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Post-Award Forms

  • Academic Fellowship Appointment Form
    5/14/26
    This form is helpful when you process participant support.
  • Automobile Travel Expense Report for Research Foundation (RF)
    5/14/26
    Request reimbursement with RF funds for business-related automobile travel.
  • Automobile Travel Mileage Statement for State
    5/14/26
    Complete a mileage log to attach to a State Travel Voucher.
  • Checklist for Preparation of Independent Contractor Agreement
    5/14/26
    This form is helpful when creating an independent contractor agreement.
  • Cost Transfer - OTPS
    5/14/26
    This form is helpful when OTPS charges are moved from one award to another.
  • Cost Transfer - Payroll
    5/14/26
    This form is helpful when payroll charges are moved from one award to another.
  • Determination of Residence Status for Tax Purposes
    5/14/26
    This form is helpful when determining if a supplier should have tax withheld.
  • Graduate Tuition Remission
    5/14/26
  • IFR Salary Recovery Form
    5/14/26
    This form is helpful when you charge salary recovery to an award (including recovery for faculty with an H1B1 Visa).
  • No-Cost Extension Request Form
    5/14/26
  • Payment for Independent Contractor Services
    5/14/26
    This form is helpful when making a payment to an independent contractor from a sponsored award.
  • Personnel Activity Report
    5/14/26
    This form is used as Effort Certification of a University at Buffalo Foundation (UBF) Employee who is working on a Research Foundation project.
  • Prepaid Debit Card Advance Request Form
    5/20/26
    A PI may request to use the Prepaid Debit Card Program to pay human subjects. It is the responsibility of the PI to ensure that the cards are distributed appropriately. This form should be used in conjunction with the Prepaid Debit Card Program Online Application. The PI will need to submit a monthly reconciliation to the Award Analyst. This reconciliation can be ran directly from the Prepaid Debit Card Program’s system with minimal modifications to the report.
  • Request for Advance Approval - Independent Contractor
    5/14/26
    This form is helpful when creating a purchase order for an independent contractor.
  • Request to Amend Tuition Remission
    5/14/26
  • Research Foundation Travel Voucher
    5/14/26
    Record your transportation and lodging expenses related to your RF-funded travel.
  • Residual Account Justification
    5/14/26
    If your sponsored award is a fixed price award and is closing, the unspent direct cost balance may be able to be moved to a non-sponsored residual award. If the unspent balance is 25% or greater of the total costs awarded, the Residual Balance Form must be completed and forwarded to your SPS Award Analyst.
  • Single/Sole Source Documentation Form
    5/14/26
    In cases where the Independent Contractor will be paid $10,000 or more over the life of the sponsored project, the Single/Sole Source form is required.
  • Subaward Selection Justification
    5/14/26
    This form is helpful when you are establishing a subaward agreement.
  • Travel Voucher for State
    5/14/26
    Request reimbursement for travel expenses by vouching for allowable expenses for your state-funded travel.
  • UBF Salary Payment Authorization
    5/14/26
    This form is helpful when you process UBF payroll.
  • Working Relationship Form
    5/14/26
    The Working Relationship Form contains information about a person’s status as an independent contractor (e.g., it explains that independent contractors are not eligible to file for or collect unemployment benefits).