Location: Brad D. Smith Center for Business and Innovation, Room 315

Build stronger proposal budgets by learning the fundamentals of sponsored project budgeting. This session introduces MURC’s new budget template while reviewing salary, fringe, F&A, equipment, travel and other common budget categories.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of the session, participants will be able to:

• Identify the major components of a sponsored project budget.
• Distinguish between direct and indirect costs.
• Apply current fringe benefit and F&A rates appropriately.
• Use the new MURC budget template.
• Recognize common budgeting errors before internal review.

Who Should Attend: Faculty, grant administrators and departmental staff involved in proposal budgeting.