Skip to main content
MIT Conflict of Interest Policies
MIT Office of the Vice President for Research

Main navigation

  • Overview
  • Financial COI in Research
    • Policy
    • Community COI Portal
    • Sponsor-Specific Guidance
    • FCOI Public Information Request Form
  • Conflicts of Commitment (COC, OPA)
    • COC Guidance
    • OPA Guidance
  • Using MyCOI-OPA+
    • Launch MyCOI-OPA+
    • FCOI Disclosures
    • OPA Disclosures
    • FCOI vs. OPA Disclosures: What Is the Difference?
    • MyCOI-OPA+ Resources
    • FCOI Disclosure Expiration Reports
  • Contact Us
Print/Save to PDF

Breadcrumb

  1. Home
  2. Conflicts of Commitment
  3. Conflict of Commitment Guidance
  4. How to Comply – Conflict of Commitment Guidance

How to Comply – Conflict of Commitment Guidance

  1. Permitted Time Limits
  2. Separate and Distinct
  3. Guidance, Review and Approval Process
  4. Use of MIT Resources, Name, Logo, Letterhead
  5. Roles without Permitted Time

Updated August 2025

Sidebar

  • COC Guidance
    • Policy Statement
    • Definitions
    • Guiding Principles
    • How to Comply
      • 1. Permitted Time Limits
      • 2. Separate and Distinct
      • 3. Guidance, Review and Approval Process
      • 4. Use of MIT Resources, Name, Logo, Letterhead
      • 5. Roles without Permitted Time
    • Disciplinary Action
    • Examples
  • OPA Guidance

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT Conflict of Interest Policies

77 Massachusetts Avenue, Bldg. NE 18-901 
Cambridge, MA 02139

For questions, email coi-help@mit.edu
Privacy Statement
Accessibility Statement

  • Overview
  • Financial COI in Research
    • Policy
      • Policy Statement
      • Definitions
      • Guiding Principles
      • Application of Guiding Principles
      • Disclosure Requirements
      • Review, Evaluation and Resolution
      • Disclosure to Third Parties
      • Disciplinary Action
      • Record Retention
      • PHS Addendum
      • Summary of Updates to the MIT Policies and Procedures on Conflicts of Interest in Research
      • Trigger Points
    • Community COI Portal
      • SBIR/STTR Awards
    • Sponsor-Specific Guidance
      • CITI Training
    • FCOI Public Information Request Form
  • Conflicts of Commitment (COC, OPA)
    • COC Guidance
      • Policy Statement
      • Definitions
      • Guiding Principles
      • How to Comply
        • 1. Permitted Time Limits
        • 2. Separate and Distinct
        • 3. Guidance, Review and Approval Process
        • 4. Use of MIT Resources, Name, Logo, Letterhead
        • 5. Roles without Permitted Time
      • Disciplinary Action
      • Examples
    • OPA Guidance
  • Using MyCOI-OPA+
    • Launch MyCOI-OPA+
    • FCOI Disclosures
    • OPA Disclosures
    • FCOI vs. OPA Disclosures: What Is the Difference?
    • MyCOI-OPA+ Resources
      • FAQs
        • FCOI Disclosures
        • OPA Disclosures
        • Travel Disclosures
        • Troubleshooting MyCOI-OPA+
    • FCOI Disclosure Expiration Reports
  • Contact Us