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Category I Activities that Trigger COI Emails


This article provides information on which Category I activities trigger an email to your campus COI office/contact. 

Note: COI email notifications may be disabled for some campuses.

An email notification will be sent to your campus COI office/contact when both of the following conditions are met:

  1. Non-US Organization
    The faculty member answers “Yes” to the question: "To the best of your knowledge, is this a non-U.S. organization?"
    AND
  2. One of the Following Category I Activity Types Is Selected:
    • Administration of a grant outside the University
    • Honorary, visiting, adjunct, or other institutional appointment (either compensated or uncompensated) at an institution
    • Talent recruitment programs sponsored by a government agency of a nation other than the United States

When these criteria are met, the system automatically generates an email notification to the designated campus COI contact.

Add activity form with yes selected for the is this a non-us organization

e.g., Email sent to COI office/contact.

COI email for Category I form

Last Modified:2026-02-25 12:45:16.796304-08