Research Ethics
Policies and Guidelines
Here you’ll find Iowa State University policies and guidelines pertaining to research and intellectual property.
Developing a Proposal
Eligibility guidelines to serve as a principal investigator
ISU research objectives and responsibilities
Facilities and administrative costs policy
Guidelines for processing gifts and sponsored funding (PDF)
Contracts and grants: Negotiation and acceptance
Responsible Research Practices
Authorship guidance (PDF)
Humans — Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Animals — Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
Biohazards — Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)
Radiation Safety Committee (RSC)
Responsible Conduct of Research training: Requirements for NSF and NIH
Conflicts of Interest and Commitment Policy (see also Conflicts of Interest and Commitment — Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost)
Conflict of Interest (COI) management plan form (Word file)
Export controls: Limit the transfer of sensitive information, materials, and services
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (drones)
ISU research misconduct policy
“What Every Researcher Should Know” (PDF)
Award Management
Sponsored Programs Accounting (SPA)
- Costing policy
- Cost transfers: Which costs can and cannot be transferred
- Incentive accounts: How facilities and administrative costs are recovered on awards
Allowability: How to know if expenses are allowable
Reporting Responsibility – Violations
Intellectual Property, Material Transfer, and Confidential Disclosure Agreements
Office of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer (OIPTT) resources
Flexible Solutions program for engaging industry in sponsored research
Related Areas
Recruit participants for your research projects
Use of Amazon Mechanical Turk® in Iowa State University research
Applying the Board of Regents nepotism policy to VPR units
Iowa State University research and intellectual property policies