BU Cost Elements

BU Budget Category Description COST ELEMENT COST ELEMENT DESCRIPTION MTDC COEUS BUDGET CAT
CODE DESCRIPTION
BUDGET CAT CODE
A. Compensation – SeniorPersonnel  

000900 Comp:Inst & Rsrch-Full-Time,Senior Personnel   Senior Personnel 1
  000901 Comp:Inst & Rsrch-Part-Time,Senior Personnel      
  00A909 Comp:Contracted Services as Employees,Senior Personnel      
B. Compensation -Postdoctoral / Research Associates  

00A900 Comp:Inst & Rsrch Full-Time,Postdoctoral/Res. Assoc   Postdoctoral 25
  00A901 Comp:Inst & Rsrch Part-Time,Postdoctoral/Res. Assoc      
  00A903 Comp:Admin Full-Time,Postdoctoral/Res. Assoc      
  00A904 Comp:Admin Part-Time,Postdoctoral/Res. Assoc      
B. Compensation -Graduate Students  

000902 Comp:Inst & Rsrch Monthly,Graduate Students   Graduate Students 27
  000908 Comp:Inst & Rsrch Hourly,Graduate Students      
B. Compensation -Undergraduate Students  

00A902 Comp:Inst & Rsrch Monthly,Undergraduate Students   Undergraduate Students 28
  00A908 Comp:Inst & Rsrch Hourly,Undergraduate Students      
B. Compensation – ProjectSupport Staff (Secretarial / Clerical)  

000905 Comp:Support Staff Full-Time,Secretarial/Clerical   Project Support Staff 29
  000906 Comp:Support Staff Part-Time,Secretarial/Clerical      
B. Compensation – OtherProfessionals  

00B900 Comp:Inst & Rsrch Full-Time,Other Professionals   Other Professionals 26
  00B901 Comp:Inst & Rsrch Part-Time,Other Professionals      
  000903 Comp:Admin Full-Time,Other Professionals      
  000904 Comp:Admin Part-Time,Other Professionals      
B. Compensation – OtherPersonnel  

00A905 Comp:Support Staff Full-Time,Other Personnel (nonSec/Clerical)  

  Other Personnel 30
  00A906 Comp:Support Staff Part-Time,Other Personnel (nonSec/Clerical)  

     
C. Equipment 000930 Moveable Capital Equipment – Not MTDC No Equipment 20
  000954 Non-Moveable Capital Equipment – Not MTDC No    
  000955 Fabricated Capital Equipment – Not MTDC No    
D. Travel – Domestic 000918 Travel – Domestic   Travel – Domestic 7
D. Travel – Foreign 000934 Travel – Foreign   Travel – Foreign 23
E. Trainee/ParticipantCosts – Tuition / Fees / Health Insurance  

000948 Trainee Tuition Allowance – Not MTDC No Trainee/Participant Costs – Tuition 35
  00A948 Trainee/Participant Health Insurance – Not MTDC No    
E. Trainee/ParticipantCosts – Stipends  

000947 Trainee/Participant Stipends (Pre-doctoral)-Not MTDC No Trainee/Participant Costs – Stipends 32
  000949 Trainee/Participant Stipends (Postdoctoral)-Not MTDC No    
E. Trainee/ParticipantCosts – Travel  

00A918 Trainee/Part. Domestic Travel(overnight;not incllodging/meals)  

  Trainee/Participant Costs – Travel 31
  00A929 Trainee/Part. Local Travel(not overnight;not incllodging/meals)  

     
  00A934 Trainee/Part. Foreign Travel(not incl lodging/meals)      
E. Trainee/ParticipantCosts – Subsistence  

00B918 Trainee/Part. Domestic Subsistence(overnight lodging/meals) No Trainee/Participant Costs – Subsistence 36
  00A919 Trainee/Part. Local Subsistence (meals;not overnightlodging)  

No    
  00B934 Trainee/Part. Foreign Subsistence (lodging/meals) No    
E. Trainee/ParticipantCosts – Other  

00B929 Trainee/Participant Other   Trainee/Participant Costs – Other 2
F. Materials and Supplies 000910 Office Supplies   Materials 3
  000917 Books and Periodicals      
  000924 Sponsored Project Supplies (non-animal care costs)      
  000953 Minor Equipment      
  000969 Gas      
  000970 Electricity      
  000971 Fuel      
  000972 Water & Sewer      
  000973 Rubbish      
F. Materials and Supplies- Postage  

000914 Postage and Mail Service   Postage 11
F. Publication Costs 000916 Reproduction and Printing   Publication Costs/Documentation/Dissemenation 6
F.Professional/Consultant Services  

000909 Comp:Contracted Services (taxable/classified as employees)   Professional Services/Consultant 21
  000915 Contracted Services (non-taxable/not classified asemployees)  

     
F. ADP/Computer Services 00B915 Automatic Data Processing,Programming and Computer Services   Computer Time 17
F. Subawards/Consortium/ContractualCosts  

00A915 Subcontracts – Subject to BU F&A   Subcontracts 22
  000958 Subcontracts – No BU F&A No    
F. Equipment orFacilities Rental/User Fees  

000913 Equipment Rental – Not MTDC No Equipment Rental 13
F. Alteration andRenovations  

00A931 Renovations   Alteration and Renovations 8
F. Vertebrate Animals 00A924 Animal Care Costs – Animal Purchases   Vertebrate Animals 5
  00B924 Animal Care Costs – Excluding Animal Purchases      
F. Inpatient Care Costs 000933 Inpatient Services No Inpatient Care Costs 9
F. Software 000932 Software and Databases   Software 16
F. Telephone, Fax 000911 Telecomm Equipment   Telephone, Fax 12
  000912 Telecomm Usage      
F. Other Direct Costs 000919 Meeting Expense   Other Operating Expenses 19
  000920 Dues and Membership      
  000927 Honoraria      
  000928 Room & Board Allowance (not for Participant/Trainee) No    
  000929 Miscellaneous Expenses (not related to other cost elements)      
  000931 B and G Services Excluding Renovations      
  000997 External Space Rental – Not MTDC No    
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