To ensure that your application is complete and ready to be reviewed, please verify that you have included all information necessary for an IRB reviewer.

1. Investigator Information

  • Name of all investigators, including the Principal Investigator (person responsible for the project)
  • Campus
  • College
  • Faculty/Student/Staff-Admin
  • Degree Level (For students, the degree program you are working on. For faculty, level of degree.)
  • Date of Start of Research (No data can be collected prior to IRB approval)
  • Type of Project (survey, interviews, etc.)
  • Title of the Project (Keep consistent in all documents)
  • Funded? (IGNITE, FIRST Program, NSF, etc.)

2. Questions to Be Answered

  • Background and Purpose
  • Estimated Amount of Time Needed From a Participant
  • Design, Procedures and Methods
  • Measures and Data to be Collected
  • Participant Population and Recruitment Procedures
  • Risks and/or Discomforts
  • Benefits
  • Informed Consent Form (ICF)
  • Confidentiality of Records/Data and Privacy
  • Economic Considerations/Incentives

3. Informed Consent Form (ICF)

  • See the Obtaining Participant Consent document and view examples on the Participant Recruitment and Consent page
  • Explain why you are doing this research (purpose), what will happen during the study and how long it may take to complete the study
  • Detail any risk(s) associated with the study
  • Explain the benefits of the study to the participant (if any) and to others
  • Explain how records/data will be kept confidential and whether or not data will be used in future studies
  • Include whether or not the participant will be compensated, and if so, how
  • Provide a point of contact for additional information about the study
  • Inform participant that he/she is a volunteer and may quit at any time without penalty, and explain what will happen to data collected if a participant stops participating prior to completion of the study
  • Provide a place for the participant to agree to participate either by checking agree for an anonymous survey or providing a place for a participant to sign in agreement to participate
  • Include the eligibility requirements and a place for the participant to verify that they meet those requirements
  • Include a Parental Consent Form and Child Assent Form for research using minors

4. Supporting Materials Are Uploaded

  • Recruitment materials, including email verbiage, flyers, posters, etc.
  • Survey or questionnaire
  • Script or questions for interview
  • Any other documents that the participant will receive or was mentioned in the application