Research Awards: Budget Preparation

Personnel

1. When calculating salaries for personnel, please account for all institutional requirements for fringe benefits such as health insurance, unemployment, etc. and include percentage increases chargeable to the grant by year, if applicable.

2. Be certain to account for the institution's 'cost of living' salary adjustments in the justification narrative when applicable.

3. JSMF neither has restrictions on the number of applications requesting support nor the number of awards that can be given to an institution for collaborative projects, as long as JSMF program guidelines are followed. Your budget must clearly communicate the collaborative effort to include such items as salaries, equipment and supplies for all participating scientists at each institution. If you are including the payment of salaries as part of the budget, please note that JSMF will pay the maximum salary for the given position based upon the grantee institution's pay scale.