# Create Study

To Create a new study, click <img src="/files/rRCLgrIkYorieJ42ddKb" alt="" data-size="line">in the top right and follow the steps below.

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#### Enter a Study Name

Enter a name for your study between 1 and 255 characters in length (including special characters). The study name can be updated later.
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#### Enter a Study Description

Enter an optional description between 1 and 500 characters in length (including special characters). The study description can be updated later.
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#### Select an Existing Project

If the data files are stored in an ICA project, check the box of "I want to choose my preferred ICA Project" and select an ICA project to ingest data from. The project list will only display the projects accessible to your workgroup. When adding data to your study, the available data will come from the ICA project you select.

If you don't have an ICA project before creating study, you can type in new project name to create one, and then upload files to the project in ICA after new project creation.
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Click **Create** to create your study. You will be redirected to the new study. For information on how to navigate within your study, see [View Studies](/icm/studies/view-studies.md).

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