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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>The Office of Academic
Planning and Budget (APB) has reviewed actual FY 07-08 post-doctoral benefit
costs across all funding sources and has determined that the average benefit
rate of this group is 20% of salary expenses.<br>
<br>
The new average post-doctoral benefit rate of 20% should be immediately<span
style='color:#1F497D'> </span>used for the purpose of budgeting fringe benefit
costs for post-doctoral positions in extramural proposals when the actual
employee is <u>not</u> known at the time of proposal submission. Because
of the potential variance between the average post-doctoral benefit rate and an
individual’s actual rate, it is recommended that salary costs for
to-be-named post-doctoral employees be estimated by using a mid-range salary
from the of the appropriate salary scale. Please continue to use actual
benefit rates when budgeting fringe benefit costs for post-docs who are known
at the time of proposal.<br>
<br>
Please note that the federal costing principles and regulations with which UCR
must comply require consistency in the application of this rate. Therefore,
proposal budgets that use a rate other than 20% for to-be-named post-docs will
need to be corrected prior to OR approval and proposal submission.<br>
<br>
If you have any questions regarding budgeting for to-be-named post-doc
positions in extramural proposals, please contact the <a
href="http://or.ucr.edu/home/Staff.aspx?t=3"
title="http://or.ucr.edu/home/Staff.aspx?t=3">Contract and Grant Officer
assigned to your unit</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Bruce
Morgan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Assistant
Vice Chancellor for Research<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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