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 Type Change and Permission Adjustment

1. Site Admins are responsible for assigning user permissions for their institution(s).

2. By default, General User have the following permissions:

Institution: The ability to view and download current and previous Agreements/Indemnifications

Reliance: The ability to create, edit and withdraw reliance requests.

3. If you feel your user type or permissions are in error, please reach out to the Point of Contact / Site Admin for your institution.

Contact information for your Point of Contact/ Site Admin is listed on the global view landing page and in contact list under institution details.