Indirect Cost Rates, Benefits, and Other Data
Information necessary for proposal submission or post-award administration at 51°µÍø.
Rates
Indirect Cost Rate
The College has a negotiated rate for basic operational costs associated with grants. This rate should be applied to all grants unless the funder specifically limits such charges. The current rate can be obtained from the Sponsored Research Office.
- On Campus: 45 percent of modified direct costs (excluding capital expenditures, buildings, individual items of equipment; alteration and renovations, and that portion of any sub-award in excess of $25,000. (See IDC Agreement)
- Off Campus: 18 percent of modified direct costs
Date of Agreement: November 27, 2020; effective until May 31, 2025.
Fringe Benefits
Benefit rates associated with salary calculations for anyone being paid by a grant vary according to the position. These rates cover the College's share of FICA, and the cost of unemployment coverage, tuition benefit, health care, and pension. Rates for 2026 are:
- Faculty: 35.2 percent
- Postdocs: 36.5 percent
- Admin/Prof: 36.5 percent
- Clerical/Technical: 45.7 percent
- Service/Crafts: 56.5 percent
- Undergraduate Students: 10 percent summer only
- Graduate Students: 10 percent (all year)
- Projected Fringe Benefit Rates, 2025-2033
Other Grant-Related Information
Other information that may be required for grant applications: Congressional districts, UEI number, EIN number, Federal Institutional Code, Assurance numbers, and Scientific Misconduct Policy dates.
- Congressional District: 5th PA (PA-005)
- PA District: House 148th, Senate 17th
- County: Montgomery
- DUNS Number: 067398420
- SAM Unique Entity Identifier (UEI): K6QTMYRRT6S5
- Federal ID Number (EIN number): 231352621
- IRB: 00010390
- FWA Number: 00000765
- IORG Number: 0008695
- Animal Welfare Number: D16-00531 (Legacy # A3920-01)
- Fed. Institutional Code: 00-3237
- Scientific Misconduct: January 12, 1994, and annually since
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Contact Us
Sponsored Research Office
Sarah E. Robertson, Director of Sponsored Research
Phone: 610-526-5496
Fax: 610-526-5165
serobertso@brynmawr.edu
Abby Gilman, Research Grants and Compliance Manager
Phone: 610-526-5126
agilman@brynmawr.edu
Billie Jo Ember, Grants Associate
Phone: 610-526-7504
bember@brynmawr.edu
109 Taylor Hall
51°µÍø
101 North Merion Ave
51°µÍø PA 19010-2899