I am not familiar with R36, but we have a fee at UC Berkeley called a
"filing fee" that is meant for graduate students who have advanced to
candidacy and completed all requirements for degree, except filing
thesis (Master's or Ph.D.) - it is not a form or equivalent to
registration - only allows the student to continue to be eligible to
submit/file thesis - it is also a fee paid to the school, not the student.

We do not consider this as part of the regular "fringe benefits" that go
along with a full graduate research employee appointment - it does not
necessarily benefit the research project in any direct way. This fee is
an aid to the student for his/her completion of degree.

Zoya Hamilton wrote:
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> Do you think that a "continuation fee" for a PhD student is allowable
> under R36? A continuation fee is an annual fee that PhD students pay
> until they graduate after they
> have finished the tuition obligations for the degree. The payment is to
> the school, not to the student.
>
> Here is from the terms and conditions of the award:
> "These awards support research activities related to preparation of a
> dissertation... Allowable costs include the investigator's salary (not
> to exceed the current predoctoral fellow level for 12 months full-time
> effort approved by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human
> Services),... costs for research assistants' salaries, and direct
> research project expenses, such as data processing, payments to
> subjects, supplies, consultants, and dissertation costs (e.g., printing
> and binding of the dissertation). No tuition, alteration/renovations,
> contracting costs, faculty salary, or space rental are allowed on
> dissertation research grants."
>
> Thanks for your input as always.
>

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