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Even with this limited recovery, the Medical School continues to heavily subsidize the costs of these reviews.\r\n\r\nThis fee structure dates to July 1, 2021.\r\n\r\nQuestions about IRB Review Fees should be directed to:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>IRBMED review \u2014 <a href=\"mailto:irbmedreliance@umich.edu?subject=Questions%20related%20to%20IRB%20Review%20fees\">IRBMED<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Contract negotiation \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/research.medicine.umich.edu\/our-units\/clinical-trials-support-office\/clinical-trials-support-units\">Clinical Trials Support Units<\/a> or your local research administrator<\/li>\r\n \t<li>General sponsor applicability and reflecting IRBMED Fees\/recovery in your sponsored project budget \u2014 <a href=\"mailto:msgrants@umich.edu?subject=Questions%20related%20to%20IRB%20Review%20fees\">Grant Services &amp; Analysis 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