Colleges Struggle to Answer Tough Questions about Rates for the Overhead Costs of Government-Sponsored Research.

Cordes, Colleen

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ERIC Number: EJ426023

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Publication Date: 1991

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Colleges Struggle to Answer Tough Questions about Rates for the Overhead Costs of Government-Sponsored Research.

Cordes, Colleen

Chronicle of Higher Education, v37 n32 pA21,26-27 Apr 24 1991

As news reports continue to describe questionable charges for indirect costs in government-sponsored research, academic officials try to explain the rates, which vary greatly by institution and are based on complicated accounting formulas, to the press, alumni, trustees, and state legislators. Overhead rates, ranging from 37 percent to 77 percent, are listed for 100 institutions. (MSE)

Descriptors: Federal Aid, Higher Education, Indirect Costs, National Surveys, Operating Expenses, Public Relations, Research Administration

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Numerical/Quantitative Data

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Language: English

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