Instructions

Our applications are available in rich text files (RTF). Rich Text Files (.rtf) are very easy to download and can be be imported into most Microsoft Windows and Macintosh word processors. RTF documents allow you to type directly into the document.

To download RTF documents:

• Click on the desired application link
• Save your document locally (ie: desktop, hard drive, etc.) immediately after opening - entries that are done while on-line will not be saved.
• Double click on the lines provided simply start typing in your answer
• After completing the form, send the original and appropriate copies to the Office for Research Protections, The 330 Building, Suite 205
• Documents are not available for submission online at this time

IACUC Application Instructions

1. Attach the necessary appendices and any relevant supporting documentation (e.g., standard operating procedures, project outlines, course syllabi, etc).
2. If needed, responses may be continued on additional sheets. If an attachment is used to provide a response to a specific question on this form, the attachment must be clearly referenced under the appropriate question and the referenced section of the attachment must be highlighted on all copies of the attachment.
3. 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.
4. 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 Agriculture and Wildlife 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.
5. All questions must be answered. If a question does not pertain to your study, please mark N/A.
6. Review of the application WILL NOT be initiated without the appropriate signatures!
7. 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.
8. After completing the form and obtaining the appropriate signatures, send the original application and any attachments to the Office for Research Protections, The 330 Building, Suite 205.
9. If applicable, a copy of your grant proposal must accompany the application.
10. IMPORTANT: The USDA and other federal agencies may request to inspect the information documenting the sources you consulted for this proposal. Please keep the supporting material on file.