There are times when a project is not sufficiently advanced for an investigator to submit an application for UCRIHS review and approval (usually because he or she has not yet developed the research instruments and/or detailed procedures). Nevertheless, the investigator might need UCRIHS approval to open an account through the Office of Contracts and Grants Administration to purchase supplies, to employ a graduate student or to apply for a grant. In such cases, the investigator may write to the UCRIHS Chair and request preliminary approval for the project. The request must have the following information in it.
1. Name and faculty/staff or student identification number(s) of responsible project investigators2. Addresses and phone numbers for all investigators
3. Project title
4. Funding source, if any
5. Contracts and Grants application number and name of the MSU Contracts & Grants officer assigned to the project, if applicable
6. Brief description of proposed human subjects activities (e.g., survey, venipuncture etc.)
7. The reason for requesting preliminary (rather than full) approval
8. Date by which the investigator(s) plans to submit a complete UCRIHS application for review
9. A formal signed written commitment that no data will be collected from human subjects prior to UCRIHS review and full approval of the project
When such a request is received, UCRIHS will assign the request an IRB log number and send the request out for review. Should the request be satisfactory, UCRIHS will issue a preliminary approval letter. Preliminary approval from UCRIHS will allow investigators to open their Contracts and Grants account and spend funds for certain purposes. Preliminary approval is authorization to develop the study instruments and procedures but not to contact human subjects or to collect data from them. After the investigator(s) develops the instruments and procedures and prior to use, the investigator must seek full UCRIHS approval.
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