Exemption Categories 

Common Rule Most Exempt Studies are not subject to Federal regulations, however must go through an administrative review process to confirm their exemption status. The Office of Human Subjects Protections (OHSP) is responsible for determining whether research involving human subjects meets the criteria for exemption as outlined in the Federal regulations (see below). Investigators may not make this …read more

Frequently Asked Questions

Getting Started The Application After Approval Who can I talk to if I have a question about human participants research? The Office of Human Subjects Protections (OHSP) is available to provide assistance to investigators who are engaged in research with human participants. For general questions, please contact our office at HSP@utdallas.edu. When is IRB review …read more

Startup Funding

Raising money may be required to take a startup’s product to market. You may take advantage of funding from the university or pursue external funding.  Enabled by support from the State of Texas National Research University Fund (NRUF), the Office of Research and Innovation funds several seed grant initiatives. While each program is designed to …read more

Organizational Conflict of Interest

The University of Texas at Dallas (“UT Dallas”) is committed to conducting all of its business in an ethical and legal manner, including avoiding organizational conflicts of interest and providing full and open access to its work to its sponsoring agencies and prime contractors. UT Dallas has existing policies and procedures regarding the ethical conduct …read more

Conflict of Interest and Commitment Disclosure Responsibilities

The University of Texas at Dallas (“UTD”) is committed to ensuring conflicts of interest and conflicts of commitment do not interfere with the openness and productivity of our academic and research environments. UTD takes the position that faculty, researchers, and employees can participate in situations involving the appearance for conflict in conjunction with disclosure, management, …read more

Procedure for Reporting External Research Resources

Sec. 1 Applicability This procedure applies to researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas (“UTD”) who contribute to the design, conduct, and reporting of research and educational activities funded by the US federal government. Sec. 2 Purpose This procedure describes the framework through which the Office of Research and Innovation will support UTD researchers …read more

Award Management

Guidelines Procedures Rebudgeting Setting up a Cost Center Cost Transfers Close-Out of a Project Funding Cost Share Budget Account to Proposal Crosswalk Research Assistant vs. Participant Cost vs Subject Payments

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