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University of Sharjah
Research Ethics Committee
Application for Approval of a Project Involving Human Subjects
All sections must be answered. In case a section is not applicable to your research, please write: "Not Applicable"

A1: Application Details

Name

University of Sharjah ID

Project title
Title should be concise and
representative of the proposed study

Project category

Faculty Research Project
This is a Postgraduate Student Research Project (your research must be supervised by a faculty member and must be part of your program’s curriculum)
This is an Undergraduate Student Research Project (your research must be supervised by a faculty member and must be part of your program’s curriculum)
This is Extra-Curricular Student Research Project (your research must be supervised by a faculty member, but is not part of your program’s curriculum)
Others. Please give details

A2: Project funding and duration

Internal funding from the University of Sharjah. Details;

Funding from a national research institute. Details;

Funding from overseas. Details;

This research is self-funded

What is the proposed starting date

What is the expected duration of this research

A3: Applicants’ details
The Research Ethics Committee should make sure that the principal investigator and the co-investigators have the necessary qualifications and expertise to conduct this research. Applicants from outside the University of Sharjah must include their curriculum vitae with their application.

Name of the Principal Investigator.
In case of undergraduate or postgraduate student research projects,
the Principal Investigator will be the supervising faculty member

Academic rank (applicable to faculty members)

College/Institute

Mobile Tel

Names and contact details of the all co-investigators
In case of a single investigator, please re-write the name here

Name	Position	College/Institute	Tel.	Email	Action
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Is this a student research?

Yes
No

Are your research participants vulnerable in any way,
such as children, elderly, economically disadvantaged persons, illiterate
persons or persons with language barriers?

No
Not Applicable - My research does not involve interaction with humans in any way
Yes. Please explain

Does your research involve obtaining samples from humans,
such as blood, saliva, biopsies, scrapping…etc?

No
Yes. Please explain

Does your research involve subjecting participants to radiation,
surgical procedures, medications, or any form of activity that persons are not
normally subjected to?

No
Yes. Please explain

B1: What is your research question(s)?

B2: Briefly outline the background to this research.
You should focus on the rationale behind
doing this research and explain its significance.

B3: What are the general and specific objectives?