In accord with the University of North Carolina Board of Governor’s Policy on External Professional Activities for Pay by Faculty and Non-Faculty EPA Employees, all EPA Faculty and EPA non-Faculty employees of the University are required to receive approval in advance of engaging in external professional activities for pay (except for contract employees performing external professional activities for pay entirely outside the months of their University contract employment).

At the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, External Professional Activities for Pay requests must be submitted on-line: https://cfx.research.unc.edu/epap/ (Paper forms will only be accepted with special approval.  If you need to submit paper forms, please contact the Research Compliance Program for more information.)

The link below is to the University of North Carolina General Administration's Policy 300.2.2 on Conflicts of Interest and Commitment Affecting Faculty and Non-Faculty EPA Employees. Section II of that Policy includes provisions governing External Professional Activities of Faculty and EPA Non-Faculty Employees.

University of North Carolina General Administration's Policy 300.2.2: Conflicts of Interest and Commitment Affecting Faculty and Non-Faculty EPA Employees

For information on appealing a disapproved EPAP request, or for the regulations on filing reports of External Professional Activities for Pay as required by the UNC General Administration Policy listed above, please see the Regulations on External Professional Activities for Pay by Faculty and Non-Faculty EPA Employees http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/legal/policymanual/300.2.2.1%5BR%5D.pdf.

UNC-Chapel Hill has its own Policy on Individual Conflicts of Interest and Commitment, (http://www.unc.edu/campus/policies/IndividualsCOIPolicy.pdf) which is based on and references the above regulations.  UNC-Chapel Hill faculty and staff can consult this policy for additional guidance information on the disclosure of potential conflicts of commitment.