What is a Financial Interest?

A financial interest exists when any UCF employee has a monetary or other value-based relationship with a party with which the UCF is doing business. This can include, but is not limited to:

• Salary or other payments for services, consulting fees, honoraria, reimbursements of expenses, dividends, or any other payments or consideration;
• Equity interests (stocks, stock options, or other ownership interests);
• Intellectual property rights (patents, copyrights, royalties).