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)

*NEW FOR CONTRACTS EXECUTED ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 2024.

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)