{"id":11,"date":"2026-01-17T05:35:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T05:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serc.tum.ac.ke\/index.php\/requirements-fees\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T06:05:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T06:05:57","slug":"requirements-fees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/serc.tum.ac.ke\/index.php\/requirements-fees\/","title":{"rendered":"Requirements &#038; Fees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>When &amp; How to Submit<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Researchers are welcome to submit their protocols online at any time. TUM-SERC meets once every month, on the last Tuesday of each month. Applicants receive a decision letter within 21 working days of submitting a complete application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Submission Requirements<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>A complete ethics review application must include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Completed Ethical Review Application Form (online form)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Full research proposal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plagiarism report<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Informed consent\/assent forms (if available)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Curriculum vitae of the Principal Investigator<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Proof of payment of review fees<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Tip: Ensure that all documents are clearly labelled and consolidated before uploading to speed up the review<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Scope of Review<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>We review research involving:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Human participants, including vulnerable populations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Personal and privacy-sensitive data<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Biomedical procedures and specimen collection<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Community-based and public health research<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Digital and online data<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Environmental and ecological impact studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Behavioural and social science research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What we receive<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Student Theses &amp; Dissertations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Staff Proposals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Funded &amp; Collaborative Studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Externally Sponsored Projects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-1&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-border-color has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-color:#00d084;border-width:2px;border-top-left-radius:23px;border-top-right-radius:23px;border-bottom-left-radius:23px;border-bottom-right-radius:23px\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-1-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-1\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\" style=\"text-decoration:none\"><strong>Review Fees<\/strong> &#8211; click to expand<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-1\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-1-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<p>Review fees are structured according to category (student, staff, external researcher, funded project).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>S\/N<\/strong><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Item<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Initial, Kshs<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Renewal, Kshs<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Amendment, Kshs<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>MTA Agreed, Kshs<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1<\/td><td colspan=\"2\">Diploma<\/td><td>500<\/td><td>Nil<\/td><td>Nil<\/td><td>500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td colspan=\"2\">Undergraduate<\/td><td>1,000<\/td><td>Nil<\/td><td>Nil<\/td><td>500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td colspan=\"2\">Masters<\/td><td>3,000<\/td><td>1,000<\/td><td>1,000<\/td><td>1,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td colspan=\"2\">Academic proposal PhD<\/td><td>5,000<\/td><td>2,000<\/td><td>2,000<\/td><td>1,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td colspan=\"2\">Current member of TUM-SERC<\/td><td>2,000<\/td><td>2,000<\/td><td>2,000<\/td><td>2,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"4\">6<\/td><td rowspan=\"4\">All non-academic proposals<\/td><td>Less than 1 million<\/td><td>5,000<\/td><td>3,000<\/td><td>3,000<\/td><td>3,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1-5 million<\/td><td>8,000<\/td><td>3,000<\/td><td>3,000<\/td><td>3,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5-10 million<\/td><td>10,000<\/td><td>5,000<\/td><td>5,000<\/td><td>5,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Others<\/td><td>0.1% of total budget<\/td><td>5,000<\/td><td>5,000<\/td><td>5,000<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-2&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-border-color has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-color:#00d084;border-width:2px;border-top-left-radius:23px;border-top-right-radius:23px;border-bottom-left-radius:23px;border-bottom-right-radius:23px\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-2-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-2\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\" style=\"text-decoration:none\">How to pay &#8211; click to expand<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-2\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-2-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<p>The amount to be deposited to the following Account Details and attach the bank slip with the proposal:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Technical University of Mombasa Research Account FAMILY BANK. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Account number: 096000015735<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NB: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Please make sure to indicate: the purpose: <strong>TUM SERC PROJECT REVIEW FEE<\/strong> on the bank slip. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students to include student admission number and Student name.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe1bbffc wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/EAE4kAuvTY6vsihbA\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">Start Online Submission Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When &amp; 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