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The indirect costs of doing research are real and substantial.
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John Timmer, Ars Technica, 8 Feb. 2025
The Gates Foundation, for example, pays a 10% rate for indirect costs, while the Carnegie Corporation and John Templeton Foundation each pay 15% of indirect costs for research.
—Katherine Dillinger, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
The total cost estimates for medication nonadherence range from $100 billion to $300 billion every year, when both direct and indirect costs are included.
—John C. Goodman, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
Some funding sources, such as the Department of Agriculture, tend to pay lower rates, with perhaps a 30 percent premium going to indirect costs.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2025
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John Timmer, Ars Technica, 8 Feb. 2025
The Gates Foundation, for example, pays a 10% rate for indirect costs, while the Carnegie Corporation and John Templeton Foundation each pay 15% of indirect costs for research.
—Katherine Dillinger, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
The total cost estimates for medication nonadherence range from $100 billion to $300 billion every year, when both direct and indirect costs are included.
—John C. Goodman, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
Some funding sources, such as the Department of Agriculture, tend to pay lower rates, with perhaps a 30 percent premium going to indirect costs.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Indirect cost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indirect%20cost. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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