Budget Preparation

A proposal's budget describes the costs to be incurred by the program and includes an explanation of why each expenditure is necessary. Reviewers use the budget as a mutually reinforcing summary of the entire proposal, so considerable thought should go into its preparation.

• Research administration pods have expertise in the development of budgets and can assist in their preparation or provide templates.
• Budget requirements may vary widely by type of award (i.e., cost reimbursement or fixed price) or by sponsor (i.e., federal or private). Most sponsors will provide detailed instructions and forms for budget preparation.

• GW Office of Graduate Student Assistantships and Fellowships (OGSAF) provides policy guidance on roles and funding policies on graduate students that can support sponsored projects. Questions regarding the policy should be directed to OGSAF via email [email protected].  The Graduate tuition fees vary by program and location for each GW school.

Download the Budget Preparation Checklist

Related Links

Forms

• Conflict of Interest (COI) and Financial Conflicts of Interest (FCOI) Project Form (PDF)
• Subrecipient Commitment Form (PDF)
• F&A/IDC Waiver Request Form
• More forms >>

Checklists

• NIH Submission Checklist (PDF)
• NSF Submission Checklist (PDF)
• NASA Submission Checklist (PDF)
• General Submission Checklist (PDF)
• More checklists >>

Resources

• Proposal Development Guidelines and Tips
• Institutional Information

Electronic Systems

• myResearch
• Grants.gov
• NSF FastLane
• NSF Research.gov
• NIH eRA Commons