Please refer to the chart below for the turnatround timeframes the HSC staff strives to meet:
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Submission Type |
Estimated Turnaround Time |
| Expeditable New Application | 4 Weeks |
| Expeditable Continuing Application | 3 Weeks |
| Expeditable Amendments | 3 Weeks |
| Additions/Changes to Personnel | 2 Business Days |
| Exemption Requests | 3 Weeks |
| Clarification of Exemption Requests | 2 Weeks |
Please note the following:
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The HSC strives to meet these turnaround times but we cannot guarantee them.
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The listed times do not apply to New Applications, Reapprovals, and Amendments that require Full Committee review, which take longer because of our prereview process. For information on the status of your Full Committee submission, please email Leslie Howes.
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If your submission is time-sensitive, please include a note with your submission detailing the ideal turnaround date. Feel free to call our office to make sure that we are aware of this request. We cannot promise that we will be able to meet any deadlines sooner than those listed above, but we will try!
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We do not provide automatic written confirmation for receipt of submissions. Please email us at hsc@hsph.harvard.edu to verify that we have received your submission or to check on its status.
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Turnaround times are subject to change, so please check this page periodically.
Factors that affect turnaround times:
-Completeness of the submission
-Extent of the outstanding issues/questions about the project
-Amount of time it takes to receive responses back from researchers