Budget Development and Modification
Build a Strong, Compliant Budget
Learn how to develop a clear, complete, and sponsor-compliant budget that accurately reflects your project’s goals—from personnel costs to special considerations like cost sharing and indirect costs.
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Confidently Manage Your Sponsored Award
Get the tools and guidance you need to manage your award—from setup and compliance to expenditures and modifications—ensuring your project stays on track and in full alignment with sponsor and University requirements.
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Intellectual Property and Industry Collaboration
Explore how Syracuse University’s Office of Technology Transfer protects, licenses, and commercializes faculty discoveries—fostering partnerships between researchers and industry to bring university innovations to the world.
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Please Note: The applications and forms shown below are updated on a regular basis. Please download a new copy each time you use them to ensure you are using the most current version.
- IRB Exempt Application *Updated* 7/13/26
- Expedited-Full Board Application *Updated* 2/26/26 [Must use updated consent form templates – *See Below*]
- IRB Amendment Request Form *Updated* 9/24/21
- Continuing Renewal Form *Updated* 7/1/25 [Document for Studies approved prior to 2019]
- Annual Status Report *Updated* 4/8/26 [Document for Studies approved after 2019]
Please Note: Only use these forms if corresponding field is checked in Section 7 of the IRB Application.
Ensuring the Ethical Conduct of Human Subjects Research
Learn how Syracuse University’s Human Research Protections Program and Institutional Review Board (IRB) support researchers in conducting safe, ethical, and compliant studies that uphold the highest standards of integrity and participant protection.
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(Updated 6/24) – All new protocol submissions should be completed using this form. Please contact David Carnes at dbcarnes@syr.edu or (315) 443-1690 with any questions regarding submission of a new animal research protocol.
Please note: Only use these forms if corresponding field is checked in the IACUC Live Animal Application AND if your existing animal research protocol has not been transitioned to Cayuse Animal Oversight.
- SECTION A Breeding Colonies[WORD]
- SECTION B Surgical Procedures[WORD]
- SECTION C Wildlife Field Research[WORD]
- SECTION D Food Fluid Restriction[WORD]
- SECTION E Hazardous Materials[WORD]
- SECTION F Antibody Ascites Production[WORD]
- SECTION G Physical Restraint[WORD]
- SECTION H Category E [WORD]
- SECTION I Death as an Endpoint[WORD]
- Non-Pharmaceutical Grade Drug Form
Helpful article link: Writing clear animal activity proposals
IACUC Training Documentation Form[WORD] -REQUIRED: Keep this form in the lab. Each personnel member listed on the protocol MUST maintain a training documentation form that is kept up to date. All records must be kept for 3 years after completion of a protocol.
IACUC Protocol Amendment Form[WORD] – PIs (Principal Investigators) or lab members may use this form to request changes to an active IACUC protocol. If a lab member submits the form, the PI MUST be CC’d on the email. Examples: Adding new personnel, changing drugs, requesting additional animals, using new animal ID methods, doing procedures in a new room not listed on the protocol. Please only use this form if your existing animal research protocol has not been transitioned to Cayuse Animal Oversight. If you are not sure if an amendment is required, please ask. Email (dbcarnes@syr.edu), call, or visit the IACUC Administrator office.
What happens next? This depends on how the changes requested are classified. The majority of amendments are reviewed and a decision returned in less than 10 business days. Some require review at a Full Committee Meeting. You will be notified about the process for each type of review.
*UPDATED 6/14/18- Email submission is now available! Reminder: DO NOT send the completed form to your lab, the IACUC, or ORIP. Only send the form to the health professional identified in the form. Your lab and ORIP (Office of Research Integrity and Protections) will automatically receive health form approval notification and any requirements (ex: N95 Mask). Private health information is never shared with labs or ORIP.
SU Student animal health form [WORD] Undergraduate, Graduate, PhD Candidate: MUST BE enrolled at SU. Submit this form to the SU health office via email (hmazzoni@syr.edu), campus mail, or drop off. Do NOT send a copy to your professor or LAR. It is your private information.
NON-Student animal health form WORD– Faculty, Staff, Non-Student Research Assistants: (anyone NOT enrolled at SU) Submit this form to Dr. David Seeley at WellNow Occupational Medicine – IMA via email or drop off at address listed on form.
Animal Parts or Products Protocol Form[WORD] – Use this form to request approval to use any animal parts or products. Typically, these are approved administratively by the Attending Veterinarian within 5-10 business days. Some may be differed to Full Committee Review by the IACUC. Please plan accordingly.
Guidance for Ethical and Compliant Animal Research
The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) provides oversight, review, and training to ensure all animal research and teaching at Syracuse University meets ethical standards and complies with federal, state, and institutional regulations.
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The PAF is the internal document that summarizes your proposal - period of performance, key personnel effort, budget, cost share, and certifications - and routes it for required approvals. The PAF must be approved by all required signers by your submission deadline, so begin it early.
Find everything you need to prepare and submit a sponsored project proposal, including submission timelines, internal deadlines, required approvals, electronic submission systems, and compliance requirements.
Submit a ProposalWorking with External Parties
Find guidance for managing sponsored awards, including financial oversight, compliance requirements, reporting responsibilities, post-award administration, and support from OSP and Sponsored Accounting.