Award Negotiations
SPA/Business Development are responsible for conducting all negotiations with sponsors to obtain mutually-acceptable terms and conditions that will allow NDSU to accept the award in accordance with federal regulations, sponsor policies, North Dakota law and NDSU policies and practices.
Award terms that generally require negotiation include:
- publication rights
- intellectual property
- indemnification
- governing law/jurisdiction
- confidentiality
- insurance
- payment/invoicing terms
- termination
- citizenship restrictions