Memorandum of Understanding – Community & Campus Partners

Developing a Memorandum of Understanding for Community and Campus Partners

Items to consider in developing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between community and campus partners:

Project start and end
Clear and measurable project objectives, activities and deliverables
Roles, responsibilities, decision-making authority and associated time commitments for all involved
Any required resources and associated budget (e.g. transportation, phone calls, printing)
Timeline for project milestones and deliverables, community partner review of preliminary results/draft versions (e.g. ethics approval, project outputs completed)
Schedule for check-in meetings – virtual or in-person
Expectations for student mentoring by the community partner
Requirement for liability insurance
Requirements (if any) for Police Records Checks, Workers’ Compensation
Intellectual property – who holds ownership/control over research data, outputs, publication rights, authorship
How outputs will be shared and who will share them

See the following MoU examples: