Financial or Business Interests

In direct relation to financial or business interests, you might ask the following questions to the faculty member:

- Do they and/or an immediate family member have an aggregated equity interest in a business representing ownership of 5 percent or more, or a value of $10,000 or more?
- Do they and/or an immediate family member expect to receive an aggregated annual income of at least $10,000 from an external business?
- Do they receive research support (sponsored research or a contribution) from a business in which they or an immediate family member serve on the Board of Directors or advisory board?
- Do they or an immediate family member hold an executive position in a business engaged in commercial or research activities directly related to University responsibilities?
- Have they received contributions of greater than $1,000 per year from a business in which they have a financial interest?

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