University of Hawai‘i
Research Compliance

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 2021 Calendar.
Submission Deadlines
2021 | PROTOCOL DUE DATE |
JANUARY | January 4 |
FEBRUARY | February 1 |
MARCH | March 1 |
APRIL | April 1 |
MAY | May 3 |
JUNE | June 1 |
JULY | July 1 |
AUGUST | August 2 |
SEPTEMBER | September 1 |
OCTOBER | October 1 |
NOVEMBER | November 2 |
DECEMBER | November 29 |
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 20, 2021
- February 17, 2021
- March 17, 2021
- April 21, 2021
- May 18, 2021
- June 15, 2021
- July 21, 2021
- August 18, 2021
- September 15, 2021
- October 20, 2021
- November 17, 2021
- December 8, 2021
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 11, 2021
- February 22, 2021
- March 15, 2021
- April 19, 2021
- May 17, 2021
- June 21, 2021
- July 19, 2021
- August 16, 2021
- September 20, 2021
- October 18, 2021
- November 15, 2021
- December 6, 2021
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 22, 2021
- February 19, 2021
- March 19, 2021
- April 16, 2021
- May 21, 2021
- June 18, 2021
- July 16, 2021
- August 27, 2021
- September 17, 2021
- October 15, 2021
- November 19, 2021
- December 10, 2021
University of Hawai‘i’s Federalwide Assurance (FWA)
Number: 00003526
Expiration Date: February 2, 2022