Students supported under REU's at State University of New York Binghamton
are renumerated as fellowship stipends with the understanding that the
experience is to enhance the undergraduate students research experience,
not a "work" requirement.   Paul Parker

>I am curious as to how other university's are paying the undergraduate
>student under thte "NSF Research Experience for Undergraduate" Program.
>There are two types of programs...
>
>One that pays on-campus enrolled undergraduates (Supplements) - and
>
>the other that pays students who attend other university's (SITE), but
>participate in the REU program on your campus.
>
>Is you method of payment the same?
>Do you pay them on payroll, deducting fringes and taxes?
>Do you pay them like a fellowship or scholarship (no fringes or taxes)?
>
>The NSF guidelines state that grantees may pay either stipends as
>scholarships or wages.
>
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>
>Anita Quinn
>Director of Research Services
>Michigan Technological University
>1400 Townsend Drive
>Houghton, MI     49931-1295
>phone 906-487-2225
>fax   906-487-2245
>xxxxxx@mtu.edu

Paul C. Parker, Director
Sponsored Funds Administration
State University of New York
Binghamton, NY  13902-6000
ph (607-777-6752)  fax (607-777-4354)
email:  xxxxxx@binghamton.edu