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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Discussion of
Research Administrators' Issues [mailto:RAMTALK@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Julie Sanders<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, April 02, 2009
2:57 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> RAMTALK@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> NIH NRSA Stipend Levels
for FY2009</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Please see the following NIH notice concerning the new
stipend levels for fiscal year (FY) 2009 Kirschstein-NRSA awards:</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-075.html">http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-075.html</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;letter-spacing:.2pt'>This Notice supersedes <a
href="http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-07-057.html">NOT-OD-07-057</a>
and <a
href="http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-08-036.html">NOT-OD-08-036</a>,
and establishes new stipend levels for fiscal year (FY) 2009 Kirschstein-NRSA
awards for undergraduate, predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees and fellows.
The Training Related Expenses for trainees and the Institutional Allowance for
individual fellows remain as previously announced in <a
href="http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-06-093.html">NOT-OD-06-093</a>
and are also summarized in the Notice.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;letter-spacing:.2pt'>The budgetary categories described in
this Notice are effective only for Kirschstein-NRSA awards made with FY2009
funds. All FY2009 awards issued using FY2008 stipend levels will be
revised to increase the stipend category to the FY2009 level. Retroactive
adjustments or supplementation of stipends or other budgetary categories with
Kirschstein-NRSA funds for an award made prior to October 1, 2008 are not
permitted. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>If you have any questions, please contact your fund accountant.
Thank you.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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