Effective October 6th, 2025, the Division of Biology and Medicine has sunsetted the Senior Officer Approval (SOA) process for discretionary spending requests.
While the SOA review process has been discontinued, travel request approval continues to be required for travel expenses not 100% funded by donor funds or a grant.
Please use the new travel request form for all travel requests and note that all international travel should adhere to current Brown University High Risk Travel policies.
Travel Request Form
Senior Officer Approvals (SOA) still need to be completed for expenses that fall outside of University policy. You can consult current policies on Brown's University Policies website.
The BioMed Non-Personnel Contract Request form should be used for all BioMed contracts that are $50,000 or more, not associated with an individual's effort or funds coming to Brown. Requests should be submitted prior to any contract or agreement negotiation and signature.