Dear NBER Economics of Education program members,
This is to introduce you to Kay Courtade, who is the new grants
administrator working, along with Alterra Milone, on IES research
proposals.
As you all know, the NBER has a sterling records of getting proposals
to IES quickly and efficiently. They are extremely capable when it
comes to processing your proposal and improving its budgeting and
documentation aspects. We have an EXCELLENT track record getting
proposals through IES from NBER researchers. Also, many of your
fellow program members can give you guidance on preparing a good
proposal. (IES has no salary caps, as well. Hat tip to David Card.)
Kay would like to remind you that next proposal deadline is April 19
for letters of intent (LOI) and June 21 for the final proposal.
Although the LOI is optional, we encourage researchers to submit it
when feasible because it helps ED-IES with planning the appropriate
review process. The proposals are submitted by NBER electronically
through Grants.gov, and we will do our best to make this an efficient
process. The following links provide more information about the
program: http://ies.ed.gov/funding/futureComp.asp and
http://ies.ed.gov/funding/index.asp#current . If you think this
program may be of interest, we hope you will consider passing this
information on to the NBER Education Program members, along with the
following additional points:
* Co-PIs/Senior Investigators do not have to be
NBER-affiliated; we can develop subcontracts with other institutions
as needed.
* RAs can be from the PIs/Co-PIs home institution but
usually can be funded via NBER.
* For those who receive their summer support through NBER
(including Co-PIs who are non-NBER affiliated), the pension
contribution is equal to 20% of the salary amount being paid on the
grant; and
* NBERs relatively low indirect cost rate of only 55% x
salaries + fringe benefits frees up more funds for the projects
direct costs.
Please contact Alterra Milone or (alterra_at_nber.org) or Kay Courtade if
you have any questions about applying to ED-IES via NBER.
--
Caroline M. Hoxby
Scott & Donya Bommer Prof. of Economics and Senior Fellow of the
Hoover Institution
choxby_at_stanford.edu
Assistant: Kelly Carson
650-723-9678, carson_at_stanford.edu
mailing address:
at the department of economics:
Department of Economics
Stanford University
Landau Building, 579 Serra Mall
Stanford CA 94305
Received on Thu Mar 15 2012 - 08:25:23 EDT
