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Hi all,
I recently got my F30 and just found out that there's $4k allowance/year I've given that if I don't use it, will be gone. I've been asking around my institution and nobody, even the grant manager isn't able to give me a concrete answer on the conditions for the allowance.
I looked online and this is the only thing I can find:
So I can use it for research supplies, equipment, books, travel to scientific meetings but does anybody know:
1) If I buy research supplies with the institutional allowance, does the research supplies become property of the lab after I leave?
2) I'd like to buy a nice desktop PC for analyzing sequencing/data analysis. Is there a limit as to how many electronics I can buy over the lifetime of my F30? (I.e. Is there a rule stating that I can only get one computer/laptop for the whole duration of the F30? I'd like to also get a tablet laptop later on when I re-enter MS3)
3) Is there any restrictions on the amount per item would be considered excessive? (i.e. a good PC for analyzing sequencing data can easily cost $4k)
4) Do I still get an institutional allowance when I reenter MS3-4?
Thanks a bunch for your help!
I recently got my F30 and just found out that there's $4k allowance/year I've given that if I don't use it, will be gone. I've been asking around my institution and nobody, even the grant manager isn't able to give me a concrete answer on the conditions for the allowance.
I looked online and this is the only thing I can find:
So I can use it for research supplies, equipment, books, travel to scientific meetings but does anybody know:
1) If I buy research supplies with the institutional allowance, does the research supplies become property of the lab after I leave?
2) I'd like to buy a nice desktop PC for analyzing sequencing/data analysis. Is there a limit as to how many electronics I can buy over the lifetime of my F30? (I.e. Is there a rule stating that I can only get one computer/laptop for the whole duration of the F30? I'd like to also get a tablet laptop later on when I re-enter MS3)
3) Is there any restrictions on the amount per item would be considered excessive? (i.e. a good PC for analyzing sequencing data can easily cost $4k)
4) Do I still get an institutional allowance when I reenter MS3-4?
Thanks a bunch for your help!