Review Fees

The Great Lakes Community Review Board charges a nominal fee to review research projects. These fees help compensate reviewers, fund educational and outreach efforts, and provide wages for staff. As a not-for-profit organization, the review fees provide one vital revenue but do not cover all annual expenses.

However, we also recognize that not all researchers or organizations can pay. We do not want the inability to pay to become a barrier to project reviews, so we offer fee waivers to many applicants.

Fee Schedule

Our fee schedule is based on the overall project budget. The budget is an indicator of project complexity and the ability to pay for professional review services that will increase the project's strength and rigor. 

Project Budget Review Fee

$50,000 + $325

$25,000 - $49,999 $275

$15,000 - $24,999 $250

$10,000 - $14,999 $150

$5,000 - $9,999 $100*

$4,999 - below $50*

*Note: during our prototyping of the Great Lakes Community Review Board, all projects with a budget of $0-$9,999 will be automatically granted a fee waiver. This fee waiver will be applied regardless if a fee waiver application is submitted or not. 

What Is Included With Fees?

All fees include: 

• A comprehensive community project review from the Great Lakes Community Review Board

• Up to two additional board reviews for requested revisions

• Certificate of Ethical & Humanizing Community-Engaged Research upon successful review

All fees for projects with budgets of $10,000 and above include: 

• A comprehensive community project review from the Great Lakes Community Review Board

• Up to two additional board reviews for requested revisions

• Certificate of Ethical & Humanizing Community-Engaged Research upon successful review

• Up to two hours of customized assistance

All fees for projects with budgets of $25,000 and above include: 

• A comprehensive community project review from the Great Lakes Community Review Board

• Up to two additional board reviews for requested revisions

• Certificate of Ethical & Humanizing Community-Engaged Research upon successful review

• Up to five hours of customized assistance

Customized Assitance

Customized assistance allows an applicant or organization to work directly with a Great Lakes Community Review Board member to receive tailored support in preparing their application, planning their project, understanding the review process, addressing review board concerns, or integrating ethical and humanizing research practices. 

Customized Assistance is included within all reviews with budgets of $10,000 and above. However, additional customized assistance is available to purchase at the following rates: 

• Projects with budgets of $10,000 or higher: $100 / hour 

• Projects with budgets of $9,999 or less: $50 / hour 

To discuss customized assistance, please email the GLCRB at crb@cityrising.org 

Fee Waiver Request

To request a fee waiver, please submit the form below. 

Note: Until further notice, all projects with a budget of $9,999 or less will automatically receive a fee waiver, and there is no need to complete the fee waiver application. We anticipate this automatic fee waiver to be in place until January 2026.