VCU Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) Blog

The VCU HRPP is dedicated to facilitating ethically and scientifically sound research through robust review of research projects and through effective education and outreach to the VCU research community.

The Activity and Interest Reporting System (AIRS) is available for the annual update of Financial Interest Reports (FIR) beginning on May 10th, 2016. The annual update is due by July 1st for all PIs and COI investigators on active or pending proposals or protocols. As per policy, FIRs are assessed by the COI Program for financial conflicts of interest related to specific research projects. Protocol approval and/or award processing will not move forward until the FIR annual update is completed. Even if you have no changes to report, you must still go into the AIRS to complete the annual update on your FIR.

To complete the annual update, enter AIRS at https://airs.research.vcu.edu. From outside VCU, you must first access the VPN at http://www.ts.vcu.edu/askit/network-services/rams-vpn/. For more information about completing the annual update, visit the COI website at http://www.research.vcu.edu/coi/index.htm.

Contact [email protected] with any questions about updating your FIR.

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