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Forms, Templates, Samples, and Other Resources

Determination Form

  • Determination form: Use this form if you’d like help determining whether your project constitutes “human subjects’ research” and therefore requires IRB review.
  • PDF preview: This document provides a preview of all of the questions you can expect to see in the Determination form.

New IRB Application

  • New IRB Application form: If your project does constitute "human subjects' research", it must undergo ethical review by our board. Please use this form to submit all relevant information and documentation, and allow at least 5 business days for the IRB to respond to your application. If your project poses greater than minimal risk, review may take up to 20 business days. 
  • PDF preview: This document provides a preview of all of the questions you can expect to see on the New IRB Application form.
  • Editable preview: This document is an editable version of the document above. You may wish to use this to draft and save your responses in advance of completing the New IRB Application form itself.

Amendment to a Previously-Approved IRB Protocol

  • Amendment form: Use this form if you expect your already-approved project to require any substantial changes. Examples of “substantial changes” include adding new investigators to the project, changes to research and/or recruitment procedures, and changes to recruitment materials, among others.
  • PDF preview: This document provides a preview of all of the questions you can expect to see on the Amendment form.

Renewal of a Previously-Approved IRB Protocol

  • Renewal form: Use this form if your already-approved project requires an extension beyond its originally-stated end date. You may need an extension if you anticipate collecting more data or continuing to analyze data generated from your project.
  • PDF preview: This document provides a preview of all of the questions you can expect to see on the Renewal form.

Informed Consent Form

  • Guidelines: Refer to this document for general guidelines of what is required to appear within the Informed Consent Form.
  • Sample: This document provides a sample that you may wish to refer to when building your own Informed Consent Document.
  • Template: This document serves as an editable template. Be sure to edit all appropriate areas to be specific to your project.

Information Sheet

  • Guidelines: Refer to this document for general guidelines of what is required to appear within the Information Sheet.
  • Sample: This document provides a sample that you may wish to refer to when building your own Information Sheet.
  • Template: This document serves as an editable template. Be sure to edit all appropriate areas to be specific to your project.

Signature Page

  • Signature page: All investigators involved with a given research project are required to sign this document and attach it to the New IRB Application form. This includes faculty members supervising projects and all students involved. You may wish to refer to the Terms and Definitions webpage for more details about who is considered an "investigator".

CITI Training Website

  • All investigators involved with a given research project are required to complete training in the ethical treatment of human subjects, which must be attached to the New IRB Application form. This includes faculty members supervising projects and all students involved. You may wish to refer to the Terms and Definitions webpage for more details about who is considered an "investigator".
  • Register or log-in to CITI
  • More information can be found on the IRB Training webpage.

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