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What happens if a PI has already reached the NSF two-month summer salary cap and a new proposal is being recommended for funding?

National Science Foundation (NSF) has two-month salary cap known as the two-ninths-rule: ``Summer salary for faculty members on academic-year appointments is limited to no more than two-ninths of ...
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PhD student paid from NSF grant also working side job as independent contractor

I am a PhD student in the US that is currently paid as a grad research asst. from my advisor's NSF grant full time (100% FTE) during the summer and 1/2 time (50% FTE) during the school year, with the ...
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Do universities generally allow faculty members to teach while getting NSF summer salary?

What is the general practice for universities in USA in deciding if there any conflict between receiving 2 month salary funded by an NSF grant (the maximum) and teaching a Summer course (which ...
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NSF Guidelines on Postdoc Salary for Grants Hosted by an Institution/PI

I'm looking for guidelines the NSF may have on minimum salary paid to a postdoc under grants to an institution/PI. These are grants that, for example, I would write which then get awarded to me/my ...
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NSF two-ninths salary rule vs. NIH model

National Science Foundation (NSF) in US enforces a limit on salary compensation over all grants, often referred to as the two-ninths-rule: Summer salary for faculty members on academic-year ...
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