All submissions must include the following:

1. A completed IACUC Application;
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2. The PIs and the department chairperson's signature are required on the face page of the application and the PIs signature on the conflict of interest (COI) page. These documents are not required for review, but are required before final approval will be granted. The face page and COI page must be mailed, faxed, or scanned and emailed to the IACUC office prior to final approval. ;
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3. A copy of your grant narrative (sections A-F only of NIH grants) or a research proposal in University Research Committee format; ALSO, if this is a 3 year renewal, the IACUC requires a progress report be submitted summarizing the work accomplished in the last three years. This should include an accounting of the animals used and a description of any problems that occurred with procedures, surgery, etc. A copy of the PHS progress report form (PHS 2590) will suffice for this progress report.
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4. If any animals are listed in Pain Class D (Painful/Stressful WITH Analgesia, Anesthesia, Tranquilizers) or E (Painful/Stressful WITHOUT Pain or Stress Relieving Measures), the Principal Investigator is required by law to document that alternatives to procedures that may cause pain or distress to animals have been considered. A computer-assisted literature search is considered by the USDA to be the best method to check for non-painful, non-stressful alternatives. Therefore, you are required to describe the date and the database(s) searched (keep copies of the search results in your files). Click here for more information on conducting database searches;
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5. A copy of a veterinary consult and your response. Contact the Division of Animal resources (vet_cons@dar.emory.edu, 404-727-3248) or Yerkes National Primate Research Center (vet_cons@rmy.emory.edu, 404-727-7001) as appropriate, to arrange for the consultation. If animals are to be used at both Emory and Yerkes, then a consultation should be obtained from each.; For protocols involving non-human primates, a written enrichment consult is also required before submission of your application to the IACUC. The IACUC form must be submitted for all consultations on or before the last Wednesday of the month. You will be provided with a written list of concerns or potential problems. Changes in response to all concerns must be incorporated in the final draft of the application that is submitted to the IACUC on or before the first Wednesday of the month. Adequate attention to the consultation(s) greatly improves the probability that your application will be quickly approved. All consultation forms will be forwarded to the committee to help in their deliberations.

Submissions will not be reviewed until all of the above requirements are fulfilled.