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Getting a large number of moms to quit their jobs would also have indirect costs.
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Anna North, Vox, 26 June 2025
Currently, the National Science Foundation determines each grant recipient’s indirect costs individually and is supposed to cover actual expenses.
—Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2025
Colleges and universities would see significant reduction in enrollments (most affected would be Pell-eligible students and families) and loss of research dollars (and associated indirect costs).
—David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
The uncertainty over grants, and the possibility that NIH imposes a 15% cap on indirect costs, creates financial risk that has led some universities to freeze all hiring.
—Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2025
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Anna North, Vox, 26 June 2025
Currently, the National Science Foundation determines each grant recipient’s indirect costs individually and is supposed to cover actual expenses.
—Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2025
Colleges and universities would see significant reduction in enrollments (most affected would be Pell-eligible students and families) and loss of research dollars (and associated indirect costs).
—David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
The uncertainty over grants, and the possibility that NIH imposes a 15% cap on indirect costs, creates financial risk that has led some universities to freeze all hiring.
—Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Indirect cost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indirect%20cost. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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