Provides a record of University efforts to manage, reduce, or eliminate Financial Conflicts of Interest between Investigators and Innovators and Companies, or other external organizations who fund research, collaborate on research, or for which Investigators have a Significant Financial Interest which may include providing outside professional services. Records for sponsored research are initiated at time of proposal, records for internal research and technology transfer are initiated by first disclosure or request to review by researcher or other administrative unit. Files are established when an employee with the designated role of Investigator involved in University research, or Innovator for technology transfer has a Financial Conflict of Interest between outside interests or activities and research, sponsored program, or technology transfer occurring at the University.

Official Copy: Office of Research: Administration
Retention: 6 years after close of study
Disposition Method: Shred or Delete

Other Copy: College/School or Department and Principal Investigator
Retention: 6 years after close of study
Disposition Method: Shred or Delete