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Deferring to IRB Approval of an Alternate Institution

  1. Alternate Institution must have a Federalwide Assurance Number (FWA)
  2. An Authorization Agreement must be completed and signed by the authorized IRB official from the alternate institution
  3. Return signed AA along with a copy of the IRB application and approval from alternate institution to: Bonnie Bruno, Director, Sponsored Programs, Elon University, 2610 Campus Box, Elon, NC 27244.
  4. Once required documentation outlined above is received, Elon will add alternate institution to its FWA
  5. For more information, contact Stephen Bailey at baileys@elon.edu or Bonnie Bruno at bbruno2@elon.edu