Institutional Review Board (IRB)

IMPORTANT NOTICE

All IRB applications/forms must be submitted using Cayuse Human Ethics. Click here to access the landing page, where you will be directed to log in using your Kean Single Sign-On. To apply for a Cayuse user profile, please complete the form below that corresponds to your position.

• Cayuse Student Profile Application
• Cayuse Faculty Profile Application 
  • NOTE TO KEAN PERSONNEL: When filling out the account request form, please provide your email address in the userid@kean.edu format when requesting Cayuse accounts.
• Cayuse External User Profile Application 

Note that only full-time Kean faculty and staff may serve as Principal Investigator (PI). Graduate students may serve as a Co-PI, but they will need a faculty/staff advisor to serve as PI. Under no circumstances are undergraduate students allowed to serve as PI or co-PI.

For all IRB related questions, please email IRB@kean.edu.

Kean University supports research as an integral element of its mission to advance and disseminate knowledge. The University's practices and policies in support of research firmly uphold the highest standards of ethics and integrity and comply with all federal and state regulations and guidelines. To help fulfill this mission, Kean University has established an Institutional Review Board, an appointed group of researchers from across disciplines, who review all human subjects research applications according to federal and state regulations and university policies. All faculty, students, and employees who conduct research involving human subjects must comply with University Policy and Procedures for the Protection of Human Subjects in Research.

Institutional Review Board

The Institutional Review Board (IRB) is charged with the review of proposed research protocols to ensure that the rights of human subjects are protected and that the risk of harm to subjects is minimized. The framework for the protection of human subjects is set in Federal regulation.

IRB members review all assigned research protocols to ensure that:

• Risks to subjects are minimized
• Risks to subjects are reasonable in relation to anticipated benefits
• Selection of subjects is equitable
• Informed consent is properly obtained from all prospective subjects and documented
• Subject’s privacy and confidentiality are protected
• Appropriate additional safeguards are incorporated for any vulnerable subjects

IRB Application Deadlines - AY 2026-2027