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
Institutional Review Board
Attn: Tobie Gordon Academic Support Services Pettengill Hall, Room 353 Lewiston, Maine 04240