Forms, Policies & Procedures

IRBNet New User Registration

The University of Delaware uses the IRBNet system to manage its IRB Protocols with research concerning human subjects. If you are not already registered with IRBNet, it is necessary that you do so in order to produce the documentation that will be reviewed by the University of Delaware’s IRB. After review, the IRB office will communicate with the principal investigator and request any clarifications or edits that need to be completed before approval can be issued.

Once a review has been completed, decision letters are uploaded in IRBNet and are always accessible to the investigator(s). Informed consent documents from projects approved via an expedited or full board review will be stamped with the IRB approval and expiration date and also uploaded in IRBNet. Informed consent must be obtained using the stamped version of the approved documents, (i.e., participants signatures need to be collected in a copy of the stamped informed consent.) No IRB stamp is added to informed consent documents associated to projects deemed exempt.

Lab Hazard Checklist

Please check the hazards that are associated with your lab and complete the section below and email to dehsafety@udel.edu or send through Campus Mail to the Department of Environmental Health and Safety.

Laboratory Inspection Form

It is the aim of the Chemical Hygiene Committee (CHC) and Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) to work cooperatively with Principal Investigators and laboratory workers to achieve compliance with University safety policies, the Chemical Hygiene Plan and governmental regulations. Unsatisfactory items and laboratory safety violations will be handled, following the steps outlined in the Chemical Hygiene Compliance Policy (https://www.udel.edu/EHS/CHCCompliancePolicy.pdf). Issues that represent an immediate or imminent hazard to University Personnel, risk to the environment or potential to cause damage to University facilities are classified at Category 1 Deficiencies and must be rectified immediately.

Limited Submission White Paper Template

Researchers who are interested in submitting an application to any of the limited submissions should first review the announcement carefully to ensure eligibility. All internal limited submission white papers must follow the template found here. Applications not adhering to this requirement will be returned without review. Please complete the following form when applying to University of Delaware’s internal limited submission programs.

Related Links

• Limited Submissions
• Review Panel Interest Form

Material Transfer Agreement Required Webform

The Webform is the first step in requesting a Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) and is required by the Research Office prior to approving any request.  Please download and complete the UD Webform, including the MTA attachment, as completely and accurately as possible and submit.  The system will route the completed form to the appropriate approvers in the Research Office or the requestor’s Department.  The Research Office will notify the requestor when the agreement has been fully-executed and it has been approved to ship materials.  Templates for the MTA attachment are provided below.

Related Links

• Material Transfer Agreement Required Webform
• Material Transfer Agreement Template – Incoming
• Material Transfer Agreement Template – Outgoing
• Uniform Biological Material Transfer Agreement
• Uniform Biological Material Transfer Agreement Implementation Letter

NIH Manuscript Submission Requirement Letter

This intellectual property form helps to manage, record and protect the intellectual property generated by research done at the University of Delaware. For more information regarding intellectual property and research, please refer to the Regulatory Affairs page. If there are specific questions, please contact Regulatory Affairs at 302-831-2136.

Related Links

• NIH Manuscript Submission Requirement Letter

NIH Salary Cap Calculator

In order to strengthen compliance with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Salary Cap, the Research Office has developed a tool to clarify and simplify the salary cap calculation. This tool is intended for use by both department administrators and the Research Office Post Award team to monitor cap compliance during the life of the project and close out at the end of the project. Final determination of salary JVs to move direct salary to cost share in the case of cap overage will be made by the Research Office using the calculator in coordination with the department. Click here for instructions on how to use this calculator or visit Research Training for additional information on this resource

Outdoor C-14 Incubation Record and Checklist

The proper completion and submission of this worksheet is required by the Radiation Safety Committee for each incubation using radioactive materials on the dock outside the Marine Operations Building. Failure to do so may result in the issuance of a permit violation.

Permit Supervisor Training Certification for Radiation Material Users

General form to record degree of training for personnel to be used for department records.

Permit Supervisor Training Certification for X-Ray Workers

Certification for worker qualifications to use x-ray machines for departmental records.

PI Eligibility Approval Form

Principal Investigators and Co-Principal Investigators have primary institutional responsibility for providing scientific/technical leadership and administrative and financial management of sponsored projects. The guidelines for Principal Investigator Eligibility require this form to be submitted as a request to serve as Principal Investigator (PI) on a project. The PI will be required to provide a CV and proper training and experience documentation.

Proposal Development Assistance Request Form

The Research Development Office (RDO) serves as the support office to help faculty navigate today’s challenging research funding landscape and prepare competitive grant proposals. RDO provides support and management for large and/or multi-department proposals, where RDO serves as a point of contact for PI for all aspects of a grant application, including proposal project management, finding the right person(s) and UD units to leverage, grant writing and graphics, letters of support from UD leadership, equipment and other cost shares, and special exceptions – all leading to submitting a successful proposal. Use this form to request aid in the proposal preparation process.

Related Links

For additional information regarding our services please visit RDO’s Landing page.