Guidance for Applying to the IRB
Overview of the Full-Committee Review Process
The IRB application process starts with your submission of the
application form, consent forms and other required appendices/materials.
The HRPP staff pre-reviews your application to make sure all of
the necessary materials are there for IRB review. We then send you a letter
with the IRB study number that has been assigned to your study, the committee
number that will review your study, and the date it will do so.
Two weeks after the application deadline the IRB will convene and
make a decision about your application. Seven to ten days after
the meeting you will receive a letter from the HRPP detailing the
outcome of the IRB meeting in regards to your research.
Follow the lifecycle of your study as it
goes through the IRB process
Help Applying for Review
For guidance on the consent process and consent forms, see Consent Process & Forms
Download Application Forms
Guide to the IRB for Social Scientists
 Risks and Wrongs in Social Science Research: An Evaluator's Guide to the IRB (pdf)
by J. Michael Oakes
- IRB basics and background from a social scientist perspective
- How and why evaluation and observational research falls within IRB purview
- Discussion of 3 important issues: Subject Recruitment, Informed Consent, and Confidentiality
- Tips for improving your relationship with IRBs
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