#  Access and Training Fees 

 



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All users are charged fees for training and access to CMI instruments and for [CMI services](/data-collection-service-fees "Data Collection Service Fees"). Rates are reviewed biannually and posted here. **Fees are determined based on the** ***primary institution (institution paying invoices) of the user's Principal Investigator*****.**



 

##  Fees 

 



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 [### Harvard Labs

 ](/harvard-access-fees)Users from **labs with a primary appointment** **at Harvard,** and those using a **Harvard 33-digit internal billing code** (associated with a Harvard University administered grant).



 

 

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 [### External Academic Labs

 ](/external-academic-access-fees)Users from labs located at **any institution other than Harvard University**.

Includes users from affiliated Hospitals as well as un-affiliated academic institutions.



 

 

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 [### Commercial Labs

 ](/commercial-access-fees)Users who work for any commercial (or non-academic) institution.

**Commercial access is granted on a case-by-case basis, by the CMI director**.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

##  About 

 





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- Access fees are billed hourly or daily, depending on the instrument.
- Rates are billed by booked time and by real-time usage in excess of booked time.
- Cancellations must be made at least 24 hours in advance to avoid booking fees.

 

 



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- An instrument training fee is charged ***per user*** per instrument.
- Training may be individual or in small groups (2-4 people), as scheduling allows.
- All training sessions include:
    - Overview of the instrument and maintenance procedures
    - Tutorial on control and analysis software
    - Review of experimental design
- Training sessions do NOT include user data collection.
    - Users don’t need to bring anything.
- Training times vary by instrument, typically 2-4 hours.

 

 



 

 

 

 

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