Instructions

Our applications are available in Microsoft Word files (DOC) and in rich text files (RTF). Rich text files (.rtf) aree easy to download and can be imported into most Microsoft Windows word processors. The DOC files are recommended for Mac users. Both document formats allow for typing directly into the document.

To download and submit an application:

• Click on the desired application link.
• Save your document locally (ie: desktop, hard drive, etc.) immediately after opening - entries that are done while online will not be saved.  Save your document  at routine intervals and when complete to prevent information loss.
  
• After completing the form, send the original with all appropriate signatures* and any required supporting documents (e.g. grant proposals, standard operating procedures, course syllabi) to the Office for Research Protections, The 330 Building, Suite 205.  

• If applicable, a copy of your grant proposal must accompany the application.
• As appropriate, be certain to contact and discuss, the project with the supervisory staff and coordinators at all supporting units (e.g., Animal Resource Program, farms, etc.) involved with animal use.

• Contact the attending veterinarians, either Dr. Jeffery W. Dodds, Laboratory Animal Veterinarian (814-865-1495), or Dr. Jake Werner, Agriculture and Wildlife Animal Veterinarian (814-865-1495),  for animal concerns. Investigators are encouraged to contact and discuss the planned procedures with the attending veterinarians prior to submitting for IACUC review. Once your application has been submitted, the veterinarians may contact you prior to the review by the full committee if they have questions.
• All questions must be answered. If a question does not pertain to your study, please mark N/A.
• Review of the application WILL NOT be initiated without the appropriate signatures for applications that require signature (i.e. those do not indicate at the top to submit via email).
  
• For all IACUC applications, a principal investigator can be a faculty member, post-doctoral student, or staff member. Although graduate and undergraduate students cannot serve as principal investigators, they can be listed as co-investigators with a faculty member serving as the principal investigator. For post-doctoral students serving as principal investigators, their supervising faculty member must be listed as a co-investigator and sign on the designated line. For staff serving as a principal investigator, their unit manager/leader must sign the application on the designated line. All principal investigators are required to have their department head sign the application on the designated line.
• IMPORTANT: The USDA and other federal agencies may request to inspect the information documenting the sources you consulted for your IACUC application. Please keep the supporting material on file.