The Research Proposal - Master's or Ph.D. Thesis Proposal
In this section, we hope to provide you with some assistance for your submission of your Master's or Ph.D.Thesis Proposal. Please note that these guidelines are for research involving subjects less than 18 years of age at any CHR site. If your project involves adults only, please contact the
Office of Medical Bioethics at 220-7990.
Thesis Proposals
The following submission guidelines are for thesis projects for which a thesis committee exists. If you belong to a faculty in which you are not required to have a thesis committee, please contact the CHRO at 955-7241 to discuss the submission requirements.
Also note that students cannot be listed as Principal Investigator on the application forms. An appropriate supervisor must take on this role.
Please note that you must still submit a copy of your thesis committee approval document. Your thesis study will be forwarded to the Conjoint Health Research Ethics Board (CHREB) and reviewed for ethical issues.
How do I Submit?
Master's and Ph.D. Thesis are reviewed for institutional impact and forwarded to the CHREB for review. These submissions are accepted on an ongoing basis. You make your submission to the Child Health Research Office (CHRO). You submission must include:
- Original + 4 copies of the application form
- Original + 4 copies of the study protocol
- Original + 4 copies of the consent form (templates available on CHREB website)
- Original + 4 copies of the thesis committee approval form
Upon receipt of your submission, the study will undergo an institutional impact review, concurrent with the ethical review. The CHRO will forward 2 copies of the submission to the Office of Medical Bioethics. Should your protocol require a review for compliance with the Health Information Act, the CHRO will also forward this to the Calgary Health Region Office of Information and Privacy.
What Happens in the Review Process?
This proposal will be reviewed for institutional impact and ethical concerns. If applicable, the protocol will also be submitted to the CHR Office of Information and Privacy to assess compliance with the Health Information Act. (For more information, please see Health Information Act section on the CAH website.)
The Scientific Review:
As scientific reviews will have been carried out by the student's thesis committee, scientific review by the Child Health Scientific Review Committee (CHSRC) is not duplicated. Upon administrative review, the protocol is forwarded for ethical review. In the event that the CHREB feels there are substantial scientific concerns, the protocol may be returned to the CHSRC for scientific review.
Administrative Review
All investigators must submit a list indicating departments or divisions where operations may be affected by the proposed study and obtain signatures of the appropriate Department Head(s) or Officer(s) indicating they have reviewed the project and its budget. This list is included in your application package on page 2. The study budget will be assessed for completeness, appropriate pricing and to ensure that all research related costs are covered. Administrative review will be conducted by the CHSRC.
Ethical Review
For all submissions, ethics approval is obtained from the Conjoint Health Research Ethics Board, University of Calgary . Proposals are forwarded directly to the Conjoint Health Research Ethics Board by the CHRO upon scientific approval. It is important to include a copy of the consent form with your submission to the CHRO.
Sample CHREB consent forms are available from the Office of Medical Bioethics or on their website . If there are ethics concerns, the investigator will be contacted by an ethics reviewer or Chair of the CHREB.
Approvals
Thesis studies that are approved will receive 2 approval letters:
- Institutional approval from the CHRO (issued before CHREB approval but is contingent on the study receiving CHREB approval)
- Ethics approval from the CHREB
Both approvals must be obtained prior to commencement of your research.
If you have any questions, please contact the CHRO at 955-7241. |
