These rates apply to projects that started as of June 2022.
| Status | Hourly rate - regular hours (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) [1] | Hourly rate - After 5 p.m. and on weekends [2] [3] |
|---|---|---|
| UNF Member [4] | $550 | $600 |
| Private sector [5] | $850 (+30% indirect costs) | $900 (+30% indirect costs) |
[1]: Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., except on public holidays.
[2]: $600/hour for evenings. However, a minimum block of 3 hours is required for using the scanner after 8 p.m. on weekdays and during weekends.
[3]: If a member of the research team is trained and authorized by the UNF management to operate the MRI scanner, the regular hourly rate applies.
[4]: Users of the UNF platform who carry out their research project in whole or in part on the platform.
[5]: Scanner usage fees can be negotiated with the UNF scientific director. A formal agreement is signed to that effect.
Additional information
All cancellations made with less than 7 days’ notice will be billed, unless the freed-up time slot is taken over in whole or in part by another team. In the case where only part of the time slot is taken over by another team, the unused portion will be billed to the team that made the cancellation.
Cancellations made more than 7 days in advance will not be billed, up to a maximum of 2 non-billed cancellations per week per project. The 3rd and subsequent cancellations during the same week will be billed at the full rate, whether the freed-up time slot is taken over by another team/project or not. This rule is intended to ensure that teams do not block out time slots in advance without first making sure they can use them. This rule will come into effect on January 1, 2024.
Any overuse of the MRI room or the control room beyond your reserved time will be billed in 15-minute increments.
Every new project is entitled to a free “pilot” period of 1 to 3 hours (maximum) in order to test and optimize your acquisition parameters and sequences and to adapt to the UNF environment. No participant in your study may be involved in the “pilot” stage, and the pilot data collected will not be kept on our servers. If your project requires more pilot test time, you must consult the UNF scientific director, Dr. Julien Cohen-Adad.
Use of the platform outside of regular hours will only be authorized for projects unable to perform acquisitions during regular hours due to the nature of the experiments or the population, and requires higher usage fees as well as a formal agreement with the UNF director.
Any specific needs must be discussed with the UNF scientific director, Dr. Julien Cohen-Adad.
Exceptional reservations
Reservations outside of regular hours (Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) of activity are possible after submitting a request to support