From mmreturn@magnetdev.com Tue Mar 23 11:43:40 2010 Return-Path: Received: from mail35.magnet101.com (mail35.magnet101.com [209.18.93.35]) by smtp.XXXXXXX.XXX (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id o2NIhd6B028823 for ; Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:43:39 -0700 Message-Id: <201003231843.o2NIhd6B028823@smtp.XXXXXXX.XXX> Received: from MAGNETMAIL3 (172.17.35.3) by mail35.magnet101.com id hl45tm0ir7oo for ; Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:43:08 -0400 (envelope-from ) Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:43:08 -0400 From: editor@principalinvestigators.org To: Subject: Budgeting for Effort: A Delicate Task X-TokenInfo-NoToken: X-Bps1: 5177318956 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_NextPart_000_962569_2010323_1443847" X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=1.12.8161:2.4.5,1.2.40,4.0.166 definitions=2010-03-23_10:2010-02-06,2010-03-23,2010-03-23 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 ipscore=0 phishscore=0 bulkscore=100 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx engine=5.0.0-0908210000 definitions=main-1003230186 --_NextPart_000_962569_2010323_1443847 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable PI e-Alert features expert advice on managerial and administrative challeng= es which confront Principal Investigators in every field of science researc= h. =20 Grant Clinic = No. 21, March 22-26, 2010 Budgeting for Effort: A Delicate Task=20 Reader Question: How do I know how much effort to allot to co-investigator= s and how much to pay consultants? Expert Comments: Again, we find ourselves in subtle territory.=20 Let's start with consultants. When you budget for a consultant, you will de= scribe, in the budget justification section, not only what he or she will d= o, but for how many days per year -- this often will vary -- and at what fe= e per day. The cost may be broken down by days or number of hours. The fe= e, of course, varies with the specialty, the consultant's=20 View the remainder of the expert comments (XXXXXXXwww.on2url.com/app/adtrac= k.asp?MerchantID=3D163022&AdID=3D486735) Agree? Disagree? 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