Funding Forms

Updated March 1, 2006

Below is a collection of links to forms and resources that could be helpful in conducting your research. They are current as of the above date. Most forms are either downloadable in both Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF format. Most of the PDF forms have the capability to be filled out on the computer. However, note that you will not be able to save these PDF forms as a filled form unless you have the full Adobe Acrobat application. Acrobat Reader will let you open and fill the form but will not allow you to electronically save the filled version. (Adobe Acrobat Reader for PDF is available here.)

Vice Chancellor for Research
The vice chancellor for research is the senior campus officer with responsibility for advancing The vice chancellor’s staff works with other UIUC college deans, department heads, faculty, and graduate students, as well as external agencies and groups, on behalf of the university's research and graduate programs

Institutional Review Board
All research involving human subjects that is conducted at or sponsored by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, whether funded or unfunded and whether conducted by UIUC faculty or others, must comply with applicable policies for the protection of human subjects. The IRB Office, while performing administrative functions of the IRB, also serves as the official oversight office for human subjects research.

IRB-1 Application
All human subjects research projects must be reviewed and approved before human subjects are recruited or involved in research activities. All projects, regardless of exemption status or the type of review they are given, must be presented on an IRB.

IRB-1 Form (v2.07) Word | PDF

ICR Resources on Institutional Review Board and Human Subjects Research

IRB-1 Application Tipsheet

IRB Informed Consent Guidelines and Samples

Vice Chancellor for Research
The vice chancellor for research is the senior campus officer with responsibility for advancing The vice chancellor’s staff works with other UIUC college deans, department heads, faculty, and graduate students, as well as external agencies and groups, on behalf of the university's research and graduate programs

College of Education forms and resources
The College of Education’s Bureau of Education Research has a number forms and applications for conducting research.

Sample Letters of Consent
These forms are provided as samples to help researchers develop consent letters unique to their projects.

Word files
Parent Consent for a Minor | Adult Consent | Student Consent | Online Consent

Fillable PDF forms
Parent Consent for a Minor | Adult Consent | Student Consent | Online Consent

Waiver of Informed Consent
Please see the conditions that must apply if the researcher requests a waiver of active, informed consent.

School Research Form
The Bureau of Education Research also has a number forms and applications for conducting research in elementary and secondary schools. This form must be used for any research project that will take place in an elementary, middle, or high school setting.
Word | PDF

Research Project Status Report
This report must be used to provide a summary for school districts and other organizations at the end of the academic semester or at other times when a status report is required.
Word | PDF

Educational Psychology Subject Pool Form
This form should be completed by faculty or students who wish to use the Educational Psychology Subject Pool as a source of subjects for their research.
Word | PDF

Background Check
A criminal background check is required for all researchers working in schools. The Office of School-University Research Relations office helps facilitate this process. For more information, please refer to the criminal background check form below.
Word | PDF