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UT Knoxville Office of Research

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Research Forms

Conducting research or other sponsored programs requires that information be gathered for the protection of the university, researchers, and research subjects. Links to many of the relevant forms in compliance and proposal development are collected below. Please contact the Office of Research at (865) 974-3466 with questions or comments.


Administrative

 

 

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Center Establishment Criteria and Request Form

PDF

 

 

Established Center Review Form

PDF

 

 

Start-up Funding Request Form

PDF

 

Revised: 9/29/2008

Compliance - Animal Care and Use

 

 

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Animal Care and Use forms are located on the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) website

 

Link

 

Compliance - Biosafety

 

 

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Biosafety forms are located on the Biosafety website

 

Link

 

Compliance - Controlled Substances

 

 

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Application for Controlled Substances

PDF

Word

 

State Pharmacy Board

 

Link

 

DEA Registration

 

Link

 

Compliance - Export Control

 

 

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Export Control Checklist

PDF

 

 

Troublesome/Unacceptable Clauses

PDF

 

 

Compliance - Human Subjects

 

 

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IRB

 

 

 

Certification for Exemption from IRB Review for Research Involving Human Subjects (Form A)

 

Word

Revised: 1/2005

Guidelines and Application Instructions (Form A)

PDF

Word

 

Categories for Exempted Review

PDF

Word

 

Expedited and Full IRB Review (Form B)

Word

 

Guidelines and Application Instructions (Form B)

PDF

Word

 

Categories of Research Qualifying for Expedited IRB Review (Form B)

PDF

Word

 

Modifications and/or Project Termination for Form B Approved Research Involving Human Subjects (Form D)

Word

Revised: 1/19/2005

Research Team Member's Pledge of Confidentiality (Sample)

PDF

Word

 

Transcriber's Pledge of Confidentiality (Sample)

PDF

Word

 

HIPAA

 

 

 

HIPAA Template

Word

 

HIPAA Guidelines and Application Instructions

PDF

Word

 

Informed Consent

 

 

 

Basic Elements of Informed Consent

PDF

Word

 

Sample Informed Consent Form

PDF

Word

Revised: 2/25/2009

Sample Study Information Sheet

PDF

Word

 

Sample Assent Form

PDF

Word

 

Compliance - New Researchers

 

 

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Checklist For New Researchers

PDF

 

Revised: 8/12/2009

Compliance - Radiation Safety

 

 

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Radiation Safety forms are located on the Radiation Safety Department's website

 

Link

 

Sponsored Programs - Proposals

 

 

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Note: Do not use versions of the Yellow Sheet dated prior to the one below.

Document Review/Approval Sheet (Yellow Sheet) -- required cover routing page for all proposals going through the Office of Research

 

Word

Revised: 11/13/2007

Instructions for the Document Review/Approval Sheet (Yellow Sheet)

PDF

Word

 

Supplemental Document Review/Approval Sheet (Yellow Sheet) -- used for changes to previously approved proposals or variances between the approved proposal and the award document

PDF

 

Posted: 1/13/2009

Coeus NSF Codes for Engineering, Sciences, and Non-science and Engineering

PDF

 

 

Sponsored Programs - Budgets

 

 

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Project Budget Template

 

Excel

 

UT/ORNL Proposal Budget

PDF

Word

 

Direct Charge Justification

PDF

Word

Revised: 5/1/2003

Cost Accounting Exception Request Instructions

PDF

 

 

Fringe Benefit Rate Calculator for FY10

 

Excel

Revised: 7/15/2009

Staff Benefit Rates for FY 09-10

PDF

 

Revised: 6/19/2009

Advanced Account Request

PDF

 

Controller's Office Link

Sponsored Programs - Subcontracts

 

 

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Approval of Subcontract Form

PDF

Word

Revised: 6/10/2005

Subcontract Checklist

PDF

 

Revised: 5/3/2002

Justification for Non-Competitive Purchases and Contracts

 

Link

 

Contract Review Form (for foreign contracts only)

PDF

 

Revised: 6/2004

Sponsored Programs - Other

 

 

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Expanded Authority Approval and Change Request Form (To be used for prior approval of actions under delegated authority. Call the Office of Research at 865-974-3466 for assistance.)

PDF

 

Revised: 6/15/2009

Invention Disclosure Form

 

Link

 

Creation Disclosure Form

 

Link

 

Federal Government Standard Forms

 

Link