BASIC RESEARCH APPROVAL PROCESS
Proponent TEC/CTTE/IBC OVCRE OC
R EC EI VING AN D S C R EE N ING O F P R O P O SA LS EVA LU A TIO N P R O P O ER P R O P O SA L R EVIS IO N T O A P P R O VA L
Approve final list of proposals Issue call for proposal on all
units
Submit proposal to OVCRE
Receives and record incoming proposals
Conduct initial screening by ranking according to priority
Similar to previous or existing project?
Complete deficiencies Proposal
complete?
Check Prior Art Search (PAS) report/ form
Prepare and forward notice of meeting for evaluators and
researchers Receives memo from
OVCRE TEC receives memo from
OVCRE and copy of proposal
Schedule date of evaluation Is there an attached PAS form/report?
Does it comply?
Check if under biological research
Biological research?
Conduct of proposal review
Receives consolidated comments from OVCRE
N N N
Y
Y
Revise proposal(optional)
Y
N Y
Revise proposal to comply
N
Revises and submit detailed proposal to
OVCRE
Receives detailed proposal and check for deficiencies Conceptualization of
Research Proposal
Conduct of Prior Art Search (PAS) with CTTE
Finalization of proposal based on PAS results
CTTE assists proponent in the conduct of PAS
Advise proponent that a similar project exists
Evaluate for compliance to Biosafety Guidelines c/o IBC
Advise proponent to complete deficiencies
Y N
Prepare recommendations and submit to OVCRE
Consolidate comments/
recommendations
Forwards consolidated comments/ recommendations
to proponent
Is the detailed proposal complete?
N
Y
Package final list of proposals for recommendation of
approval by the OC
Inform proponents of approved proposal
