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Compensation-related expenses

Any part of the salary or consulting fee to the grantee or to other persons whose status would make them eligible to apply for grants.


Administrative or management charges and fees.


Compensation-related benefits to recipients of stipends.


Discretionary severance and separation packages.


Payments to practicing clinicians who wish to participate in the research on a part-time basis, or to individuals who wish to participate in the research as an investigator and who at the same time receive remuneration for teaching or service work, except when deemed eligible in a particular funding opportunity.


Release time allowance (RTA) requests will not be considered for the following:
  • Individuals with salaried academic research appointments
  • The cost of teaching time to allow the individual to engage in research
  • Supplementing or replacing part of the salary of a researcher on sabbatical from their main appointment