Institutional Review Board
Activities Requiring Protocols
All Human Subjects Research conducted by faculty, students and staff of Montana State University must be approved by the Institutional Review Board. This requirement applies to unfunded research, research funded by the federal government, and research funded by other sources.
| Full Committee Review Protocol Due Date | IRB Meeting Date |
|---|---|
| Friday, December 22, 2023 | Tuesday, January 9, 2024 |
| Wednesday, January 24, 2024 |
Tuesday, February 6, 2024 Committee Did Not Convene |
| Wednesday, February 21, 2024 | Wednesday, March 6, 2024 |
| Wednesday, March 20, 2024 | Wednesday, April 3, 2024 |
| Wednesday, April 17, 2024 | Wednesday, May 1, 2024 |
| Wednesday, May 22, 2024 | Wednesday, June 5, 2024 |
| n/a | No July convened meeting |
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 | Wednesday, August 7, 2024 |
Committee Duties
The Institutional Review Board will have authority to approve, require revisions to, or disapprove human subject research. For a proposal to be approved, the benefits must outweigh the risks to the subjects, conform to the ethical principles in the Belmont Report, and include appropriate methods for obtaining informed consent from the subjects.