FACULTY OF HEALTH RESEARCH ETHICS COMMITTEE (FHS REC UP) FEE STRUCTURE
Category A -
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For all studies which are merely funded from Departmental budget and/or RESCOM or any other University of Pretoria Grant, the review is free. The same applies for studies with a total budget below R200 000.00 (Total project budget <R200 000.00) |
R0 |
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Category B - NATIONALLY FUNDED (NRF, MRC, CSIR, etc.)
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For all research for degree purposes, the review is free (UP students), unless the budget exceeds R1 million in which case Category C applies (Total project budget <R1million) |
R0 |
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Category C - NATIONALLY FUNDED
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Description |
Price (Excl VAT) |
VAT |
Total |
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Initial protocols |
Non-UP or externally funded grants between R200k - R1m incur reduced fees (Total project budget R200 000.00 to R1m) |
R7 000.00 |
R1 050.00 |
R8 050.00 |
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Protocol Amendment - Minor |
Small amendments, that do not affect study design |
0 |
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Protocol Amendment - Major |
Any change to the protocol that requires full committee approval |
R1 000.00 |
R150.00 |
R1 150.00 |
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Initial protocols |
Non-UP or externally funded grants between R1M - R5M incur reduced fees (Total project budget R1M - R5M) |
R10 000.00 |
R1 500.00 |
R11 500.00 |
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Protocol Amendment - Minor |
Small amendments, that do not affect study design |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Protocol Amendment - Major |
Any change to the protocol that requires full committee approval |
R1 000.00 |
R150.00 |
R1 150.00 |
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Initial protocols |
Non-UP or externally funded grants >R5M incur reduced fees (Total project budget >R5M) |
R15 000.00 |
R2 250.00 |
R17 250.00 |
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Protocol Amendment - Minor |
Small amendments, that do not affect study design |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Protocol Amendment - Major |
Any change to the protocol that requires full committee approval |
R2 000.00 |
R300.00 |
R2 300.00 |
Category D(1): PHARMACEUTICAL / INDUSTRY DRIVEN COMPANY SPONSORS
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Item |
Description |
Price (Excl VAT) |
VAT |
Total |
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Initial protocols
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Grants exceeding R1 million, all contract research, and all research by non-UP researchers with funding exceeding R1 million (Total project budget >R1million) |
R28 750.00 |
R4 312.50 |
R33 062.50 |
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Protocol Amendment - Minor |
Small amendments, that do not affect study design |
R2 500.00 |
R375.00 |
R2 875.00 |
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Protocol Amendment - Major |
Any change to the protocol that requires full committee approval |
R7 935,00 |
R1 190.25 |
R9 125.25 |
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Informed consent amendment |
Any change to the content of the original informed consent form |
R2 500.00 |
R375.00 |
R2 875.00 |
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Amendment - Additional investigator (per investigator) |
Any additional investigator (per investigator) |
R800.00 |
R120.00 |
R920.00 |
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Amendment - Administrative charge |
Administrative change; typographical change/s to protocol; budget change or change to the contract |
R800.00 |
R120.00 |
R920.00 |
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Annual renewal |
Annual evaluation re-certification (Full committee) |
R4 500.00 |
R675.00 |
R5 175.00 |
Category D(2): INTERNATIONALLY FUNDED - PHARMACEUTICAL / INDUSTRY DRIVEN COMPANY SPONSORS
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Description |
Price (Excl VAT) |
VAT |
Total |
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Initial protocols
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Grants with total project budget between R200K - 1M, all contract research, and research by non-UP researchers with funding between R200K - 1M) |
R7 000.00 |
R1 050.00 |
R8 050.00 |
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Protocol Amendment - Minor |
Small amendments, that do not affect study design |
R1 000.00 |
R150.00 |
R1 150.00 |
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Protocol Amendment - Major |
Any change to the protocol that requires full committee approval |
R1 500.00 |
R225.00 |
R1 725.00 |
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Initial protocols
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Grants with total project budget between R1M - R5M, all contract research, and all research by non-UP researchers (Total project budget between R1M - R5M) |
R18 000.00 |
R2 700.00 |
R20 700.00 |
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Protocol Amendment - Minor |
Small amendments, that do not affect study design |
R1 500.00 |
R225.00 |
R1 725.00 |
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Protocol Amendment - Major |
Any change to the protocol that requires full committee approval |
R2 500.00 |
R375.00 |
R2 875.00 |
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Initial protocols
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Grants exceeding R5 million, all contract research, and all research by non-UP researchers with funding exceeding R5 million (Total project budget >R5million) |
R25 000.00 |
R3 750.00 |
R28 750.00 |
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Protocol Amendment - Minor |
Small amendments, that do not affect study design |
R2 000.00 |
R300.00 |
R2 300.00 |
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Protocol Amendment - Major |
Any change to the protocol that requires full committee approval |
R3 500.00 |
R525.00 |
R4 025.00 |
Category E - STUDENT APPLICATIONS / RECIPROCAL REVIEW - OTHER
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Item |
Description |
Price (Excl VAT) |
VAT |
Total |
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Initial protocols
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External non-funded |
R2 500.00 |
R375.00 |
R2 875.00 |
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Protocol Amendment - Minor |
Small amendments, that do not affect study design |
0 |
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Protocol Amendment - Major |
Any change to the protocol that requires full committee approval |
R500.00 |
R75.00 |
R575.00 |
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External non-funded |
R1 500.00 |
R225.00 |
R1 725.00 |
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Reciprocal review- Amendment |
Any change to the protocol that requires full committee approval |
R250.00 |
R37.50 |
R287.50 |
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External funded |
R2 500.00 |
R375.00 |
R2 875.00 |
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Reciprocal review- Amendment |
Any change to the protocol that requires full committee approval |
R500.00 |
R75.00 |
R575.00 |
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