Your IRB Application

For IRB Application directions/steps and all necessary forms/templates, please go to the Center for Graduate Studies Lounge

Click Content -> find Institutional Review Board (IRB) Process.

If you cannot locate a form, please contact IRB@Aspen.edu

The IRB application package (i.e., the application along with supporting materials) is designed to collect the information the IRB needs to determine the level of review required and the disposition of the study/project: approved, modifications required, or disapproved. To approve a study/project, the IRB must determine that:

• The risks to participants are minimized
• The risks are reasonable in relation to any anticipated benefits to the participant, and to the advancement of knowledge
• The selection of participants is equitable
• If applicable, informed consent/assent will be sought and documented
• There are adequate provisions to protect the privacy of participants and to maintain the confidentiality of data
• Where any of the participants are likely to be vulnerable to coercion or undue influence, additional safeguards have been included in the study to protect participants
• Appropriate site permission is secured