Forms, Policies & Procedures

Documentation Consent Process Form and Log

Informed consent is a process and involves providing a potential subject with adequate information about the research to allow for an informed decision about the subject’s voluntary participation in a research study. Informed consent is a process. Documenting informed consent occurs after explaining the research, addressing any questions, and assessing participant comprehension.

• Documentation of informed consent requires the signature of informed consent by the research participant (or their legally authorized representative or parent(s), as applicable) unless a waiver of that signature has been approved by the IRB.
• The forms here are two different suggested templates that can be used so that the person obtaining consent notates the following: current and IRB-approved informed consent forms were used, that he/she explained the research to the participant, ensured that the participant understood the research and that the participant freely agreed to enroll.
• These forms should be utilized at the beginning of the study and throughout the study, when updates and revisions to the consent form(s) require re-consent.
• The templates herein provide a framework for documenting the consent discussion and process with each potential study participant and should be customized to different studies as applicable.
• Modify the form as needed/desired to add or remove any additional consent information, such as:
  • If a legally authorized representative is present

  Information related to signatures as applicable

Draft Master Research Agreement with Industry

The Draft Master Research Agreement with Industry is a template of a contract between UD and the sponsor; it specifies the obligations of UD and the sponsor in funding and conducting any scope of work that UD may propose for funding by that sponsor.

Effort Certification System Webform

The effort certification system is used to manage the time faculty spend on their individual obligations. These can range from research to teaching obligations to the management of multiple grants. If you have specific questions, please contact your department’s assigned effort administrator. If you are unsure who holds the effort administrator position for your department, please refer to the Administrator Directory search on the Staff Directory Page.

Effort Reporting Template

This form is used to help manage the resources allocated from grants, gifts and sponsored agreements. Both the University and the government have specific protocols in place to prevent the misuse of funds and other resources. Please contact your assigned contract and grant specialist if you have specific questions, or if you have questions about other forms and steps in the award process. If you are unsure of who holds the contract and grant specialist position for your department, please refer to the Administrator Directory search on the Staff Directory Page.

Equipment Inventory Template

This template is used to report equipment inventory to the sponsor. Please contact your assigned Sponsored Research Accountant with any questions regarding this form.

EthicsPoint Reporting Portal for Research

Secure and Anonymous webportal for reporting misconduct in the following situations:

• Conflict of Interest – Research Concerns related to violations of conflict of interest policies governing researchers.
• Data Privacy – Refers to the technical, contractual, administrative and physical steps taken by the institution to protect against unauthorized access to and disclosure of personally identifiable data of students, faculty and other third parties that we possess. Includes the theft of, and intentional or inadvertent loss of such data.
• Environmental and Safety Matters- Environmental and Safety Matters Failure to meet the requirements of any applicable law, rule or regulation relating to the environment, working conditions or workplace safety, including, without limitation, regulations promulgated by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and similar agencies in other jurisdictions. Includes a failure to inform supervisors regarding failure to meet the requirements.
• Fraud – Research – The intentional misrepresentation or concealment of information in order to deceive, mislead, or acquire something of value. A fraud is an intentional deception perpetrated to secure an unfair gain.
• Human or Animal Research – Inappropriate use of humans or animals involved in research.
• Intellectual Property Infringement, Misappropriation or Disclosure – Any unauthorized or inappropriate use, misappropriation or disclosure of confidential information (in any form) or intellectual property belonging to the institution or any institution’s customer, supplier or business partner, including, without limitation, any intellectual property protected under any U.S. or other laws relating to copyrights, patents or trade secrets. Also includes any unauthorized or inappropriate use of any institution computer system.
• Research Grant Misconduct or Misappropriation of Costs – Unallowable or questionable expenditures or cost transfers to government grants, contracts or other agreements. Any expenditures or cost transfers that may be in violation of OMB Circular A-21.
• Scientific Misconduct – Fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, or other practices that seriously deviate from those that are commonly accepted within the scientific community for proposing, conducting, or reporting research. Fabrication is making up data or results and recording or reprinting them. Falsification is manipulating research materials, equipment or processes, or changing or omitting data or results, such that the research is not accurately reported in the research record. Plagiarism is the appropriation of another person’s ideas, processes, results, or words without giving appropriate credit.
• Other Research Matters – Other matters of concern not specifically outlined above.

Exempt Determination Tool

A tool to help determine if research is eligible for exempt status under the Common Rule.

Export Control Certification for I-129 Form

This export regulations form deals with standards from the United States federal government regarding the transport of research material and project staff across national borders. If there are any questions regarding these standards, please review the Research Office’s Regulatory Affairs page.

Export Controlled Project Staff Eligibility Form

This export regulations form deals with standards from the United States federal government regarding the transport of research material and project staff across national borders. If there are any questions regarding these standards, please review the Research Office’s Regulatory Affairs page.

Facility Use Agreement Template

The Facility Use Agreement is a template for an agreement between UD and an external entity; it specifies the terms and conditions associated with an external entity using UD facilities.

FIN Proposal Approval Summary Form

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.

Fire Drill Memo

This memo should be sent to a building’s occupants before a fire drill that is in cooperation of Safety Committee, Public Safety and Environmental Health and Safety. The memo should state the purpose of the drill so that if an emergency arises in the future, panic will be minimized and you will know how to respond. Please use this template as a starting point for this correspondence.