You should look at the updated guidelines.....

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From: "Betcher, Gina I" <xxxxxx@ECU.EDU>
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Participant Support is exempt from indirect costs.

From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@lists.healthresearch.org] On Behalf Of Jill Diehl
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 4:32 PM
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Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] NSF REU Indirect Cost (F&A) Calculation

If they are budgeted as participant support costs, which is what the NSF REU RFP referes to them as (the student stipend and tuition), wouldn’t they be excluded per NSF policy?

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From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@lists.healthresearch.org]<mailto:[mailto:xxxxxx@lists.healthresearch.org]> On Behalf Of Wood, Roger
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Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] NSF REU Indirect Cost (F&A) Calculation

Jean Feldman just mentioned (yesterday at FDP) that NSF was getting this question quite a bit. And, her answer was "look at your Indirect Cost Rate Agreement letter. If the costs are included in your rate, then include them; if the costs are excluded from your rate, then exclude them. Period." (Perhaps that's not really a direct quote, but its certainly the message she conveyed!) The answer would depend on whether those particular costs are included or excluded in your institution's rate agreement and thus the answer might vary from institution to institution.

Roger
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