Additional commitments and certain financial interests must be disclosed to Virginia Tech using the Disclosure and Management System, which is the university’s centralized system administered by the Research Conflict of Interest Program. The system is designed to be intuitive, with the landing page helping the employee decide the type of disclosure to submit. Additionally, there are user guides for disclosers and approvers of external commitment disclosures. Note that disclosure requirements are streamlined across types of disclosure, which means disclosure in the Disclosure and Management System is required on an initial and annual basis and must be updated within 30 days of any changes (e.g., when financial interests change). The Conflicts of Interest and Commitment website is a centralized resource for financial interest and additional commitment disclosures.

For more information please contact the Research Conflict of Interest Program at coi@vt.edu