This summary provides an overview of the current Institute policy on the normal fund account overhead rates and bases. Since this policy is established by the Provost’s Office, any exceptions to the policy are applied as authorized by the Provost’s Office.
The fund transaction fee is 10% and is generally applied to all direct costs on fund accounts with certain exceptions. (See the chart below for the applicability of overhead rates on fund account cost items and exemptions.)
The normal fund account base is applied in SAP via Costing Sheet FUNSN.
Cost Item on Fund Account (Cost collectors range 2000000 – 4479999) |
Applicable Fee or Rate |
|---|---|
Faculty Salaries (including summer salaries) & Associated EB |
No Fee |
Student Salaries |
No Fee |
Graduate Student Research Assistant Salaries (GL accounts 400706 and 400708) |
Fund Fee |
Graduate Student Research Assistant Tuition (GL account 422310) |
Fund Fee |
All Other Salaries & Associated EB |
Current Research F&A Rate |
Teaching Assistant Tuition |
No Fee |
Fellowship Tuition |
No Fee |
Prizes & Awards (GL account 420319) |
No Fee |
Equipment: Major & Minor |
Fund Fee |
Most Other Direct Expenses** (materials, travel, etc.) |
Fund Fee |
This summary describes normal Provost base and rate and does not address classes of exceptions (e.g. Pool A endowments).
* Established by the Provost’s Office, this policy was originally communicated to the MIT community via a memo dated August 9, 1995, and was later modified by a memo regarding Graduate Research Assistants dated May 7, 1999.
**SAP Cost Element Group CEMIT-G displays which costs are included in or excluded from the fund base.