Protocol Submission Fees

PLEASE NOTE: Our fees are changing as of April 1, 2022. Please see this letter to Sponsors from Dr. Fred King, Vice President of Research at WVU.

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CURRENT Review Fees (in effect as of April 1, 2022)

Submission Type	Review Type	Fee
Initial Review	Full Board	$3,000
	Expedited	$1,750
	Exempt	$1,000
	CIRB	$2,000
Continuing Review	Full Board	$1,750
	Expedited	$1,000
Amendments	Full Board	$500
	Expedited	$500
	CIRB	$100
Notify IRBs-Notifications	Full Board	$200
	Expedited	$200
	CIRB**	$200
Study Closures	Full Board	$300
	Expedited	$300
	Exempt	$300
	CIRB	$300
Miscellaneous	HIPAA Waiver Form	$300
	Rush Review*	$300

*Charged for submissions received less than 2 weeks before site or protocol expiration or "rushed" as requested by Sponsor or Investigator. Charged in addition to other services cost.

**As required, details outlined in WVU OHRP SOP-010 - Single IRB Reliance

PREVIOUS Review Fees (were in effect until March 31, 2022)

Fees apply for private or industry sponsored research. Fees do not apply for government agency, non-profit, personally-funded, or WVU-sponsored research.

Submission Type	Protocol Type	Review Type	Fee
Initial Review	Full Board	Full	$2,750
	Expedited	Expedited	$1,500
	Exempt	Admin	$250
	Flex/NHSR	Admin	$250
	CIRB	Admin	$1,500
	SMART IRB/IAAs	Admin	$500
	MMR IAAs*	Expedited	$500
	HUDs	Full	$500
	Emergency Use	Full/Expedited	$500
*IAAs for More than Minimal Risk (MMR) studies are required to be submitted through WVU+kc.
Continuing Review	Full Board	Full	$1,500
		Expedited (cat 8)	$750
	Expedited	Expedited	$750
	Exempt	Admin	$100
	Flex/NHSR	Admin	$100
	CIRB	Admin	$250
	SMART IRB/IAAs	Admin	$250
	HUDs	Expedited	$250
Amendments	Full Board	Major - Full	$750
		Minor - Expedited	$500
		Admin	$100
	Expedited	Expedited	$250
		Admin	$50
	Exempt	Admin	$50
	Flex/NHSR	Admim	$50
	CIRB	Admin	$100
	SMART IRB/IAAs	Admin	$100
	HUDs	Expedited	$100
Notify IRBs (Notifications)	Full Board	Full	$250
		Expedited	$100
	Expedited	Full	$100
		Expedited	$50
	Exempt	Full	$50
		Expedited	$50
	Flex/NHSR	Full	$50
		Expedited	$50
	CIRB	Full/Chair Committee	$250
		Expedited	$100
	SMART IRB/IAAs	Full	$100
		Expedited	$50
	HUDs	Full	$250
			$100
Study Closures	Full Board	Expedited	$250
	Expedited	Expedited	$150
	Exempt	Admin	$100
	Flex/NHSR	Admin	$100
	CIRB	Admin	$100
	SMART IRB/IAAs	Admin	$100
	MMR IAAs	Expedited	$100
	HUDs	Expedited	$100
	Emergency Use	Expedited	$100
Miscellaneous	HIPAA Waiver Form	All	$250
	Rush Review*	All	$250
*Charged for submissions received by WVU OHRP less than two weeks before site or protocol expiration or "rushed" as requested by sponsor or PI. Charged in addition to other services cost.

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