The UC Industry-University Cooperative Research Program and some foundations have also adopted the federal regulations for financial disclosure. Investigator status may include students, graduate and undergraduate, and other personnel who may be listed as authors on project results even if not paid from the project. Depending upon their level of responsibility graduate students, and in some instances undergraduates, may be considered investigators. If their names will appear on any publications, they should disclose. Disclosures are required for UCI employees who participate as Investigators on projects conducted through other institutions.
Disclosure is made in the same manner described below.
The start date for a project could be delayed. Confidentiality of the information will be assured throughout the review process. If there is a question about a specific investment or consulting income, we advise disclosure. Because consultants are inherently experts in a field related to a corporate interest, in almost all cases this is viewed as a related interest. All new proposals are required to have the PI's disclosure on file with the Office of Research Administration at the time the proposal is forwarded to the agency.