SOMREC

Masters’ students

• Signed proposal by the applicant (PI) and supervisors
• Clearance letter from the Head of Department.
• Signed Minutes of the Departmental Proposal presentation meeting
• Curriculum Vitae (CV) for both the applicant (PI) and supervisors
• Informed Consent form (SOMREC format) if applicable
• Data collection tools
• Proof of Payment (SOMREC fees)
• Valid Certificate in Human Subject Protection (HSP)/Research Ethics/Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
• Admission letter
• Work plan
• Study Budget
• Plagiarism report
• COVID-19/Ebola Risk Management Plan (If applicable)
• Community Engagement Plan (If applicable)
• A clearance letter from the primary holder of data if it is a retrospective study even when the data holder is part of the supervisory team
• Start the application process at the NRIMS portal 🗗

PhD Students

• Clearance letter from the Head of Department clearly stating your supervisors and Doctoral committee members
• Signed Minutes of the Departmental Proposal presentation meeting
• Curriculum Vitae (CV) for both the applicant (PI) and supervisors
• Informed Consent form (SOMREC format) if applicable
• Signed proposal by the applicant (PI) and supervisors
• Data collection tools
• Proof of Payment (SOMREC fees)
• Valid Certificate in Human Subject Protection (HSP)/Research Ethics/Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
• Admission letter
• Work plan
• Study Budget
• Plagiarism report
• COVID-19/Ebola Risk Management Plan (If applicable)
• Community Engagement Plan (If applicable)
• Dissemination plan
• A clearance letter from the primary holder of data if applicable even when the data holder is part of the supervisory team
• Start the application process at the NRIMS portal 🗗

Staff/Faculty/Non-staff requirements

• Signed proposal
• Data collection tools
• Curriculum Vitae (CV) for both local and international PI’s including Co-PI’s
• Valid Certificate in Human Subject Protection (HSP)/Research Ethics/Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
• Informed consent forms (SOMREC format)
• Proof of payment
• Investigator’s brochure (for randomized controlled trial (RCT))
• A complete Clinical Trial checklist (RCT)
• COVID-19/Ebola Risk Management Plan
• Community Engagement Plan
• Dissemination Plan
• Statistical Plan (RCT)
• DSMB Charter (RCT)
• MTA if the study involves shipping of samples
• Data sharing agreement and Data sharing plan
• Budget
• Workplan
• A clearance letter from the primary holder of data if it is a retrospective study even when the data holder is a co-investigator
• Start the application process at the NRIMS portal 🗗

• Clean copies of all revised documents submitted for review
• Copies with track changes of all revised documents
• Rebuttal letter (tabular format with IRB comment, Response and page number (reference))
• Letter with comments from the REC
• File name should match the content in the attachments
• All research related documents should be attached independently on  NRIMS system
• Attach a letter from the primary supervisor confirming to have read through the revised proposal (Masters’ students)

• Cover letter (signed by the PI)
• Form 103.
• Tracked copy for proposal, data collection tool and Informed consent form.
• Clean copy for proposal, data collection tool and Informed consent form.
• Initial approval letter.
• Clearance from the primary supervisor(s) (Applicable to Masters’ and PhD Students)
• Proof of payment (PhD Students, staff/faculty and Collaborators)
• Submit through NRIMS portal 🗗 and a copy of the submission should be sent to rresearch9@gmail.com

• Cover letter (signed by the PI).
• Form 102.
• Progress report.
• Initial approval letter.
• Initial approved study.
• Initial Informed consent forms.
• Approved data collection tools.
• Proof of payment (PhD Students, staff/faculty and Collaborators).
• Submit through NRIMS portal 🗗 and a copy of the submission should be sent to rresearch9@gmail.com.