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Single IRB

This refers to a situation in which a single Institutional Review Board (IRB) is providing the review and oversight (i.e., is the IRB of record) for…

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SO

Signing Official (eRA Commons)

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Software

15 CFR 772 A collection of computer programs fixed in any tangible medium of expression. This includes system functional design, logic flow, algorithms, application programs, operating…

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SOM

School of Medicine

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SON

School of Nursing (UW)

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Source Code and Object Code

15 CFR 772 Source code is generally understood to mean programming statements that are created by a programmer with a text editor or a visual programming…

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SOW

Scope of Work

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SPAERC

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

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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…

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SPHCM

School of Public Health & Community Medicine (UW)

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Sponsor for Postdoctoral or Graduate Fellows

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

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Sponsored Award

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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…

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Sponsored Program Agreement

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Sponsored Project / Sponsored Program

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

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SR

Significant Risk

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SRA

Sponsored Research Agreement

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