These files may be useful to you if you are submitting a proposal to the IRB or developing written material for your project. Unless otherwise indicated, all files are Microsoft Word documents (.docx). Be aware that these form templates are provided as guidelines only, and you may need to include additional items depending on the nature of your study. Feel free to edit the text as needed, but take care to remove the brackets, quotation marks, and highlighting before you present it to participants.

IRB Checklist ·· Download here (PDF 39KB)

Sample IRB Proposal ·· Download here

Policy on Incentive Payments to Human Subjects – click here

Policy on Research Data Management – click here

Research Data Management and Sharing Plan (RDMS) worksheet – click here

CONSENT FORMS

Consent form template for in-person data collection (experimental, surveys) ·· Download here

Consent form template for online surveys ·· Download here

Consent form addendum for video or audio recordings ·· Download here

Consent form template for parental consent (used when collecting data from minors)·· Download here

Consent requirements when the research involves sensitive topics  – click here

DEBRIEFING FORMS

Debriefing form template ·· Download here

Debriefing form additions for research involving Bates participants where there is a chance the research may cause distress… Download here

Debriefing requirements when the research involves sensitive topics  – click here