 months of work authorization for foreign nationals who graduated from a U.S. university. Employment must be related to a student's major area of study.
Immigration | Fact SheetsJ-1 are non-immigrant, temporary visas available for exchange visitors participating in a work-and-study-based program in the U.S. In higher education, J-1 visas are used by universities to sponsor visiting scholars from abroad. For many universities, J-1 is the primary visa used for postdocs and…
Immigration | Fact SheetsExplains how universities use H-1B visas and the need for timely visa processing for academic institutions.
Immigration | Fact SheetsRecent developments in the federal courts, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have dramatically reduced abusive patent litigation while ensuring that job creating innovators can continue to protect their ideas, eliminating the need for broad new…
Intellectual Property | Patents | Fact SheetsThe Great Ape Protection and Cost Saving Act of 2011 would ban all life-saving research involving chimpanzees.
Research Administration & Regulation | Fact SheetsStatement regarding the DATA Act establishing a Federal Accountability and Spending Transparency Board that collects and reviews financial reports from federally funded entities, directly or through a sub-grant or sub-contract.
Research Administration & Regulation | Reducing Regulatory Burden | Fact Sheets