1
What are you actually doing?
Pick the design closest to your project. If two fit, pick the bigger one.
2
Who is involved?
If more than one applies, choose the group that needs the most care — the route follows the strongest safeguard. The other groups still matter: name them all in your application.
Not needed for this route — animal and lab-only work follows a different system. Skip ahead.
3
What kind of data are you touching?
Pick all that apply — real studies often touch more than one. This is the question that changes the answer most often.
Not needed for this route — animal and lab-only work follows a different system. Skip ahead.
4
Where are you doing it?
Ethics systems are national. This tells you who to knock on.
5
Does your project add either of these?
Both are regulated separately from ethics review, and both are common causes of real delay. Pick all that apply.
Answer all five to continue