Service or Consulting Agreements Involving Faculty Contracted Through HarvardService or Consulting Agreements • December 1st, 2015
This policy establishes a process for approving and managing service or consulting agreements that faculty undertake under the auspices of Harvard University, meaning Harvard would be the contracting party. These are agreements under which faculty are obligated to provide specified services or “deliverables” and that do not fall squarely within the traditional framework of research or teaching activities. While these agreements may have research or scholarly benefits, those are a secondary aspect, not the primary purpose of the activity. The terms “service agreement” or “consulting agreement” are intended to be descriptive; such agreements could have many different labels or titles.
