Reports and resources
The International Rescue Committee uses our learning and experience to assist people affected by crisis and shape humanitarian policy and practice. Browse our research and resources.
Mitigating risks to research participants
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has created this guidance to help researchers mitigate risks to human subjects research participants across the project cycle, from inception to close-out.
Selecting research partners checklist
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has created this checklist to help research staff create partnerships with external research institutions.
Research roles and responsibilities
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has created this template to help researchers develop a research roles and responsibilities matrix.
Budget template for qualitative methods
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has created this modifiable budget template for researchers conducting qualitative research, with instructions.
Budget template for mixed methods
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has created this modifiable budget template for researchers conducting mixed methods research, with instructions.
Budget template for household surveys
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has created this modifiable budget template for researchers conducting household surveys, with instructions.
Research budget guidance
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has created this research budget review checklist to help researchers ensure that research is adequately resourced.
Focus group guidance
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has created this guidance on focus group discussions, which covers 1) the strengths and limitations of using focus group discussions; 2) when and when not to use focus groups for data collection; 3) the five steps to conducting focus groups; and 4) creating unbiased discussion questions.
Questionnaire design and development
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has created this guidance to help researchers develop survey questionnaires.
Choosing data collection methods
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has created this guidance to help researchers choose data collection methods (surveys, interviews, focus groups, etc).