Institutional Review Board

IRB Submission Deadlines and Meeting Schedules

NOTE: Submission deadlines only pertain to submissions that require review by the full board. All other submissions are reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis.

There are three UH internal Institutional Review Boards (IRB). The submission deadlines pertain to all three IRBs; however, each IRB has their own meeting schedule for the year. See the schedules below or download the 2020 Calendar.

Submission Deadlines

2020	PROTOCOL DUE DATE
JANUARY	December 3
FEBRUARY	February 3
MARCH	March 2
APRIL	April 1
MAY	May 1
JUNE	June 1
JULY	July 1
AUGUST	August 3
SEPTEMBER	September 1
OCTOBER	October 1
NOVEMBER	November 2
DECEMBER	November 30

Biomedical IRB Meeting Schedule

Clinical research protocols and related research projects, including clinical trials that evaluate investigational drugs and devices or medical procedures. (IORG #00000279)

January 15
February 19
March 18
April 15
May 20
June 17
July 15
August 19
September 16
October 21
November 18
December 9

Cooperative IRB Meeting Schedule

Federally-funded research that is performed by two or more members of a cooperative of local institutions. Members of the cooperative include the University of Hawai‘i, The Queen’s Medical Center, Hawai‘i Pacific Health, and Castle Medical Center. (IORG #00003433)

January 13
February 24
March 16
April 20
May 18
June 15
July 20
August 17
September 21
October 21
November 16
December 7

Social and Behavioral Sciences IRB Meeting Schedule

Research protocols in the fields of psychological, education, sociology, etc. or that involve behavioral interventions. (IORG #00001353)

January 17
February 21
March 20
April 17
May 15
June 19
July 17
August 14
September 18
October 16
November 20
December 11

University of Hawai‘i’s Federalwide Assurance (FWA)

Number: 00003526
Expiration Date: February 2, 2022

Training

Protocol IRB Reviewer training video