Before submitting the form:
- Review the guidance for establishing a new center or institute:
- Download and complete the budget template:
- Document
- ABOR Request to Establish a New Academic Organizational Unit:
- View PDF Preview of the web form before you begin:
- Ensure that an appropriate approver (chair, department head, director) approves of and has viewed or understands the contents of this application
- The items listed below must be uploaded at the time of application. Please apply when all documents have been created and support letters (one from CAUA and at least two additional ones) are in hand.
- Organizational chart for the proposed CI (Word, Excel, PPT, PDF, or Image file)
- Budget using Budget Template
- Letter of support from CAUA
- At least 2 additional letters of Support (Word, PDF, or Image file)
- ABOR Request to Establish a New Academic Organizational Unit
Questions? Email Jennise Taylor
- To request renaming of of an existing CI, please complete this rename request form and email it to Jennise Taylor.
- Document
- To request disestablishment of an existing CI, please complete this disestablishment request form and email it to Jennise Taylor.
- To request to transfer an existing CI from one unit to another, please complete this transfer request form and email it to Jennise Taylor.
- For periodic review, please see the documents for both AUCIs and University-Wide CIs below, and/or email Jennise Taylor.
Periodic Review and Reauthorization of Academic Unit Institutes/centers (AU I/C)
Guidance Document
Updated 4/2024
Periodic Review and Reauthorization of Academic Unit
Self-Study Report Sample Outline
Updated 9/2023
Updated 8/2024
University Wide Institute/Center Periodic Review
Updated 9/2025
Updated 8/2023
Updated 9/2025