UW Research

Glossary of Terms and Acronyms

SOW

Scope of Work

SPAERC

Sponsored Projects Administration & Electronic Research Compliance (UW system in the SAGE Suite used by OSP)

Specially Designated Nationals SDN

31 CFR 500.305 The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) publishes lists of “Specially Designated Nationals”, which are individuals and companies attempting to procure US-origin goods…

SPHCM

School of Public Health & Community Medicine (UW)

split review

This refers to a situation in which each engaged institution participating in a collaborative research study obtains its own Institutional Review Board (IRB) review for the…

Sponsor

An entity, external to UW, that provides funding, equipment, support, or other tangible items, directly to the UW (or UW Foundation) for research, instruction, or other…

Sponsor Affiliate

a) An entity that owns directly or indirectly, a controlling interest in a Party, by stock ownership or otherwise; b) Any entity in which a Party…

Sponsor for Postdoctoral or Graduate Fellows

Designated individual(s) responsible for providing fellow with research training & career guidance throughout the grant award period.

Sponsored Award

See Award

Sponsored Program / Sponsored Project

Any exchange transaction between the University and the sponsor that may occur in a number of forms. A University sponsored program (can also be known as…