Federal regulation and UNH policy require that (1) all UNH research activities proposing to involve human subjects must be reviewed and receive written, unconditional approval from the UNH Institutional Review Board (IRB) for the Protection of Human Subjects in Research before commencing; (2) all research, teaching/instruction, and testing activities involving the care and/or use of vertebrate animals must be reviewed by and receive approval from the UNH Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) before commencing; and (3) all research and teaching/instruction actvities comply with all federal, state and local regulations and guidelines applicable to biohazardous materials.

A financial conflict of interest in research exists when an individual (or his/her immediate family) has a financial interest that affects, is affected by, or has the potential to affect or be affected by, the individual’s research activities. 

Effort certification is the mechanism used to verify that salaries and wages charged to each sponsored agreement are reasonable in relation to the actual work performed.

Cost sharing is the portion of project costs not reimbursed by the sponsor and may be in the form of cash or in-kind contributions. In a proposal, cost sharing may be offered in response to a requirement from the sponsor (i.e., “mandatory cost sharing”) or may be offered voluntarily (i.e., “voluntary cost sharing”).  Cost sharing is most commonly required under federally-sourced grants.