M-Inform is the university's outside interest disclosure system.
(UMICH uniqname and password required)
See our Outside Interest Disclosure Process webpage for instructions, requirements, and more.
The University of Michigan defines a conflict of interest (COI) as:
U-M follows several federal, state, and University policies and guidelines that govern the disclosure of an outside activity, relationship, or interest ("outside activity"), and the management of personal conflicts of interest (COI) and conflict of commitments (COC) in research. The COI research compliance program provides oversight of, and the procedural structure for, outside activity disclosure, the review of potential conflicts of interest, and the management of identified conflicts in research, sponsored projects, and technology transfer.
U-M Conflict of Interest Committees review the disclosures of outside activities from investigators listed on a U-M proposal application form (PAF) for sponsored research or a sponsored award (AWD) to determine whether an external activity could directly and significantly affect the design, conduct, or reporting of research. If a potential or actual conflict of interest related to the research, sponsored project, or technology transfer is found, the committee works with the individual (and the university regents, when applicable) to eliminate, minimize, or manage the conflict. There are two U-M Research COI Committees:
The goal of a Research COI Committee's conflict of interest review is to ensure that the personal interests of an individual do not unduly influence his/her primary obligations to the science, sponsor, university, colleagues or students.
For purposes of evaluating potential conflicts of interest in research and complying with the U-M COI in Research policy, any U-M faculty member, staff member, or student listed as an investigator on a U-M proposal approval form (PAF) for sponsored funding or a sponsosored award (AWD) must disclose their outside activities at least annually and within 30 days of any change to their outside activities thereafter.
Your school/college/organization may have a unit COI policy that further indicates who is required to disclose outside activities for other unit-level or University considerations in addition to research, such as conflicts of commitment (COC).
If a Research COI Committee determines that a potential or actual conflict of interest exists for one or more of your outside activities, you are expected to:
