Requests from Rhodes Principal Invesitgators
See our checklist to determine if you need approval. If you are unsure if you need approval, please speak with a member of the IRB for clarification.
Requests from non-Rhodes Principal Investigators
The Rhodes IRB will only review protocols that have a Rhodes affiliated Principal Investigator. Studies that make use of Rhodes facilities or involve systematic recruitment of Rhodes students, staff or faculty (through a Rhodes official or any Rhodes sanctioned student organization) for the sake of conducting research (e.g., an internet-based survey) must be approved by the Rhodes IRB. Therefore, investigators unaffiliated with Rhodes College that wish to engage in research with our community members or our facilities must find an appropriate and approved Rhodes Principal Investigator to sponsor the project and submit the IRB application.
Multi-site studies or reviews
Studies involving two or more investigators at different research sites may be approved by the IRB affiliated with either site. Rhodes College IRB is willing to accept the approval of the other college’s IRB if the Reliance Agreement (sometimes called an Individual Investigator Agreement) is completed and submitted by the Rhodes co-PI with the original IRB application submitted to the other site. Please see Reliance on External IRBs for instructions on how to do this. If Rhodes College IRB review is required, all procedures and policies are applicable (e.g., use Rhodes IRB application forms, submit documentation of ethics training for all on-site and off-site research team members, etc.). You may be required to submit a Reliance Agreement to the IRB at the other institution as well. See Rhodes as the Reviewing IRB in a Reliance Agreement for instructions on how to do this.