Helpful Information for Faculty and Staff Involved With National Institutes of Health (NIH) Institutional Research Training Grants
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Proposal Budget Preparation
Stipends
Refer to current stipend rates posted on the NIH Training Opporutnities News Page to determine the dollar amount to list
in the predoctoral, postdoctoral and other stipend categories.
T32 Tuition and Fees Category
For each trainee slot awarded the NIH will provide 60% of tuition costs
up to a maximum of $16,000. You may request the estimated full costs
in your proposal budget, but you'll need to provide a detailed break down
of the costs so that the grants management staff can do this calculation
when they make an award. For your tuition request, you'll need to estimate
the number of resident vs. non-resident trainees, and predissertator vs.
dissertator trainees you expect to appoint, keeping in mind that few graduate
students are considered residents for tuition purposes (and tuition remission
does not apply to students appointed as trainees). As you project
escalation for future years, remember that tuition costs have generally
increased more rapidly than other categories of costs. See the following
sample attachment page for Tuition, Fees and Insurance Category.
| Projected Tuition, Fees
and Insurance Costs |
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| State Residents* |
Non-residents* |
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| Predissertators |
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| Each Semester |
$3,697.73 |
$11,905.57 |
| Summer |
$1,710.27 | $5,511.47 |
| Total |
$ |
$ |
| Dissertators |
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| Each Semester (including summer) |
$873.98 |
$1,389.98 |
| Total |
$ |
$ |
| Based on our current student population, we anticipate the following breakdown of trainees and tuition costs allowed by the NIH formula: 2 resident predissertators Note, a common error is to underestimate tuition costs based on either the mix of students, anticipated tuition rates or calculation erros. Because there is already a shortfall in this category, we encourage you to carefully consider your projected tuition costs at the time of proposal.
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Trainee Travel
Refer to your awarding component for policies on funds provided in this
category. In most cases, there will be a predetermined amount per trainee that may be requested.
Training Related Expenses
This category provides funds to help defray the costs of associated expenses
including staff salaries, equipment and supplies and health insurance.
See the current NIH Notice regarding stipends and other budget information
for the current fiscal year posted on the NIH
Training Opporutnities News Page for amounts to include in this
category.
F&A Costs
Facilities and Administrative costs (also called indirect costs or overhead)
should be requested at a rate of 8% of total direct costs less tuition, fees, health
insurance and equipment.