National Taiwan Normal University Research Ethics Review Committee Service Fee Standards
2015.2.13 Passed during 87th Academic Fund Committee Meeting 2015.4.1 Amendments passed during 88th Academic Fund Committee Meeting 2015.5.20 Passed during the 348th Administrative Meeting 2015.12.25 Amendments passed during the 20th Research Ethics Review Committee Meeting 2016.3.23 Passed during the 91st Academic Fund Committee Meeting 2016.5.11 Passed during the 352nd Administrative Meeting 2021.3.10 Passed during the 118st Academic Fund Committee Meeting 2021.5.26 Passed during the 372nd Administrative Meeting
I. National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) Research Ethics Review Committee (hereinafter referred to as the "Committee") and NTNU Research Ethics Center (hereinafter referred to as the "Center") established this fee standard for research ethics review services in accordance with Article 3, Subparagraph 2 of the NTNU Guidelines for the Research Ethics Governance Framework and Article 6 of the National Taiwan Normal University Guidelines for the Research Ethics Review Committee.
II. The Committee provides research ethics review services to NTNU faculty members and students, as well as members of external units that commission the Committee to conduct reviews.
III. The Committee's review service fee standards:
(I) Research projects of companies or sponsors
Type of review Fee standards (Currency: NTD)
New application NT$50,000
Change NT$5,000
Ongoing review NT$3,000
Closure NT$3,000
Administrative changes, adverse reaction report,
No payment required
appeal against review results
(II) Research projects commissioned and subsidized by the government, society, association, foundation or independently conducted by the researcher.
Type of review Fee standards (Currency: NTD)
Exempt review NT$2,500
Minimal risk review NT$14,500
General review by all Committee members
NT$19,500
Change NT$1,000
Administrative changes, ongoing review, adverse reaction report, closure review, appeal against review
results
No payment required
IV. "Administrative changes" referred to in this standard and the number of changes reviews accepted by the Committee shall be handled in accordance with the NTNU Research Ethics Review Committee Standard Operating Procedures for Project Change Review (REC-SOP10).
V. Remarks:
(I) The review service fee shall be paid in full when the research project is submitted. Documentary proof that the case was accepted will only be issued after payment is completed and verified by the Center.
(II) No payment is required for administrative changes, ongoing review, adverse reaction report, closure review, and appeal against review results for cases reviewed by the Committee. A fee of NT$1,000 may be charged for review of general changes not categorized as administrative changes because they need to be reviewed by committee members again.
(III) After a case is reviewed by the Committee and the result is transferred to
higher risk review, the fee will be charged for the type of review, and the Committee may seek additional payment from the project host.
(IV) A fee of NT$1,000 may be charged if the case is withdrawn before the Center completes administrative review.
(V) If a case is exempted from review or the chairperson has already appointed committee members, the review fee must be paid in full.
(VI) For applications that have not completed review fee payment procedures, the Committee will not accept any cases from the applicant and project host until review fees are paid. The same shall apply when the applicant or project host serves as the project host of another project or sub-project.
(VII) Please retain receipts after completing payment for verification in the future.
VI. Fee payment and review process:
VII. This fee standard was reviewed and passed by the Academic Fund Committee, and has been implemented with the approval of the Administrative Meeting. The same procedure shall apply to all subsequent amendments.
Submit to the Review Committee
Enter the review process
Verification by the Research Ethics Center
Late document supplementation Verify payment was completed
Submit application
Fill out review documents and
the checklist Pay review fees
