Policies and Forms

Lewis & Clark has a commitment to our faculty, staff, and sponsors that includes adopting policies and procedures for educating research personnel and promoting the appropriate and responsible conduct of research. The following policies are based on Federal guidelines.

Policies

Principal Investigator Eligibility	Are you eligible to be a principal investigator on a grant application?
Responsible Conduct of Research Policy	Policy and Training Plan for the Responsible Conduct of Research in the College of Arts & Sciences
Conflict of Interest Policy	Employees are prohibited from engaging in activities that conflict with the interest of the College.
Drug-Free Workplace Policy	Lewis & Clark’s policy on the illicit use of drugs and the abuse of alcohol.
Possible Misconduct in Research Policy	Assurance of Research Integrity
Intellectual Property Rights Policy	Defines rights and responsibilities, and ownership of intellectual property.
Financial Conflict of Interest Policy	Policy and Training Plan covers financial conflicts that may arise as a result of federally funded research. FAQs
Time and Effort Reporting Policy	Certification of effort to document salaries charged to federally sponsored projects.
Research Involving Human Subjects	All research involving human subjects must be approved by the College’s IRB prior to initiation.
Research Involving Recombinant DNA	All research involving recombinant DNA must be approved by the College’s IBC prior to initiation.
Research Involving Vertebrate Animals	All research involving vertebrate animals must be approved by the College’s IACUC prior to initiation.

 

Forms

Internal Policy Review Form - Principal Investigators must comply with relevant federal requirements, award terms and conditions, and all applicable policies of Lewis & Clark. This form must be completed prior to submission of a proposal.

Preliminary Proposal Clearance Form - Complete this form for approval to submit a preliminary proposal for external consideration.

Grant Proposal Clearance Form Complete this form and route internally with your proposal narrative, proposal budget, and completed Internal Policy Review Form, prior to submitting your proposal to a funder.

Grant Change Request Form - Complete this form if you anticipate the need to make any changes to your grant, including but not limited to changes to the budget or project aims and requesting a no-cost extension.

Institutional Compliance Requirement Form - Required with submissions to the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Financial Interests Disclosure Form for Financial Conflict of Interest for Externally Funded Research

Budget Authorization Form - PI can complete this form to allow another individual to approve grant expenditures and processing

Time and Effort Reporting Form - PDF

Time and Effort Reporting Form - Word

 

Relevant Lewis & Clark Committees

 

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)

Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)

Institutional Review Board (IRB)