Sample Salary Justification Language

Explore sample language to use in budget justifications for personnel, based on appointment type shown below.

Full-Time (12-month appointment)

Personnel X will devote x.xx calendar months of a 1.0 FTE appointment with Creighton University toward the goals of this project.

Personnel X will devote x.xx calendar months of a 1.0 FTE appointment with Creighton University toward the goals of this project. Personnel X's institutional base salary exceeds the current NIH salary cap; the portion of his/her salary in excess of the cap will be accounted for in accordance with federal policy.

Personnel X will devote x.xx calendar months of a 1.0 FTE appointment with Creighton University and CHI toward the goals of this project. Creighton University institutional base salary represents combined salary from Creighton University and CHI.

Personnel X will devote x.xx calendar months of a 1.0 FTE appointment with Creighton University and CHI toward the goals of this project. Creighton University institutional base salary represents combined salary from Creighton University and CHI. Personnel X's institutional base salary exceeds the current NIH salary cap; the portion of his/her salary in excess of the cap will be accounted for in accordance with federal policy.

Personnel X will devote x.xx calendar months of a 1.0 FTE appointment with Creighton University toward the goals of this project. In addition to the 1.0 FTE appointment with Creighton University, Personnel X holds an appointment with the Omaha Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VA). This arrangement is defined in a formal Creighton University-VA Memorandum of Understanding. His/her effort on the proposed project reflects his/her Creighton University appointment only.

Personnel X will devote x.x calendar months of a 1.0 FTE appointment with Creighton University toward the goals of this project. Personnel X?s institutional base salary exceeds the current NIH salary cap; the portion of his/her salary in excess of the cap will be accounted for in accordance with federal policy. In addition to the 1.0 FTE appointment with Creighton University, Personnel X holds an appointment with the Omaha Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VA). This arrangement is defined in a formal Creighton University-VA Memorandum of Understanding. His/her effort on the proposed project reflects his/her Creighton University appointment only.

Personnel X will devote x.xx calendar months of a 1.0 FTE appointment with Creighton University and CHI toward the goals of this project. Creighton University institutional base salary represents combined salary from Creighton University and CHI. In addition to the 1.0 FTE appointment with Creighton University and CHI, Personnel X holds an appointment with the Omaha Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VA). This arrangement is defined in a formal Creighton University-VA Memorandum of Understanding. His/her effort on the proposed project reflects his/her Creighton University/CHI appointment only.

Personnel X will devote x.xx calendar months of a 1.0 FTE appointment with Creighton University and CHI toward the goals of this project. Creighton University institutional base salary represents combined salary from Creighton University and CHI. Personnel X?s institutional base salary exceeds the current NIH salary cap; the portion of his/her salary in excess of the cap will be accounted for in accordance with federal policy. In addition to the 1.0 FTE appointment with Creighton University and CHI, Personnel X holds an appointment with the Omaha Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VA). This arrangement is defined in a formal Creighton University-VA Memorandum of Understanding. His/her effort on the proposed project reflects his/her Creighton University/CHI appointment only.

Personnel X will devote x.xx academic months and x.xx summer months toward the goals of this project. Personnel X holds a nine-month appointment with Creighton University. His/her institutional base salary has been annualized to reflect a twelve-month equivalent.

Personnel X will devote x.xx academic months and x.xx summer months toward the goals of this project. Personnel X holds a nine-month appointment with Creighton University. His/her institutional base salary has been annualized to reflect a twelve-month equivalent. This institutional base salary exceeds the current NIH salary cap; the portion of his/her salary in excess of the cap will be accounted for in accordance with federal policy.