Contact ACCORD for confirmation of sponsorship of your research before the submission for any other approvals. Sponsorship must be in place before e.g. REC favourable opinion, MHRA authorisation, NHS R&D Management Approval, HRA Approval are sought.You should initially confirm the following details:Chief Investigator name, employment/honorary contract status & contact detailsStudy titleEstimated start dateMulti-centre or single centre researchAs a minimum, you should submit: Draft protocolParticipant information sheetConsent formDraft IRAS full project data setDraft Outline Organisation Information DocumentSchedule of EventsOn receipt of the information and documents, a Sponsor review will be initiated and feedback will be provided. When all comments are addressed, a request for Sponsor authorisation within IRAS can be made. The documents can then be submitted to the REC, R&D and other bodies as appropriate.Please see SOP GS003 Sponsorship Approval for further information. This article was published on 2024-11-07