The Post-Application

The Committee will give, in writing, ethics clearance to the submitted research proposal, with or without revision or amendment, as the case may be. The letter conveying/granting ethics clearance will be addressed to the Applicant.

If the Committee is of opinion that the research proposal must be re-submitted after incorporating the amendments suggested by it, the Committee can convey that to the Applicant. The re-submitted proposal will be given ethics clearance provided it addresses the concerns and incorporate the suggested amendments to the satisfaction of the Committee.

The Committee may decline to grant ethics clearance if the research proposal contains features which go against the relevant Articles of the Charter of SLIIT Ethics Review Committee. And that the suggestions made by the Committee to make the Research Proposal consistent with the guiding principles and ethical values referred to in the Charter have not been suitably incorporated and the concerns expressed by the Committee have not been acted upon.

The Committee will give written reasons for declining to grant ethics clearance to a research proposal/activity.