Proposal Preparation / Submission

Preparing Proposal Budgets

• General Information
  • Cost Estimation
  • Escalation Factors
  • Cost Assignment and Allocation
  • Documentation
  • Budget Justifications
• Guidance by Budget Category
  • Salaries and Wages
  • Administrative/Clerical Salaries - Special Guidance
  • Distinguishing Between Stipends and Salary & Wages
  • Employee Fringe Benefits
  • How to Calculate Fringe Benefit Rates
  • Graduate Student Fees and Tuition Remission
  • Supplies and Materials
  • Equipment
  • Travel
  • Participant Support Costs
  • Other Direct Costs
  • Non-Salary Administrative Expenses - Special Guidance
  • Budgeting International Scholar Center Fees
  • Facilities & Administrative Costs
• Guidance for Proposals Submitted to NIH
  • Modular Budgets at UCR
  • NIH Salary Cap
• Guidance for Research Projects Operating Abroad
  • Insurance and Liability