Internal Procedures, Forms & Policies 

• ePAR - AIS's online electronic Proposal Approval Record
       DCG's interactive (iPDF) PAR (3 versions)
      
  System Questions? Contact the AIS User Support Group for technical assistance (i.e., can not view the pdf document, ePAR print problems, unable to login   to a saved ePAR, etc). The telephone number is (213) 740-5857. Email support may be obtained by sending a message to AIS_Helpdesk@fismaster.usc.edu.
  
  Administrative assistance with data entry (i.e., confirmation of F&A/Fringe Benefit rates, questions concerning required information on the ePAR, etc.) can be obtained by contacting the Department of Contracts and Grants at (213) 740-7762/UPC - (323) 442-2401/HSC or by sending a message to DCG's ePAR Administrator, contracts@usc.edu.
  

  
  
  

• Statement of Outside Interests
• USC Conflict of Interest in Research 
        <> Conflict of Interest in Research: Policy and Procedure
        <> Conflict of Interest and Ethics
   
• Human and Animal Subjects
        <> HSC IRB
        <> UPC IRB
  Beginning July 1, 2005 any new research study submissions to the IRB (exempt, expedited, and full-board) must be submitted using the iStar system. Details on obtaining an account, training, and resources for the application are available on the iStar website ( http://istar-chla.usc.edu ).  iStar Help Desk- istar@usc.edu
   
• Certification of Unavailability of US Air Carriers
• General rules of Unavailability
   
• Independent Contractor Agreement (this replaces the Consultant Agreement)
   
• Note about Gifts/Grants
   
• Official Statement Relinquishing Interests and Rights in a Research Grant
         Word               Acrobat
   
• Sponsored Projects Manual (Removed for updating)
   
• Unobligated Balance on a Fixed Price Contract 
   
• Research Agreement
• USC-A133 Rpt-2007 combined