NINDS Diversity Supplements - Allowable Costs and Other Provisions

	High School Students	Undergraduate Students	Baccalaureate/Master's Degree Holders	Graduate (Predoctoral) and Health Professional Students	Individuals in Postodoctoral Training	Investigators Developing Independent Research Careers
Salary & Fringe Benefits	consistent with applicant Institutional salary policies, rates that exceed minimum wage must be justified	consistent with applicant Institutional salary policies, rates that exceed $12.00/hour must be justified	consistent with applicant Institutional salary policies	consistent with applicant Institutional salary policies, cannot exceed zero level NSRA postdoc stipend	consistent with applicant Institutional salary policies, cannot exceed established NSRA postdoc stipend levels, NINDS limits postdoctoral salary and fringe to $50,000/year	up to $75,000 salary plus fringe benefits per year up to $85,000 total direct costs
Supplies and Travel	N/A	$200 per month	$3000 per year	$4000 per year	$6000 per year	$10,000 per year
Tuition	N/A	N/A	N/A	allowable (see PA-12-149)	N/A	N/A
Equipment	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Period of Support	equivalent of at least 3 months effort	equivalent of at least 3 months of full time effort	normally one year but can be extended to two years if candidate is actively pursuing entry into graduate health professional school	coincident with research doctoral and health professional degree program, typically two years	typically two years	typically two years

Last updated June 17, 2013