The Budget Section on the Application
Provide a complete budget that specifies the items for
which the EDIT grant funds will be used. Attach copies of receipts for
all items requested. In preparing your budget, review the
Eligibility & Award Criteria section of this application (page 2) which
lists the type of expenses funded by EDIT. Be sure to indicate whether you are
providing the ACTUAL or ESTIMATED cost
of an item. You
may provide a limited number of estimated expenses for services not yet
rendered. For large items such as airline tickets, these estimates must be
based on verifiable prices. You must attach an estimate of your flight, hotel,
non-local train or bus costs from a travel website such as Expedia or
Travelocity, or from the airline’s or company’s website. For smaller-scale
items such as taxi rides, an approximation is acceptable. Thus, if your
travel takes place after the application deadline, include the pending
item(s) in your budget (with verifiable estimates for large items such as
airline or train tickets), submit your application by the deadline, and send
the co-chairs copies of the missing receipts as soon as you have
them. Faculty members requesting funds for conferences supported by
Academic Affairs should request 60% of allowable expenses for domestic
conferences and indicate you are doing so for each budget
item. For international conferences indicate the
amounts for items not covered by Academic Affairs. Per diem
requests will be granted only for conference presentations. EDIT only
considers the expenses of the applicant. If you are sharing
expenses (hotel room, etc.), or traveling with others, please adjust your
budget accordingly and make specific references to this in the notes section of
the Budget page of the application (p. 8). Try to use public transportation,
but if that is not possible, make sure taxi fares are not
excessive.