Budget Outline
This outline includes common budget categories for many grants. For more information about specific items, See Personnel, Other Costs, and Policies and Procedures.
SRO also supplies an Excel spreadsheet that contains the College's current rates and formulas that will calculate totals for you (click to download): 
Generic budget spreadsheet
Personnel
Your salary (if you will be on leave and if the sponsor will pay)
Salary request = 45% of salary needed for project
Summer Salary
Up to 2/9 of your academic-year base (if allowed by sponsor)
Student wages
- Summer research assistantships
- Summer hourly workers
- Academic-year hourly workers
Fringe Benefits (calculate at current rates)
See Personnel for more information.
Other Costs
Permanent Equipment (itemize)
Expendable Equipment and Supplies (itemize)
Publication Costs
Include page charges and cost of reprints
Miscellaneous Costs
Examples: telephone, postage, copying, consultant expenses
Travel
Explain purpose of travel, destination, estimated number of days, actual costs or per diem rate for meals and lodging, transportation cost (use the College's official mileage reimbursement rate)
Facilities & Administrative Costs (calculate at current rates)
Formerly called "indirect costs."
See Other Costs for more information.