Disclosure of travel is only required by certain external sponsors as follows:
If you are participating in research funded by PHS entities:
According to PHS regulations, the occurrence of any travel paid by a third party related to the investigator's institutional responsibilities is considered a significant financial interest and is disclosable.
Third party paid travel means:
- Third party directly pays in whole or in part for travel on your behalf
- You pay for travel and third party reimburses you in whole or in part
- University of Idaho (UI) pays in whole or in part for travel and the third party reimburses UI
PHS regulations require you to disclose travel paid by:
- External professional organizations and societies;
- Academic journals and publishing companies; and
- ANY travel reimbursed or sponsored by a foreign institution of higher education or the government of another country.
PHS regulations consider travel paid by the following types of entities to be non-disclosable:
- Paid by UI or funded by a sponsored award to UI;
- U.S. Federal, state or local government agencies;
- U.S. Institutions of higher education or U.S. research institutes; and
- U.S. academic teaching hospitals or U.S. medical centers that are affiliated with U.S. Institutions of higher education.
If you are participating in research funded by NSF:
You are not required to disclose travel expenses.
You are required to disclose travel paid by:
- External professional organizations and societies;
- Academic journals and publishing companies; and
- ANY travel reimbursed or sponsored by a foreign Institution of higher education or the government of another country.