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Accreditation: Get Accredited - Application and Annual Fees

Overview

Organizations seeking accreditation must submit a nonrefundable application fee.  The application fee covers the costs of the initial accreditation evaluation, including the site visit. The application fee is due when the Organization applies as an applicant.

Fees are based on the size and complexity of the Human Research Protection Program and the fee schedule takes into account the most common Human Research Protection Programs' structures. Contact AAHRPP to discuss your application fee if your Human Research Protection Program has 10 or more IRBs, three or more sets of policies and procedures, or involves organizations in distant locations. In addition, if you are uncertain about the structure of your Human Research Protection Program, contact AAHRPP.

Application Fee 

AAHRPP encourages Organizations to make a formal commitment by prepaying their application fee and becoming clients. AAHRPP offers an incentive to prepaying by guaranteeing the fee through the end of the following year. If an Organization doesn't submit an application by the end of the following year, there is no penalty, the Organization simply pays any difference in the fee between the year in which it submits an application and the year through which the fee is guaranteed. AAHRPP offers this option because it helps Organizations make accreditation a priority. In addition, AAHRPP provides unlimited consultation to its clients.

The fee schedule may be adjusted to reflect the costs of operating the accreditation program. To help Organizations budget for accreditation expenses, it is anticipated that fees will increase between 4% - 6% each year.

Annual Fees

Annual fees commence one year after the Organization submits an application. An Organization granted Full Accreditation, Qualified Accreditation, or Accreditation-Pending pays an annual fee. 

 

Fees for North American Organizations

2024 North American Fees
Program Size (Based on number of active protocols*) Application Fee (US Dollars) Annual Fee (US Dollars)
Level 0** $8,100$3,750
Level 1(1 - 100 protocols)$12,900$5,960
Level 2(101 - 500 protocols)$19,500$8,170
Level 3(501 - 1,000 protocols)$24,800$10,340
Level 4(1,001-1,500 protocols)$31,100$12,500
Level 5(1,501 - 2,000 protocols)$36,800$14,140
Level 6(2,001 - 2,500 protocols)$42,600$15,960
Level 7(2,501 - 3,000 protocols)$48,400$16,920
Level 8(3,001 - 3,500 protocols)$57,600$18,270
Level 9(3,501 - 4,000 protocols)$63,900$19,900
Level 10(4,001 - 4,500 protocols)$66,000$22,600
Level 11(4,501 - 5,000 protocols)$70,800$23,560
Level 12(5,001 - 5,500 protocols)$74,800$24,230
Level 13(5,501 - 6,000 protocols)$77,600$24,800
Level 14(6,001 - 6,500 protocols)$82,000$25,670
Level 15(6,501 - 7,000 protocols)$86,400$26,640
Level 16(7,001 protocols or more)$90,800$27,790

* Total Number of Active Studies - the sum of the number of studies reviewed by a convened IRB or EC internally, the number reviewed by the expedited procedure by an internal IRB or EC, and the number of studies granted exemption in the previous 12 months, and all active studies reviewed by any external IRBs or ECs.

** Level 0:  Organization relies entirely on the services of one or more external IRBs that are accredited by AAHRPP as part of another Organization’s Human Research Protection Program.

 

Fees for Non-North American Organizations

2024 Non-North American Fees
Program Size (Based on number of active protocols*) Application Fee (US Dollars) Annual Fee (US Dollars)
Level 0** $18,100$6,570
Level 1(1 - 100 protocols)$22,900$8,760
Level 2(101 - 500 protocols)$29,500$10,950
Level 3(501 - 1,000 protocols)$34,800$13,140
Level 4(1,001-1,500 protocols)$41,100$15,240
Level 5(1,501 - 2,000 protocols)$46,800$16,860
Level 6(2,001 - 2,500 protocols)$52,600$18,670
Level 7(2,501 - 3,000 protocols)$58,400$19,620
Level 8(3,001 - 3,500 protocols)$67,600$20,950
Level 9(3,501 - 4,000 protocols)$73,900$22,570
Level 10(4,001 - 4,500 protocols)$76,000$25,240
Level 11(4,501 - 5,000 protocols)$80,800$26,200
Level 12(5,001 - 5,500 protocols)$84,800$26,860
Level 13(5,501 - 6,000 protocols)$87,600$27,430
Level 14(6,001 - 6,500 protocols)$92,000$28,290
Level 15(6,501 - 7,000 protocols)$96,400$29,240
Level 16(7,001 protocols or more)$100,800$30,390

* Total Number of Active Studies - the sum of the number of studies reviewed by a convened IRB or EC internally, the number reviewed by the expedited procedure by an internal IRB or EC, and the number of studies granted exemption in the previous 12 months, and all active studies reviewed by any external IRBs or ECs.
** Level 0:  Organization relies entirely on the services of one or more external IRBs that are accredited by AAHRPP as part of another Organization’s Human Research Protection Program.

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