Instructions for completing ISEF Forms 5A and 5B

Follow the instructions and download all the required forms listed below complete electronically, print, sign, scan and upload with signatures dated accordingly. Pay attention to the common omissions and/or mistakes listed for each of the forms.

Do not fill the forms on a browser. You must download and then complete electronically.

Form

Must be Dated

Instructions

Common Mistakes

ISEF 5A

Vertebrate Animal

Projects using

vertebrate animals when the experiment is conducted in a Non-Regulated Research Site such as home or school

  • This may be required even when the animal is a family pet

BEFORE Experimentation

Start Date on ISEF Form 1A Item #7

ONLY ONE form per Team.

Email Alisa Wickliff at abwickli@uncc.edu
IMMEDIATELY with a research plan and this form. UNC Charlotte Scientific Review Committee will review this document and determine the level of supervision required for the study.

Based on the UNC Charlotte SRC’s recommendation, Veterinarian or Designated Supervisor or Qualified Scientist MUST check the appropriate boxes in the bottom section

Missing Signature(s) of the Veterinarian or Designated Supervisor or Qualified Scientist

Incorrect Date(s) of Approval – Must be BEFORE start of experimentation date on ISEF Form 1A Item #7

ISEF 5B

Vertebrate Animal

Projects using

vertebrate animals when the experiment is conducted in a Regulated Research Institution

BEFORE Experimentation

Start Date on ISEF Form 1A Item #7

ONLY ONE form per Team.

Signature of the Qualified Scientist/Principal Investigator is REQUIRED

Missing copy of the Regulated Research Institution IACUC Approval.

Incorrect Date(s) of Approval – Must be BEFORE start of experimentation date on ISEF Form 1A Item #7