Step 4
Completing the Application
Applications submitted to the IRB require an OSU faculty or staff member as Principal Investigator (PI). Students may also act as principal investigators, but must have a faculty or staff advisor.
Applications are to be submitted via the online system, IRBManager. The applicant should carefully and thoroughly answer all questions on the application form. Most applications that are returned for revisions have incomplete responses. If the research is externally funded, materials submitted must include the funding proposal. The OSU IRB requires documentation of approval from appropriate authorities for research conducted at any location outside of OSU. This should be submitted with the application, prior to approval, and any time a location is added as a modification.
A complete application to the IRB includes the following:
- Completion of required IRB training;
- Documentation of approval from authorities if research is conducted outside OSU;
- Informed consent/assent forms;
- Recruitment materials, script, flyers, letters;
- All instruments (questionnaires, surveys, tests);
- Grant proposal (if for funded research);
- Bio, resume or vitae for all PI (student or faculty) and advisor
IRB Manager Tools
IRB Manager Guidebook- Faculty Role