Ethics Review Committee (ERC) of Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka

INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANTS

The ERC will grant ethical clearance for biology-related research projects involving Biology related subjects (animals, microbiology, plants and human etc.). Ethical clearance is not granted for clinical research, i.e., research studies performed on patients.

1. The applicant can be an investigator or student with the consent of the supervisor in the research for which ethical clearance is sought.
2. If the applicant is from another institute, the ethical clearance letter from his/her institute should be attached along with the application
3. The ERC will meet every two months (starting from February) a year on the 1^st Monday and the applications that reach the secretary on or before 15 days of this deadline will be considered at the meeting.
4. Only duly completed application forms will be reviewed. If not, the ERC may request further information which may delay the date of the decision.
5. The grant will be valid only for the stipulated dates indicated in the letter of approval.
6. The decision will be conveyed to the applicant as soon as possible.
7. The decision of the ERC will be final. However, an applicant may send their appeals or complaints to the Chairman/chairperson of ERC.

Send to

Both soft copies and hard copies of the application need to be submitted. However, due to the prevailing situation, submission of a softcopy alone is acceptable.

Soft copy: PDF/word files of the  entire set of documents should be emailed to : erc@sci.ruh.ac.lk

Checklist for applicants

• Covering letter signed by the applicant
  • Completed Application Form
  • Where applicable, the information sheets for research participants
  • Where applicable, the consent forms, data collection/questionnaire forms
  • Any other relevant documents (Specify)

Failure to comply with these instructions would result in the application being returned, and/or delay in obtaining ethical clearance.