IRB Fee Schedule
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IRB Fee Schedules
Research sponsored by corporate entities expected to generate $10,000 or more in revenue will incur IRB review fees. Investigators must include IRB review fees plus the UofL F&A rate in the study contract/budget.
UofL IRB Initial Review Fee
UofL IRB Continuation Review Fee | $3000 + F&A
$1000 + F&A (billed for each continuation review) |
Central IRB Initial Administrative Review Fee
Central IRB Continuation Administrative Fee* | $3000 + F&A (billed when relying on an external IRB of record)
$1000 + F&A; (billed when relying on an external IRB of record) |
*UofL Central IRB Administrative Review Fees cover the costs associated with ensuring the local research is conducted ethically and in compliance with institutional policies. This includes but is not limited to, reviewing local context considerations (human subjects training, costs, research related injury, data privacy and security, state laws, etc...), local reportable events, ancillary reviews, study team qualifications, conflicts of interest, and managing communications. Additionally, the UofL HSPP is responsible for monitoring the local conduct of the study for ongoing compliance and ensuring IRB Approval is maintained. The administrative review fee supports the resources and personnel involved in completing this site-specific oversight and is therefore separate from the central IRB’s regulatory review fee.
When the UofL IRB serves as the IRB of Record for Norton Healthcare non-industry funded projects, the following fees apply. Norton Healthcare industry-funded projects shall be charged at the UofL Industry/Pharmaceutical/Corporate IRB review fee rate.
| Initial Review Fee | $1500 (full board and expedited review) |
| Continuation Review Fee | $500 (billed for each continuation review) |
| Exemption Determination | $500 |
| Non-Human Subjects Research and Case Report Determination | $250 |
University of Louisville IRB will review requests to serve as a Single IRB (sIRB) for multi-site human subjects research. Single IRB review fees apply to funded studies who wish to use the UofL IRB as the sIRB.
For federally funded grants, investigators must include sIRB review fees as direct costs in the grant budget for each participating site that will rely on the UofL IRB. Such direct costs are included in the Modified Total Direct Cost base and will incur F&A.; The UofL IRB will only charge sIRB review fees for non-UofL participating sites that are relying on the UofL IRB.
More information about UofL's IRB policies and procedures for sIRB review can be found on the External Collaborations page.
A base fee schedule can be found in the table below. Additional fees may be incurred based on the complexity of the study, number of participating sites, and longevity of the study. Final total of fees will be issued to the researcher after consultation with the UofL IRB office.
| Initial IRB Review Fee | UofL Primary Site Review: $0 Non-UofL Relying Site Review: $1500 per site + F&A; |
| Continuation IRB Review Fee | UofL Primary Site Review: $0 Non-UofL Relying Site Review: $500 per site + F&A; (billed for each continuation review) |
Collection of IRB Fees
| For UofL Contracts and Grants executed on or after 7/1/2018 | The UofL IRB office will bill the study speedtype directly upon review of an initial submission or continuation review. Local study contact(s) will be provided with an invoice for filing. |
| Contracts executed prior to 7/1/2018 | IRB continues to bill the sponsor directly. |
| Norton Healthcare IRB Services | IRB fees due upon receipt of invoice. |
IRB shall withhold approval or closure of a study if all fees have not been paid.
More Information:
Checks payable to:
University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.
University of Louisville Institutional Review Boards
300 E. Market Street, Suite 300
Louisville KY 40202
Questions about IRB review fees can be emailed to: IRBFEES@louisville.edu