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Stipends
Fringe benefits (with the exception of Health Insurance) are not assessed to Training Grants. After completing the statement of appointment, e-mail Contracts & Grants with:
- Names of personnel on the training grant
- Social Security Numbers of personnel on the training grant
- The account to which the fringe benefits should be charged.
Contracts & Grants will not release the original allotment until all Statement of Appointments have been completed.
Tuition, & Fees
Request the full amount for tuition on the proposal. NIH will prorate the award according the the NRSA policy guidelines. Tuition is budgeted at the acutal in-state new student rate.
Fees should be requested for Pre-Docs for 32 credit hours and for Postdocs for the courses associated with the training.
Note: Do not escalate the future year's budget.
Health Insurance
The annual Health Insurance rate for Pre-doctoral Associates is $1570/year. The Healh Insurance is now included in the Training Related Expenses and is no longer excluded from the F&A caculation.
Training Related Expenses
| Training Related Expenses The funds may be requested to defray the costs of other research training related expenses, such as staff salaries, consultant costs, equipment, research supplies, and travel expenses for the training faculty. Training related expenses may be adjusted in future fiscal years. | |
| Pre-doctoral | Post-doctoral |
| Institutional: $4,200 for FY 2007 | Institutional: $7,850 for FY 2007 |
| Pre-doctoral | Post-doctoral |
| Individual: $4,200 for FY 2007 | Individual: $7,850 for FY 2007 |
Reminders
What is required for Mentors (or Preceptors)?
Note that their percent effort devoted to the project is expected to be 0%.
| Requirement? | Ask? | If answer is: | If answer is: |
| Department Chairperson Signature | How much effort is the Mentor devoting to the project? | 0% - signatures are not required | 1% or more - signatures are required |
| Disclosure of Financial Conflict of Interest Form | Is the Mentor shown on form page 2 as "Key Personnel"? | yes - the form is required | no - the form is not required |
