University of Maryland

Request project signatures in IRBNet

All initial applications require a signature from the Department’s IRB Liaison, a Faculty Advisor (if the PI is a student, graduate or undergraduate), and the Principal Investigator.

Liaison Signature

To request a signature from the Liaison:

  1. Share the project with your Department’s IRB Liaison. It is recommended that the Department Liaison be granted “Read” access.
  2. To share your project with your liaison, find “Share My Project” under the Project Administration menu.
  3. Then, click the first blue link titled “share.”
  4. Select the University of Maryland – College Park (UMCP) as the organization.
  5. Then, at the bottom of the page, you will see a search box to search for users by last name.
  6. To “share” your research project with someone, they must have an IRBNet account.
  7. Add a message in the text box when sharing the package requesting that the Liaison review and sign off.
  8. You will receive an email notification via IRBNet when the Liaison has signed off.
Advisor Signature (for students)

Students also must request a signature from their Advisor:

  1. The Advisor should already have access to the project since their CITI training is required to be linked for the IRB to proceed with review.
  2. When the project is ready for signature, the IRB Office recommends sending a message either in IRBNet or via email to let the Advisor know to review and sign off.
  3. To send a message in IRBNet:
    1. Click on “Send Project Mail” under the Project Administration menu.
    2. Select the check box next to their name under “Send Mail.”
    3. Write a message in the Message section requesting that they review and sign off on the package.
  4. You will receive an email notification via IRBNet when the Advisor has signed off.
Principal Investigator Signature

The person listed as Principal Investigator must also sign off:

  1. If you are the Principal Investigator in IRBNet, Click SIGN THIS PACKAGE under the Project Administration menu and follow the instructions.
  2. If you are not listed as the Principal Investigator in IRBNet, send them a message by clicking “Send Project Mail” requesting that they review and sign off.