Investigators must submit a disclosure of financial interests other than those included on an external activity request. The CIRB uses this information to maintain Investigators' financial interests profiles in IRAP.
New Investigators - Investigators that are new to UAB or new to their role in research must complete a Disclosure of Financial Interest prior to undertaking any research, even if there are no financial interests to report.
If no interests are disclosed, no further information is necessary unless something changes. If something does change, Investigators have 30 days to disclose the new financial interest.
If interests are disclosed at that time, Investigators must submit another Disclosure of Financial Interests within 30 days of acquiring a new interest or experiencing a change in an interest previously disclosed or annually to re-certify that the disclosed interests are still current.
Current Investigators - All current UAB Investigators currently participating in ongoing research should have already submitted an initial financial interest disclosure. If not, please refer to the above. Otherwise, all current UAB Investigators must submit a Disclosure of Financial Interest within 30 days of acquiring a new interest or experiencing a change in an interest previously disclosed or annually to re-certify that the disclosed interests are still current.
Disclosure of Financial Interests submission instructions for current UAB Faculty/Staff: (All other individuals, please look out for an email from the Office of the CIRB with a paper form and instructions, or contact the Office of the CIRB atThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ).
New Investigators - Investigators that are new to UAB or new to their role in research must complete a Disclosure of Financial Interest prior to undertaking any research, even if there are no financial interests to report.
If no interests are disclosed, no further information is necessary unless something changes. If something does change, Investigators have 30 days to disclose the new financial interest.
If interests are disclosed at that time, Investigators must submit another Disclosure of Financial Interests within 30 days of acquiring a new interest or experiencing a change in an interest previously disclosed or annually to re-certify that the disclosed interests are still current.
Current Investigators - All current UAB Investigators currently participating in ongoing research should have already submitted an initial financial interest disclosure. If not, please refer to the above. Otherwise, all current UAB Investigators must submit a Disclosure of Financial Interest within 30 days of acquiring a new interest or experiencing a change in an interest previously disclosed or annually to re-certify that the disclosed interests are still current.
Disclosure of Financial Interests submission instructions for current UAB Faculty/Staff: (All other individuals, please look out for an email from the Office of the CIRB with a paper form and instructions, or contact the Office of the CIRB at
Below are instructions for completion of the annual disclosure requirement:
The simple four step process should take no longer than five minutes to complete for those who have no financial or foreign interests to disclose or who have already submitted Request for External Activity Approval, Notices of PPSA, and Disclosure of Financial Interest forms as required throughout the year.
- Log into the UAB Forms Dashboard using your Blazer ID and password. Please note the dashboard is only accessible via on-campus network or UAB Secure Access VPN.
- Click on the "Forms Quicklinks" on the upper right menu; select "Forms History;" and review all of the Requests for External Activity Approval forms, Notices of PPSA forms, and Disclosure of Financial Interest forms you submitted covering the previous twelve (12) months.
- If not complete and accurate, submit those respective forms as necessary.
- Once your submissions are complete and accurate (even if you have none), click “Disclosure of Financial Interests [Includes Annual Disclosure]” on the left menu to complete the annual disclosure.
The simple four step process should take no longer than five minutes to complete for those who have no financial or foreign interests to disclose or who have already submitted Request for External Activity Approval, Notices of PPSA, and Disclosure of Financial Interest forms as required throughout the year.