Financial Conflict of Interest
A Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI) may exist when outside financial interests compete or diminish (or have the appearance of doing so) the professional judgement of the researcher or an employee’s performance on behalf of the University. FCOI may involve direct benefit to the researcher or persons/entities/businesses with which the researcher has a personal relationship or interest.
However, the University encourages entrepreneurial activities that support the University’s mission and recognizes that not all FCOIs are inherently bad. It is for these reasons that the University requires the disclosure of any potential FCOIs, which are reviewed by the Office of Grants & Sponsored Programs in conjunction with other offices, as is appropriate.
Policy
University System/Employee Intellectual Property Joint Participation
Financial Disclosure Form
A Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI) Form must be completed by all investigators as part of the grant transmittal process.
NIH Training
All NIH-funded investigators must undergo additional FCOI training before starting their research activity.
Additional Student/Post-Doc Training Required for NSF-Funded Projects
Effective January 4, 2010, the National Science Foundation (NSF) requires appropriate training in the responsible conduct of research (RCR) to undergraduates, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers participating in a research project supported by NSF. Faculty Principal Investigators are not required to take this training, but may wish to do so.
Once a NSF proposal is funded, if students or postdoctoral trainees are supported by NSF to “participate in research”, the Principal Investigator will be notified to require the student to complete RCR training. Here are the instructions on logging onto the website.
(1) https://nationalethicscenter.org/login?return=L3JjcnR1dG9yaWFsLw
(2) Select “Create and Account” under New Users
(3) Complete the new users form - Go to the Ethics CORE website: http://nationalethicscenter.org/ and register. The “Organization or School” is The National Science Foundation. It is suggested that you choose “Learning about subject matter” as reason for the account. Activate your newly created account by responding to the confirmatory email. Go to the “Personalize” tab and to groups to join a new group. The group name is “CSUDH Users”. The group ID is “csudh”. The group title is “CSUDH Users” Once you have joined the group, go to the “RCR Modules” tab and begin the online training.
(4) Notify the Research Compliance Coordinator when you have completed training.
Throughout the duration of the NSF-funded grant, the Investigator is required to notify the Graduate Studies and Research Coordinator when new students are hired.