Payments to these individuals should NOT be referred to as stipends in the Budget Justification. In most cases, the published OCGA Fringe Benefit Rates should be used. Cost of benefits have been averaged across the UC system by class of employee to establish these rates. In specific cases, if it is known that the actual benefits for an individual are higher than the published rates, then an amount based on the actual charge may be budgeted. The most common circumstance in which actual employee benefit amounts might be used is in the case of proposals which are primarily for the salary of the Principal Investigator, or for only a few individuals.
Funds go into a pool from which the student's tuition and fees are paid.
Tuition and fees may not be directly charged to a research grant. At UCSD, Tuition Remission is budgeted in the personnel category on a separate line in the Fringe Benefits category since that is how they are handled by our payroll system. See Tuition Remission Rates for rates and how to calculate. Consultants are individuals who do not provide effort to the project, but provide advisory or other services for brief or limited periods of time. While consultants from UCSD are listed here, it is not acceptable to budget consultant fees for University employees as it is against University policy to make such payments to University employees.