Ethics, Compliance and Audit Services
Disclosures: Research Transparency
UC Conflict of Interest and Conflict of Commitment
UC addresses the various aspects of financial conflicts of interests in research through a number of principles, guidelines and policies intended to promote the conduct of research without bias and with the highest scientific and ethical standards.
- UC Conflict of Interest (COI) Policies & Guidance
- UC Academic Personnel Policy
- UC Outside Activities Tracking System (OATS)
- Campus Research Conflict of Interest Coordinators
Form 700-U
- Form 700-U PDF
- Entities whose support does not trigger 700-U
- FPPC Fact Sheet: Gifts, Honoraria, Travel and Loans (PDF)
Public Health Services (PHS)
- Sponsors that follow PHS COI requirements
- UC PHS-COI Policy
- Campus Offices Supporting the Research Enterprise
- Federal Regulations Title 42, Chapter I, Part 50 (pdf)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- NIH FAQ: Other Support and Foreign Components
- Upcoming Changes to the Biographical Sketch and Other Support Format Page for Due Dates on or after May 25, 2021
National Science Foundation (NSF)
- UC Financial Interest and COI, NSF Awards policy
- NSF Awards Policies & Procedures (PAPPG)
- NSF: FAQ on Current and Pending Support (PDF)
National Security Presidential Memorandum 33 (NSPM-33)
NSPM-33 established national security policy for U.S. Government-supported R&D. The purpose of NSPM-33 is to strengthen protections of U.S. Government-supported R&D against foreign government interference and misappropriation, while maintaining an open environment to foster research discoveries and innovation that benefit the United States and the world.
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy issued the NSPM-33 Implementation Guidance Pre- and Post-award Disclosures Relating to the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending Support table in September 2022.
NSPM-33 Implementation Guidance Pre- and Post-award Disclosures Relating to the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support Table has been created to provide helpful reference information regarding pre-award and post-award disclosures. The table includes the types of activities to be reported, where such activities must be reported in the application, as well as when updates are required in the application and award lifecycle. A final column identifies activities that are not required to be reported.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) have robust disclosure webpages with current agency policy and expectations. Additionally, the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR) developed a comprehensive matrix of research security laws, policy and regulations that includes disclosure requirements for each federal funding agency.
- NIH Requirements for Disclosure of Other Support, Foreign Components and Conflicts of Interest website
- NSF Pre-award and Post-award Disclosures Relating to the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support
- Council on Governmental Relations (COGR) Matrix of Science and Security Laws, Regulations and Policies [2022]
- Council on Governmental Relations (COGR) Quick Reference Table of Current & Upcoming Federal Research Security Requirements [Published 9.26.2023]