University of Illinois System Policies on Conflict of Interest
The University of Illinois System adopted several policies to identify and manage conflicts of interest. Applicability is based on your University appointment and responsibilities, you may be subject to more than one policy. Please review the chart below.
| Policy |
Who does this policy apply to? |
Policy on Outside Activities and
Conflicts of Commitment and Interest
2024 COCI policy web page
2024 COCI policy PDF |
All “Covered Individuals” as defined by the Policy: includes academic professionals, academic hourlies, hourly faculty, postdoctoral associates, and the faculty ranks for professor, associate professor, assistant professor (and all of the foregoing whose appointments contain such terms as “specialized”, "research", "adjunct", “visiting", “teaching”, "clinical", or “emeritus”), instructors, and lecturers. This definition includes retired individuals with active appointments, as well as individuals with 0% unpaid appointments* consistent with those named above who have University Responsibilities involving University research or who have access to University laboratories or equipment for the purpose of research.
*Individuals with 0% unpaid appointments that have University Responsibilities involving only didactic teaching or non-research appointments may be exempted on a year-by-year basis by the Unit Executive Officer (“UEO”) from this Policy’s disclosure requirements. |
Financial Conflicts of Interest in Research
2024 FCOIR policy web page
2024 FCOIR policy PDF |
Investigators - anyone, regardless of title or position, who is responsible for the design, conduct or reporting - on sponsored research awards. This includes principal investigators, co-principal investigators, senior/key personnel and could include graduate students, civil service staff, and consultants (not employed by the University of Illinois). |
Organizational Conflicts of Interest
2024 OCOI policy web page
2024 OCOI policy PDF |
Key Organizational Leaders - administrators at the dean level and above |