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Conflict of Interest

A conflict of interest may occur when an employee is in a position to make a decision in his or her capacity as a university employee that may result in personal or family gain, financial or otherwise. These conflicts often arise as a result of the employee’s external activities that are related to their research, teaching or outreach activities. The OSU policy recognizes that the potential for conflicts exist. The intent is to identify when such relationships exist and to appropriately manage the relationships in order to maintain the integrity of actions of all individuals. Disclosing a potential conflict of interest in no way suggests an inappropriate action by an employee but is instead a necessary management process within the University.

OSU Policy and FAQ

OSU Conflict of Interest Committee and Contacts

How to Complete a COI Form ***NEW***

Oregon State University has recently launched its Conflict of Interest Online System to enable all applicable faculty members to disclose potential, perceived or real conflicts of interest as per federal regulations and institutional policy.

As colleges have been activated in the online system on a college-by-college basis, professorial rank faculty and select others have received automated notifications requesting completion of a Conflict of Interest Declaration Form, known as a "declaration."

To complete your declaration, or check the status of your submitted declaration, login to the system using your ONID username and password at https://secure.oregonstate.edu/research/coi

Questions on accessing the declaration form?

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