Jefferson Office of Human Research Protection

Fees for Jefferson IRB Review

The Jefferson IRB charges review fees for commercially funded studies and for studies where the Jefferson IRB is serving as the single IRB (sIRB). IRB fees are waived for unfunded studies in which the investigator is a Jefferson employee.

Effective August 1, 2024, studies with commercial financial support will be subject to standard IRB fees. 

Review TypeInitial ReviewContinuing ReviewAmendmentStudy Closure
Convened$3,200$1,625$1,100$250
Expedited$2,300$1,500$800$250
Exempt$1,000   

Effective 8/1/2024
*Local context fee charged when relying on an external academic IRB
**Commercial IRB fee charged when relying on a Commercial IRB

The below fee schedule is for investigators seeking single IRB (sIRB) review services from the Jefferson IRB. This fee schedule reflects the base Jefferson IRB fee rate for sIRB review that will be applied to all new requests for sIRB services. Each request for sIRB services must be submitted to the Jefferson IRB via a reliance request. A study-specific budget will be prepared for each reliance request that is approved and fees will be calculated on a study-specific basis.

Questions? Reach out to Jennifer Polizzi, Jennifer.Polizzi@jefferson.edu

Jefferson IRB of Record (Commercially-Sponsored) 

Submission TypeReview TypeFeeNote
InitialFull$3,200 Fee includes review for the initial TJU site; additional fee assessed per site. 
Site Addition (Amendment)Full$2,000 Fee is per site.
AmendmentFull$3,000Charged upon initial amendment review; one time fee. 
Continuing Review     Full   $1,625Add $600 per participating site.
InitialExpedited$2,300Fee includes review for the initial TJU site; additional fee assessed per site.
Site Addition (Amendment)Expedited$1,500Fee is per site.
AmendmentExpedited$1,800Charged upon initial amendment review; one time fee. 
Continuing ReviewExpedited$1,025Add $600 per participating site.

Jefferson IRB of Record (Grant-Sponsored) 

Submission TypeReview TypeFeeNote
InitialFull$0 Additional fee assessed per site. 
Site Addition (Amendment)Full$2,000 Fee is per site.
AmendmentFull$3,000 
Continuing Review     Full   $0Add $600 per participating site.
InitialExpedited$0Additional fee assessed per site.
Site Addition (Amendment)Expedited$1,500Fee is per site.
AmendmentExpedited$1,800 
Continuing ReviewExpedited$0Add $600 per participating site.

Relying IRB Administrative Fees

IRBFeeNote
Academic$300 one-time
Commercial$3,500 one-time