Last Update: 10/23/2023
Dr Meghan Fisher, Director of School-University Research Relations is fielding college and campus researcher questions and requests for school research placements, effective immediately.
We continue to prioritize consistent communications with our school district partners. Please email any questions to researchplacements@education.illinois.edu; we will endeavor to respond promptly.
Please submit all research projects using our online forms: school letter of support request form or online collaboration request form (for projects ready to begin activity), depending on your needs (university login required).
To accommodate local needs, we have asked that projects seeking collaboration submit as far in advance as possible. Research requests are submitted to school district administration on the first and third Fridays of each month. Collaboration forms received in the interim will be held until the next submission date.
University-led research projects that are seeking collaboration with local schools. The Project PI (the "Responsible Project Investigator" as required for Campus Office for Protection of Human Subjects approval) must be a university faculty member; university staff and students may be named members of the research team (the application submission interface requires a university login and email address).
The University Laboratory High School has expressed extreme interest in working closely with University researchers.
The University works regularly with Urbana (District 116), Champaign (Unit 4), Danville, Mahomet-Seymour, Decatur, Arcola, Tuscola, Rantoul, University Primary School, and also works with other area districts and schools. Please contact Dr. Fisher using the researchplacements@education.illinois.edu address, for more information regarding research in various school districts.
Yes, please indicate in your submission the schools you would like to work with. Especially indicate if you have existing relationships and have had preliminary conversations with particular teachers or other school personnel regarding your project. We will attempt to help place your research project at the specified schools.
University Primary School is a partner. Although we are beginning with a primary focus on K-12 schools, we welcome inquiries from both researchers and early childhood education sites, and will be working to include them in the collaboration system.
Please contact us. We will work to identify and direct you to possible alternate locations.
Yes, please submit a research request and select “continue ongoing partnership” to indicate that you have an existing relationship. This will help both the university and partnering school and districts, keep track of the active research projects that are currently being conducted.
Preliminary inquiries may be fielded and forwarded to school districts for feedback before an IRB application has been completed and approved. However, a full research collaboration request must be accompanied by a copy of the IRB approval to be deemed complete and ready for school district agreement. A copy of your completed IRB application and letter of approval need to be attached to your request form at time of submission.
Yes, please resubmit the full IRB with research materials. If you are renewing your IRB please submit the renewal letter as well.
Yes, please attach and submit all data collection materials related to the research project.
You will receive an email from the the Collaboration System confirming that you have been matched with a school(s), providing information on who to contact to proceed with the research study.
For any immediate needs, please email us (researchplacements@education.illinois.edu) to ask for template materials and further assistance.