The Social Behavioral and Education IRB and Health Sciences IRB hold meetings monthly for the review of studies that are submitted for full board review. The Health Sciences IRB holds a second monthly meeting solely for the continuing review of approved research. IRB meetings are not open to observers. However, the board does occasionally invite researchers into the meeting if their study is being reviewed and board members have questions about it.
Researchers who have submitted a study for full board review and wish to be available for possible invitation into the IRB meeting may send an email to irb@austin.utexas.edu requesting an invitation.
Social, Behavioral and Educational IRB
All meetings are held virtually on a Monday, usually beginning at 1:00 p.m. Dates and times are subject to change.
Agenda Deadlines* | Meeting Dates |
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September 1, 2023 | September 25, 2023 |
October 1, 2023 | October 30, 2023 |
November 1, 2023 | November 27, 2023 |
December 1, 2023 | December 18, 2023 |
January 1, 2024 | January 29, 2024 |
February 1, 2024 | February 26, 2024 |
March 1, 2024 | March 25, 2024 |
April 1, 2024 | April 29, 2024 |
May 1, 2024 | May 20, 2024 |
June 1, 2024 | June 24, 2024 |
July 1, 2024 | July 29, 2024 |
August 1, 2024 | August 26, 2024 |
September 1, 2024 | September 30, 2024 |
October 1, 2024 | October 28, 2024 |
Health Sciences IRB
All meetings are held virtually on a Wednesday, usually beginning at 12:15 p.m. Dates and times are subject to change.
Agenda Deadlines* | Meeting Dates | CR-Only Meeting Dates |
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September 10, 2023 | October 11, 2023 | - |
October 10, 2023 | November 8, 2023 | - |
November 10, 2023 | December 13, 2023 | - |
December 10, 2023 | January 10, 2024 | - |
January 10, 2024 | February 14, 2024 | - |
February 10, 2024 | March 13, 2024 | - |
March 10, 2024 | April 10, 2024 | - |
April 10, 2024 | May 8, 2024 | - |
May 10, 2024 | June 12, 2024 | - |
June 10, 2024 | July 10, 2024 | June 26, 2024 |
July 10, 2024 | August 14, 2024 | July 31, 2024 |
August 10, 2024 | September 11, 2024 | August 28, 2024 |
September 10, 2024 | October 9, 2024 | September 25, 2024 |
October 10, 2024 | November 13, 2024 | October 30, 2024 |
*Please note that submission by the Agenda Deadline is not the sole determinant of whether a study will be assigned to the corresponding Meeting. Other factors (such as completeness of application materials, available expertise, consultation with other departments, etc.) may extend the review time. IRB staff will communicate requested feedback deadlines and anticipated review delays with researchers within their UTRMS-IRB application.
IRB Fees
Compliance Review Fee for Industry Sponsored Research
UT charges a compliance review fee to conduct a review for industry sponsored clinical trials. Funds to pay this fee should be built into industry sponsored study budgets. Once the local IRB review is complete, ORSC will invoice the department for the funds.
Industry Sponsored Clinical Trial UT IRB Review Fees:
Initial Convened IRB Review - $3,000
Convened IRB Continuing Review - $3,000
Convened IRB Modification - $700
Initial Expedited Review - $1,200
Expedited Continuing Review - $1,200
Expedited Modification / Study Closeout - $500
Industry Sponsored Clinical Trial Fees for Research Reviewed by Non-UT IRBs
Initial Local Compliance Review Fee - $1,500
Compliance Review Fee for Federally Funded Research
IRBs may charge for the review of external site submissions, even on federally funded projects. Thus, it is important to consider potential IRB charges in grant budgets. When another IRB will serve as the reviewing IRB, it will also be important to determine whether that IRB will charge a fee for initial and ongoing reviews for the UT site, and account for these charges in the budget.
When the UT IRB serves as the reviewing IRB for a federally funded multisite study for which single IRB review is required, the following charges will be assessed. The UT PI’s department is responsible for paying the charges and recouping the costs from participating sites.
Activity Cost Per Site
Negotiate Reliance Agreement - Smart IRB or Master Agreement $120
Negotiate Agreement - Other $320
Initial Site Approval $300
Site Modification or Closure $900 / academic year*
Unanticipated Problem – Site $445
Full Board Study
Negotiate Reliance Agreement - Smart IRB or Master Agreement $120
Negotiate Agreement - Other $320
Initial Site Approval (reviewed as an expedited amendment) $300
Full Board Modification $370
Expedited Modification / Site Closure $900 / academic year*
Full Board Continuing Review $445
Unanticipated Problem $445
*The UT IRB will assess an annual charge of $900 per site to cover costs associated with approving site amendments. The annual fee remains the same regardless of the number of amendments.
Compliance Review Fee for Other Funded Research
UT IRB reserves the right to impose fees on funded, multi-site research involving reliance. Investigators are strongly encouraged to email UT IRB at IRBreliance@austin.utexas.edu before submitting a proposal to ensure that the budget accounts for any IRB fees imposed.