Dates and Deadlines

COUHES meetings scheduled for 2024 - 2025 are listed below.

Weekly Virtual Drop-In Sessions and Help

COUHES offers Weekly Virtual Drop-In sessions and is available for remote help Monday through Friday:

Please contact COUHES with any questions: couhes@mit.edu

Definitions of IRB Review Types

2025 - 2026 Meeting Dates

  • July 17, 2025
  • August No Meeting
  • September 4, 2025
  • October 16, 2025
  • November 20, 2025
  • December 18, 2025
  • January 15, 2026
  • February 19, 2026
  • March 19, 2026
  • April 23, 2026 
  • May 14, 2026
  • June 18, 2026 
  • July 16, 2026
  • September 3, 2026
  • October 15, 2026
  • November 19, 2026
  • December 17, 2026

Submission Deadlines

  • All submissions are considered on a rolling basis and assessed by the COUHES staff for full board or expedited review.
  • Protocols assigned to full board review are reviewed at monthly meetings by the full COUHES Committee on the dates listed above.
  • Protocols are assigned to a convened meeting once the application has been submitted and the investigator has addressed any outstanding compliance review questions.
  • Submission prior to the upcoming meeting date does not guarantee the protocol will be assigned to the next convened meeting.
  • Incomplete applications will be returned to the Investigator.

COUHES advises submission of protocols 6-8 weeks prior to the anticipated start date.