NIH Financial Conflict of Interest Policy

Overview

The FCOI policy applies to funding awarded by the NIH or its Institutes, or indirectly received, e.g. where UCL is or receives funding from a sub-awardee or sub-contractor. It applies to all staff involved in or responsible for the design, conduct, or reporting of research which includes (but is not limited to):

• Principal Investigators (PIs)
• Co-Investigators (Co-Is)
• Honorary Staff
• Post-Doctoral Researchers
• Students, Technicians
• External collaborators or consultants

Under the NIH Conflict of Interest Policy, Investigators need to complete the online NIH FCOI tutorial before engaging in research related to any NIH grant and at least every 4 years.

Contents

• Overview
• Definition of a Financial Conflict of Interest
• Responsibilities of UCL Academic Departments
• Guidance for Heads of Departments
• Guidance for Departmental Managers

Who should read this policy?

• Academic staff
• Researchers
• Research Support Staff

Policy

• NIH FCOI Policy guidance for UCL departments (pdf) (UCL login required)

Further guidance

• NIH FCOI Policy
• NIH Online Tutorial