The University of Texas at Dallas (“UT Dallas”) is committed to conducting its business in an ethical and legal manner, including avoiding institutional 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 of research …read more

Modifications All changes to an approved research protocol (including changes to consent forms, recruitment scripts / flyers, study measures, personnel, protocol procedures / activities, etc.) must be reviewed and approved prior to the changes taking effect, except when necessary to eliminate immediate hazards to subjects.  Modifications must be submitted through Cayuse. All changes must be …read more

The Principal Investigator The Principal Investigator (PI) is the primary individual responsible for the ethical design and conduct of a research study including the supervision of co-investigators and study personnel. While the PI may delegate tasks to members of their research team, they remain ultimately responsible to ensure all research activities are designed and carried …read more

Cayuse IRB is an electronic submission portal that manages all human subjects research protocols from initial submission to closure. Cayuse IRB is an interactive platform that guides researchers through the application process by customizing the information required based on responses to specific questions. This ensures that the questions are relevant to the current research study. …read more

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

General What does the Office of Sponsored Projects staff do? Who on campus do I contact to start a proposal? Who is my Grants Specialist? What is the difference between a contract and grant? How can I find out about grant opportunities? What is a limited submission? When do I need to alert someone that …read more

Legacy Study Update: Due to inconsistencies identified between the initially approved studies and corresponding Cayuse Legacy applications, all active Legacy studies must be closed by April 30th, 2024. This decision was made based on institutional recommendations to ensure compliance with current UTD / IRB Policies and Procedures, HHS Regulations, and NIH Policy. A new Initial application must be submitted …read more

Term Acronym Definition A A-110   Uniform administrative requirements for grants agreements, a circular published by the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), that sets forth standards for obtaining consistency and uniformity among federal agencies in the administration of grants to and agreements with institutions of higher education, hospitals and other non-profit organizations. Replaced …read more