Surprised to discover that MIT's indirect costs (i.e. for facilities and administration) on research grants recently crossed 50% (jumps to 55% in 2022). ras.mit.edu/facilities-and
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I was salty about this at first, but simmered down a bit when I understood a chunk of it funds startup grants for faculty (e.g., new hire startup packages) and students - these are often true unrestricted funds in terms of research direction. A precious commodity!
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