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How to Plan an Appropriate Budget

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Figuring out how much money to request can be a tough call for new investigators.

To help you gauge how much to ask for, see the graph below, which shows amounts new R01 applicants requested.

For single-year direct costs, the median in FY 2007 was $243,899 and the mean was $239,549. Most awards -- 75 percent -- were between $200,000 and $300,000.

Graph. The data are described in the paragraph above.

For more NIH award data, go to NIH's Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tool (RePORT). Fill out the form to select variables that filter NIH's existing reports.

For help and information on planning and creating a budget in Think About Scope, Amount, and Effort and Strategy for Planning a Budget in the NIH Grant Cycle: Application to Renewal.

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