Budget Guidelines for Grant Proposals

Many grant proposals request compensation for one or more people involved in the project such as:

1. Faculty
2. Administrative, support, and technical staff
3. People who are not ongoing employees
4. Students

Annually, Colgate defines rates and figures that should be used to anticipate these costs for a project budget.

Personnel compensation and fringe benefits

Proposal budgets must account for indirect costs associated with a research project, such as the cost of facilities and administrative support. Colgate defines a rate/formula for calculating these indirect costs.

Indirect costs

Costs associated with the acquisition of new equipment, or the modification/reservation of space on campus should be accounted for in a proposal's budget. Learn more about how to account for these costs.

Equipment and facilities costs

Research proposals that involve travel should account for the associated travel, lodging, and per diem costs. Learn more about these costs in relation to Colgate's travel policy, the use of personal vehicles, and more.

Travel costs