> I think half is a bit of an overstatement Nope, it's pretty typical. Most grants have a negotiated ~50% overhead in "indirects". I was surprised, though, t

> I think half is a bit of an overstatement Nope, it's pretty typical. Most grants have a negotiated ~50% overhead in "indirects". I was surprised, though, to find a Nature report[1] that found the actual overhead was typically ~20% below the negotiated rate. Which is pretty wonderful. 1. http://www.nature.com/news/indirect-costs-keeping-the-lights-on-1.16376 http://www.nature.com/news/indirect-costs-keeping-the-lights...