Instructions for completing ISEF Form 4
Follow the instructions and download all the required forms listed below complete electronically, print, sign, scan and upload with signatures dated accordingly. Pay attention to the common omissions and/or mistakes listed for each of the forms.
Do not fill the forms on a browser. You must download and then complete electronically.
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ISEF 4 Projects using Human participants (i.e. questionnaires, taking measurements, memory tests, etc)
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BEFORE Experimentation Start Date on ISEF Form 1A Item #7 |
ONLY ONE form per Team. School Institutional Review Board (IRB) MUST check the appropriate boxes in the Middle Section: either Full Committee Review along with Item #’s 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 or Expedited Review School IRB MUST include a Medical or Mental Health Professional (a psychologist, medical doctor, licensed social worker, licensed clinical professional counselor, physician’s assistant, or registered nurse), an Educator, a School Administrator None of the individuals in IRB may be the adult sponsor, designated supervisor, qualified scientist or related to (e.g., mother, father of) the student (conflict of interest). |
Missing Signature(s) of the School IRB Incorrect Date(s) of Approval – Must be BEFORE start of experimentation date on ISEF Form 1A Item #7 |