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Research Roundtable discussion to be held The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs will hold a Research Roundtable discussion from 10:30 a.m. to noon today, May 26, in the Institute of Psychiatry Auditorium. Topics to be discussed are: Pros and cons of modular research grant applications MUSC expenditures defined as indirect cost items When indirect cost items can be budgeted as direct cost items The four-step test for grant expenditures What auditors are looking for  Here are a few statements of concern roundtable organizers expect to cover: “Other support” is no longer required at the time of application. A checklist is no longer required in a modular grant application. On a modular grant total direct costs should not exceed $250,000 per year in any year: False. The page limit for the biographical sketch has been increased from two to three pages to accommodate information on research projects relevant to the submitted application. In a modular budget application the role of each key person should be described, percent effort provided and salary required for that period. Total direct costs will be requested in $25,000 increments Consortium and contractual costs should be provided with an estimate of total costs (direct plus F&A) rounded to the nearest $25,000. Budget justifications should indicate whether each collaborating institution is foreign or domestic. A variation in the number of modules requested in different years should be described and justified by providing additional budget information.