I need some help putting together a budget for teaching a short course.  I'm
used to working with research grants, where all salaries are based on the
person's academic year base salary.    I'm currently helping put together a
budget for a grant where the faculty members involved will be teaching a 2
week course.   The PI wanted to pay each instructor $350/day for the 10
course and 5 follow-up days.   But the range of base salaries is wide --
with daily rates ranging from $321-452.   If everyone gets paid at the
lowest rate, most end up significantly  "losing $$" .

Is there any way around this?   I'm going to suggest that the PI put in
extra administrative days for himself (if he can) -- but what about the rest
of them?    Are there any exceptions to the rule that salaries must be
consistent with base pay?    (This is Dept. of Education pass-through money,
if it makes any difference).

Thanks.

Frances Vinal Farnsworth
Coordinator of Sponsored Research
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE
Grants Office - Munford House
Middlebury, VT 05753
802-443-5889
xxxxxx@middlebury.edu
fax: 802-443-2081