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How can the current mechanisms for determining and funding the indirect costs awarded to research institutions be improved?
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Nathan Boles
Posted: July 22, 2015
Topic: Indirect and direct cost issues
7/21/2015
“Indirect costs are too high at most institutions. Tie the rate of indirect costs an institution can receive to the hard money they provide for salaries, e.g. 50% hard money for a salary gives a max indirect rate of 40%, 25% hard money gives a max rate of 20%.”
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