Important Update
On April 14, the NIH sent Harvard University a Stop Work Order of the SMART IRB federal funding contract.
From the beginning, SMART IRB has been a collaborative, grassroots effort: SMART IRB was built by and for the community. It is not owned by Harvard, NIH, HHS, or any other entity.  At this time, Harvard is supporting the core team to maintain the Agreement and assist Participating Institutions to the best of our abilities. It is our intention to continue to provide this vital support to advance collaborative research. Please contact us for assistance.
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User Guides

Left Hand Navigation

Left Hand Navigation

1.The left hand navigation houses all of the modules for a general user in the reliance system.

At log in the global view is highlighted by default. 

2. Select “My Institutions” to view your institution’s details. 

3. The institution dashboard displays all affiliated institutions of the user.  

4. Select “Details” to view your parent institution’s details. 

5. Select “Agreement” to expand and select “past submission”. Here you can view all past agreements for your institution. 

6. Select “Indemnifications” to expand and select “Past Submission”.

This view displays all previous and current indemnifications for your institution. 

7. Select “All Request” to expand and view the Reliance Dashboard. 

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