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Instructions for completing the International Activity Approval Form

Instructions for completing the international activity approval form:

  1. Read these instructions carefully and completely.  Failure to complete each step may result in delay of your project. 
  2. Please contact the Office of International Compliance for a restricted party screening for all foreign entities (personnel, institution, or organization) that you are collaborating/working with.
  3. Please review UAMS Administrative Guide Policy 4.4.26, Approval and Disclosure of Certain International Activities and Undue Foreign Influence. 
  4. If your project will require shipping materials outside of the US, please obtain approval from the Office of International Compliance via its International Shipping form (https://internationalcompliance.uams.edu/international-shipping/).   
  5. If your project has restrictions on foreign national participation, please contact the Office of International Compliance for further review. (WLAshley@uams.edu)
  6. The sharing of Scientific Data, materials, or funding, outside of UAMS will require a contract with the external entity. Please contact or send any contracts you have received to ResearchContracts@uams.edu for Restricted Party Screening.
  7. Fill out the Transparency in Foreign Investment Certification Form (Act 1020 Certification), provide all relevant documentation and sign.
  8. Obtain approval and signature from your Department Chair on the Transparency in Foreign Investment Certification Form.
  9. After you have obtained approval and signature from your Department Chair, obtain the approval and signature of the Vice Chancellor of Research & Innovation and return the completed Certification form to ResearchContracts@uams.edu.
  10. All agreements entered in your individual capacity with a foreign entity must be approved by the Vice Chancellor of Research & Innovation.  Agreements must be reviewed by the Office of General Counsel.
  11. All agreements between UAMS and a foreign entity where UAMS is a party must be reviewed and approved by the Office of General Counsel. An official signatory must sign on behalf of the UAMS.
  12. Financial interests you have with a foreign entity may also require disclosure under the UAMS Conflict of Interest policy. Please update disclosures with the Conflict-of-Interest Office within thirty (30) days of acquiring a new, reportable interest.