Examples
Worked examples
- Is an instance
A university executes a 500,000 GBP SRA with a pharmaceutical company for a 2-year preclinical study, with publication rights retained subject to 60-day sponsor review.
- Is an instance
A foundation SRA funds a 3-year health-policy project with annual reports and 0 percent indirect.
Counter-examples
Looks similar, but isn't
- Not an instance
An unrestricted gift is not an SRA.
- Not an instance
A purely commercial service contract for testing samples is not an SRA in the research sense.
Editorial commentary
Sponsored research agreements (SRAs) sit between unrestricted gifts and pure for-fee service contracts. Standard terms address: scope of work; period of performance; budget and payment schedule; intellectual property (background IP, foreground IP, options to license); publication rights (sponsor review period typically 30 to 90 days, no veto); confidentiality; indemnification; and reporting. Industry SRAs are negotiated through tech-transfer or research contracts offices. Foundation SRAs are often simpler. Misaligned SRA terms (especially IP and publication) are a common friction point.
References
- AUTM Sponsored Research Agreement Toolkit; UCRI / NCURA contracts guidance.
Also known as
SRA · Research contract · Industry research agreement
Machine-readable encodings
Use in your systems
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