Download Exempt Screening Application Forms
Exempt Research and IRB Review
NEW! The IRB is now accepting exempt applications by e-mail. Researchers should submit their application using their University of Minnesota e-mail accounts. Secure electronic notification using password protected authentications, have been deemed by the University of Minnesota to constitute a legal signature. If you are a student researcher, please be sure to include your advisor as a carbon copy (Cc) and send your completed applications to: RSPPeRev@umn.edu.
Some minimal risk research is exempt from full IRB review. Exemption waives only the need for full IRB review and does not negate the need for the consent of subjects where applicable.
The authority to determine and confirm exempt status rests with the IRB and not with the investigator nor student advisor. Thus, an Exempt Screening Application Form is required for your exemption to be confirmed and granted by the IRB.
Use the chart below to determine the appropriate form to use when applying for an IRB Exemption.
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Category 1 Form: Investigational Strategies in Educational Setting
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Category 2 Form: Surveys/Interviews, Standard Educational Tests, Observations of Public Behavior
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Category 3 Form: Public Officials, Surveys/Interviews, Educational Tests, Observation of Public Behavior |
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Category 4 Form: Existing Data: Records Review, Pathological Specimens |
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Reserved for Federal Government Research. Not available for local IRB exemptions. |
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Category 6 Form: Food Quality and Consumer Acceptance Studies |
Is your research overlapping more than one category?
Complete the exempt application form where the majority of the research clearly matches. Include description of the additional exempt category research in this application as well.
If the research design overlaps more than two categories or is too complex, it may not qualify as research exempt from full IRB review. (Use the Health & Biological/Medical or Social & Behavioral Sciences Application Form.)
Need help with the application process? see Applying for review
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