Submit signed copies of all required materials via email to: eiuirb@eiu.edu. While email submission is preferred, unstapled paper forms and materials can be delivered to the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, 1102 Blair Hall during regular business hours.
Once a protocol is received in the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, it will be reviewed within 10 business days. If a protocol is imprecise or is missing information, it will be returned for correction or completion. Review of corrected protocols will be conducted within ten business days of receipt of the corrected protocol.
A guide and tutorial for the application can be accessed at: IRB Protocol Submission Guide and Tutorial. In addition, each section heading within the application has an embedded hyperlink that will direct you to to its corresponding section within this guide.
Reminder: All Investigators and sponsors in a project must complete CITI Training prior to IRB approval.
Informed Consent Letter to Parents Template
When instruction-related research projects involving human subjects are being performed as part of normal course activities, and such projects are not intended to contribute to generalizable knowledge or place the subjects at more than minimal risk, then the instructor should request course certification. Student research projects cannot begin until course certification approval has been received, and students should conduct only the activities approved by the instructor. This form should be submitted every semester by the instructor for each course in which instruction-related research is performed.
This form should only be submitted by an instructor for student class projects and is not submitted as part of an individual research protocol submission.
Form H: Certification of Courses
Include any updated research materials and/or supplemental materials.
Include protocol summary, including approved modifications since last review and/or proposed changes and Informed consent forms, permission forms, and assent forms, if applicable
When required, submit Form G: Completion of Research Activities
Call or e-mail the IRB Chairperson immediately and submit Form F: PI Report of Problems Involving Risk, Adverse Effects, or Noncompliance to the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs within 20 working days.
For additional information and training, visit the IRB Training webpage.