PI Salary Cap and Stipends

Current for calendar year 2008. Each year, Congress revises the PI salary cap for grantees and contractors and stipend levels for trainees and fellowships. Check the cap when you prepare your application's budget. Learn more in the Salaries and Stipends questions and answers.

• PI Salary Cap
  • $191,300 for awards made January 1 through December 31, 2008. See the January 22, 2008, Guide notice.
• Stipends
  • For 2008, NIH kept funding for fellowship and training stipends at the 2007 levels shown in the March 14, 2007, Guide notice.

Learn what information to expect and when at Paylines and Budget Page Changes Throughout the Year.

The main page, Budget and Funding, has more financial information for this year such as the NIAID Paylinesand Financial Management Plan.