About SPO

Sponsored Programs reviews and submits research proposals, negotiates and accepts awards on behalf of the UC Regents and drafts, negotiates and executes (outgoing) subawards for collaborative research. Per UC policy, all proposals for extramural funding must be submitted through Sponsored Programs, with the exception of limited submission pre-proposals and pre-proposals that do not require an institutional signature. View our organizational chart to see how SPO is structured.

Relevant Policy

• UC Contract and Grant Manual
  Chapter 1: Refer to 1-500 Principal Investigator Guidelines
• Memo – Operating Guidance No. 95-1
  Policy on the Requirement to Submit Proposals and to Receive Awards for Grants and Contracts through the University
• Standing Orders of The Regents of the University of California – Duties of the President of the University