Proponent:

  1. Application FormDownload Icons - Download 666 Free Download icons here
  2. Letter of request for review from Researcher to IREC Chair Download Icons - Download 666 Free Download icons here
  3. Curriculum Vitae of Researchers Download Icons - Download 666 Free Download icons here
  4. Full Proposal/Study Protocol (Chapters 1-3) Download Icons - Download 666 Free Download icons here
  5. Study Protocol Assessment Form Download Icons - Download 666 Free Download icons here
  6. Informed Consent Checklist Form Download Icons - Download 666 Free Download icons here
  7. Health Related Research Risk Assessment Form Download Icons - Download 666 Free Download icons here / Non-Health Related Research Risk Assessment FormDownload Icons - Download 666 Free Download icons here
  8. Diagrammatic Workflow Download Icons - Download 666 Free Download icons here
  9. Informed Consent Form
    9.1 English Version Download Icons - Download 666 Free Download icons here
    9.2 Local Version
  10. Training Certificate on (health) research ethics

From the Faculty/Department/Office/Committee:

11. Technical Review Approval/Advisory Committee Approval/Faculty RPC Approval (Issued by the Unit or Faculty Office)
12.  Endorsement/Referral Letter from the Head of the Unit Download Icons - Download 666 Free Download icons here

13.  Plagiarism Check Result

Appendix A: Study-specific Data Collection Forms:

(Required only when mentioned in the study protocol)

  • Survey Questionnaire
  • Interview/FGD/RTD Protocol or Questionnaires
  • Field Notes Template

Other optional forms:

  1. Assent Form
    1. English Version
    2. Local Version
  2. Product Brochure
  3. Philippine FDA Marketing Authorization
  4. Permit/s for special populations (please specify)

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To avail the ethical review services, please refer to the following:

1. Researcher shall file the request for ethics review service to the UPOU Foundation, Inc. through the email address, [email protected].ph.

2. Pay the corresponding fees (see attached UPOUFI form) to proceed with the submission of application to the following:

  • Bank : Bank of the Philippine Island
  • Bank Account No.: 0911-0656-14
  • Account Name : UP Open University Foundation, Inc.
For Personally funded research:
    • Basic/Full Review Php 4,500
    • Continuing Review Php 2,000

We have also separate review rates for Philippine government funded and research funded by private agency/bilateral/multilateral agencies.
These rates are based on the level of review required and the complexity of the research proposal and based on non and government agencies. 

3. Please accomplish the attached UPOUFI form and send it to the [email protected].

4. Once the payment has been made, prepare the complete requirements and submit your application to this link: https://tinyurl.com/IRECsubmission1.

(Note: Hard copy of the application is not required; Please address your letter request for an ethics review to OIC, Chair Ms. Alvie Simonette Q. Alip)

For detailed information regarding the specific requirements and process for submitting proposals, please check our website at https://irec.upou.edu.ph/, or feel free to contact our office directly [email protected].

(For UPOU Students and Researchers only)

  1. FACULTY OF EDUCATION Research Ethics Committee (FEd REC)
  2. FACULTY OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES Research Ethics Committee (FICS REC)
  3. FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES Research Ethics Committee (FMDS REC)