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Today's Tip: Participant Support Costs, Part 2 of 3

Specific types of PCOSTS

ALLOWABLE PARTICIPANT SUPPORT COSTS Stipend. A stipend is a set amount paid to the participant to be used in connection with training.  Subsistence allowance. A subsistence allowance is...

Posted: March 29, 2019, 8:21 AM

Today's Tip: Participant Support Costs, Part 1 of 3

What are PCOSTS?

Participant support costs are direct costs for items such as stipends or subsistence allowances, travel allowances, and registration fees paid to or on behalf of participants or trainees (but not...

Posted: March 28, 2019, 10:55 AM

SSF 3/26 CANCELLED

Dear colleagues, Due to illness, Dr. Hirokazu Yoshikawa is unfortunately unable to give the March 26th Social Sciences Forum lecture as scheduled.  We regret any inconvenience this cancellation...

Posted: March 25, 2019, 9:50 AM

License Update Information for UMBC Stata Users

License Update Information for UMBC Stata Users Stata Users: Please see the link to the "STATA Wiki" on UMBC's Software download page: https://wiki.umbc.edu/display/faq/Stata. As you will see on...

Posted: March 14, 2019, 2:12 PM

Funding Opportunities

for Social Science Faculty & Graduate Students

Please see below for a curated list of upcoming funding opportunities. The Center for Social Science Scholarship and the Maryland Institute for Policy, Analysis, and Research (MIPAR) assist...

Posted: March 14, 2019, 12:05 PM