Approvals for Surveys & Focus Groups

Depending on the nature of the proposed project, the following approvals may be required in order to seek OSPIR’s support for conducting surveys or focus groups on campus.

Survey Approvals

Survey Purpose	Survey Population	Approval Needed
Internal Program Assessment	Faculty	Provost, relevant Dean
	Staff	HR, relevant VP
	Students	Provost or relevant VP, Student Affairs
Research, Intended for Publication	Faculty	IRB, Provost, relevant Dean
	Staff	IRB, HR, relevant VP
	Students	IRB, Provost or relevant VP, Student Affairs

In certain instances, a review by the Office of General Counsel or other relevant offices may also be required.

Proposals involving requests for samples of Notre Dame alumni, parents of students and alumni, and other off-campus constituents should be directed to Development. Please note that email addresses for those populations are generally not available.

As a general rule, OSPIR can support student classroom projects only if they are co-sponsored by a University administrative unit and serve an assessment purpose. Our office does not have the capacity to support faculty or student scholarship projects.

Any research where data could potentially be used for a publication or conference presentation may require an Institutional Review Board approval. An IRB approval cannot be granted retroactively and has to be obtained prior to data collection. Please consult Notre Dame IRB for further guidelines.

For questions, please contact Adrea Hernandez at (574) 631-3549.