Instructions for Laboratories

Educational Assignments, Visiting Scientists and Other Research Activities

*All individuals participating in Educational Assignments or other programs and events in-person at the University of Chicago are expected to comply with current COVID-19 health requirements. Visit https://goforward.uchicago.edu/ for current guidance. 

To apply for an Educational Assignment, please complete the relevant forms below.

All students (external and UChicago) participating in programs that are not registered via University Registrar are required to complete the Educational Assignment forms. This allows Employee & Labor Relations and the Office of Research Safety to track presence, location, assess and record individual training, ensure compliance of laboratories, collect the risk & liability waiver, and other relevant information for safety and/or metrics purposes in adherence to the multiple University policies listed below. All students and visitors on campus must follow the COVID-19 guidelines as outlined on the UChicago GoForward website.

FOR QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT THE ORS ADMINISTRATOR *

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Forms for Students:

Forms for Visiting Researchers:

Please note, all proposals must first be sent to elrelations@uchicago.edu to initiate the process and obtain Human Resources approval first.

Additional approvals may be required:

  • Approval is required by the Office of Research Safety (ORS) if visitor will enter areas where lab-based activities occur (i.e., academic/teaching labs and research labs with chemical, biological, radiological, and/or other physical hazards are present). 
  • Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) will review activities which are not related to lab-based activities but include hazards (i.e., wood shops, art/theater shops, maintenance shops, and fabrication labs not directly associated with a PI/research).
  • All activities involving minors on campus should be reviewed by Risk Management.

Other Resources:

Relevant Policies: