• Application Form
  Note: This form is an interactive PDF. To complete the entire form with signatures, the user must have the full version of Adobe Acrobat, not just Acrobat Reader. The form can be completed without signatures, printed, and signed manually by users of Acrobat Reader. Signatures are required on all applications. A current Curriculum Vita or résumé must accompany the form, along with a copy of recent research from a juried or peer reviewed publication. MTI encourages electronic submission, if all required signatures and documents are included.
    Research Associate Application
   
• Research Associate Bylaws
  Submission of an application includes acceptance of these Bylaws. 
    Research Associate Bylaws

Research Project Forms

• MTI Invoice
  This form is for all vendors, including editors, non-CSU faculty serving as RAs or peer reviewers, and others billing us who are not being paid as SJSU or CSU employees who are in the payroll system and use timesheets. If the individual or business has a personal invoice form, they are welcome to use that form, as long as it allows for the same level of detail and includes the information we need. 
    MTI Invoice
   
• Invoice Detail Sheet
  Independent Contractors: The Invoice Detail Sheet must be completed and submitted with each invoice. Claims for reimbursement should also be detailed on the sheet to back up the total claimed on the invoice. Attach copies of receipts. 
  
  CSU Faculty: The Invoice Detail Sheet must be completed and submitted with each timesheet. Claims for reimbursement should be detailed on the sheet; attach original receipts. 
    Invoice Detail Sheet
   
• Project Status Sheet
  Principal Investigators submit this form each month from project inception to submittal of a draft report to MTI.
    Project Status Sheet 
   
• MTI Report Guide (Revised January 29, 2007)
  Any Research Associate or Student Research Assistant preparing content for a research report should refer to this guide for questions of format and style before writing. The file should be checked periodically for updates and changes, especially before submitting a draft report.
    MTI Report Guide
    
• Publishing Research in Journals
  MTI strongly encourages publication of articles based on the research we sponsor. To assist authors in identifying juried journals that might be interested in such articles, we compiled a spreadsheet with helpful information. The work was completed in the spring of 2005. Please let us know at mti@mti.sjsu.edu of any errors or omissions. 
    Journal Spreadsheet

How to Use These Forms

An icon next to the link designates the PDF or  Excel files used by Research Associates.

• PDF files require Adobe Acrobat Reader version 4.0+ to view and print documents. This is free software available at http://www.adobe.com. 
   
• Interactive PDF files require Adobe Acrobat 5.0+, available from Adobe. Acrobat Reader is not sufficient to utilize the full range of interactive features. Signed interactive forms can be e-mailed to MTI. 
   
• Excel files can be saved to user’s hard drive for completion using Excel, or can be printed and completed manually. Electronic forms are encouraged, and can be delivered by e-mail.