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 EVALUATION PROPER 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 to TEC invitation to review proposals TEC receives copy of proposal
and evaluation form
Is there an attached PAS form/report?
Does it comply?
Check if under biological research
Biological research?
Receives consolidated comments from OVCRE
N N
N
Y
Y Revise proposal
(optional)
Y
N Y
Revise proposal to comply
N
Revises and submit proposal to OVCRE
Receives and forward revised proposal to TEC 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
Consolidates comments/
recommendations
Forward consolidated comments/recommendations
to proponent
Are the comments/
recommendations addressed?
N
Y
Package final list of proposals for recommendation of
approval by the OC
Inform proponents of approved proposal
Accept invitation?
Y
N
Identify new TEC to review the proposal
TEC receives copy of revised proposal
