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

Invite Users

1. As a Site Admin (POC), you may send invitations to users who do not have an existing Reliance System account.

This invitation will provide a direct link to register for an account within the Reliance System.

2. From the user dashboard, click “Invite User”.

3.Enter the recipient’s email address (required) and their name (optional). Click “Send Invitation”.

4.Click “Done” on the confirmation pop-up.

5. A success banner appears at the top of the page.

6. An email will be sent inviting the user to create a SMART IRB account.

7. If the email provided belongs to an existing user, an error message will appear.

8. To view unconfirmed users (i.e., those who have not yet responded to the invitation), you may check sent invitations from the past seven days, click “Sent Invitation”.

9.A success banner will appear when the invitation has been successfully resent.

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