Human Subject Compliance

Research projects that use people as subjects must be reviewed by Eastern Washington University's Institutional Review Board. Please read the university's policy on human subjects.

Please turn in your application to the Grants Office in Showalter 210. If your application requires full review (not all applications do) the application submission deadline is 10 working days before the full review meeting. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Sarah Keller, the chair of the IRB, at 359-7039, or Ruth Galm at 359-6567.

Meetings

The Institutional Review Board generally meets monthly. The meeting schedule is determined by  timely applications received for review.

If you have questions about an application or the meeting schedule, please feel free to contact the Grants office at 359-6567.      

SPRING QUARTER MEETINGS:

Friday, April 13 - 1:30 PM , Showalter Hall, Room 201 - Deadline is Wednesday, April 4 at 5:00 PM

Friday, May 11 - 1:30 PM, Showalter Hall, Room 201 - Deadline is May 2, at 5:00 PM

Monday, June 18 - 10:00 AM, Showalter Hall, Room 201 - Deadline is Wednesday, June 6 at 5:00 PM

Assurance for Projects for which IRB is NOT REQUIRED

Under certain conditions classroom research projects and quality improvement/quality assurance (QI/QA) projects undertaken by EWU faculty, staff, and students do not require review and approval by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) for Human Subjects Research. To conduct a project without an IRB review, all of the conditions identified for the type of project to be undertaken must be met. To assure that a project is not subject to IRB review and approval, an Assurance Form must be completed and signed by the person responsible for the project and submitted to the Office of Grant & Research Development (OGRD), Showalter Hall 210, prior to conducting the project. Submit an original and one copy. You can download the form in pdf or Word format below.

ProjectsNotRequiredForm        .pdf   doc

IRB Forms

You can download IRB forms as .pdf and/or Microsoft Word files. Please make sure to include the appropriate number of copies with your applications. Please also obtain all the necessary signatures before submitting the application.

Application and Instructions for Expedited and Full Institutional Review Board Review .doc .pdf

Consent Form Writing Tips .pdf.

Consent Form Template  .pdf .doc

Application and Instructions for Exemption .doc .pdf

Application for Change of Protocol  .doc  .pdf

Renewal of Approval Form  .doc  .pdf

Please return all forms to 210 Showalter Hall, or by mail:

Office of Grant & Research Development
Eastern Washington University
210 Showalter Hall
Cheney, WA 99004