application before sending their application to the IRB.
The IRB will review the possible risks to clients, adequate protection of client confidentiality, and other ethical issues as they relate to the project. All students need to submit an application to the IRB, regardless of research design, and IRB approval is required before data collection can begin. Timeline for IRB Review Proposals are reviewed at the NLU IRB on a rolling basis, and turnaround time varies according to several factors, including the time of year and number of applications in review. While the IRB usually turns applications around in 1-2 weeks, students should allow for at least 30 days for review.
Important: All students must submit an application to the IRB. The IRB may take 30 days to review applications, and students must obtain their chair’s approval before submitting an application. Students should budget time accordingly.
What to Submit to the IRB The IRB's primary concern is the potential risk—physical, emotional, or other—to participants, as well as the protection of participant rights. Thus, the IRB must have enough information about the interactions with the participants to evaluate the risks of participation. Thus, students must make sure all relevant documents are included in the IRB applications. Students will submit: 1. CITI Certificate: A course in the Protection of Human Subjects in Research is provided by the Collaborative IRB Training Initiative (CITI). All students conducting research must complete the course and provide their certificate with the IRB application. Access to the course is provided through the IRB webpage. 2. NLU IRB Application Form (for Student Research): The form must be typed and signed by the chair. On the application, the student will note whether the application is an Exempt, Expedited, or Full Application. For guidelines on the differences between these, please see the IRB’s Decision Guide. 3. IRB application narrative: The application narrative includes research purpose, participants, recruitment, data collection, risks and benefits, consent/assent, and conflicts of interest. For details, see page 4 of the application form. Students will submit their application narrative as a Word document. • Note: The IRB does not accept the full Research Proposal; students must complete the narrative application. 4. Data collection documents: As is relevant, these include recruitment flyers, posting for listservs /social media, copies of all surveys/ questionnaires/measures, consent/assent forms, and any other documents to be used in the inquiry; please provide translations when appropriate. • All recruitment materials (e.g., letter, requests to post on list serves, social media postings, flyers) should include the title of the study, a brief (one sentence of phrase) description of the topic, a brief description of any inclusionary criteria, and the student’s name/affiliation/status. Students should also include a brief statement describing the study’s purpose. • Sample Recruitment letters can be found in the Microsoft Teams ISPP Student
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