Add a Research Project to My Disclosure

  1. Log into COINS (https://coins.psu.edu). 
  2. On My Home page, click on Create or Update on your Researcher Disclosure.

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  1. Take a moment and read important information provided on the Welcome to your Researcher Disclosure Form page and then click Continue.
  2. Click the Jump To menu in the upper menu bar and choose Identify the Entities page.    
  3. On the Identify the Entity / Entities page, click Add or Update. NOTE: If the research project needs to be added to a new entity, click the Add button to add the new entity. If a research project needs to be added to an existing entity, click Update next to the Entity.

       Add or Edit Entities

  

  1. On the Add/Edit COI SFBI Organization pop-up window, scroll to question #5: * Do you have any Penn State Research3 , either currently in progress or pending approval, funded or unfunded, that is related4 to this Entity? This includes gifts which will be used, partially or entirely, for purposes related to this Entity.
  1. Click the Yes radio button, then click Add to add the new project.

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  1. The Add COI - SFBI Research Projects pop-up appears. Complete questions 1 - 13. 

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  1. When finished, click OK in the lower right of the pop-up window to save the project information and to close the window.
  2. You are returned back to the Edit COI SFBI Organization pop-up window. Your newly added project appears under question #5. 
  3. Click OK. NOTE: You must click OK on the Edit COI SFBI Organization pop-up window to save your changes This window might be found BEHIND your other browser windows. 

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  1. On the Identify the Entity/Entities page, click Save. If other edits need to be made within the current disclosure submission, use the Jump to: menu to navigate to other pages within the disclosure.
  2. Once all edits have been made, click Save and then Exit to return to your Home Page. 

       

  1. On My Home page, click Submit. 

       

  1. On the Submit pop up window, review information provided and check all of the boxes. Click OK. You will receive an email confirmation from COINS to verify your disclosure was successfully submitted.