Treatment of Fringe Benefits:

The University of Colorado Denver charges the actual cost of each fringe benefit direct to projects. However, it uses a fringe benefit rate which is applied to salaries and wages in budgeting fringe benefit costs under project proposals. The fringe benefits listed below are treated as direct costs.

UCD converted to using a fringe benefit rate for budgeting, effective for those applications/proposals submitted to outside sponsors on or after May 17, 1999. The change to a budgeting rate does not impact actual charges to funded projects as charges are based on actual costs.

The rates to be used for projects starting or extending beyond April 1, 2008 are as follows:

Anschutz Medical Campus

Professors,Associate Professors & Deans	33%
Assistant Professors, Instructors and Unclassified Staff	30%
Fellows, Professional Research Assistants and Residents	29%
Classified Staff	24%
Part Time Faculty (<50%)	8%
Hourly Employees (Non Students)	13%
Students (Not Enrolled)	2%
Students (Enrolled)	1%

Downtown Denver Campus

Faculty/Exempt Professionals and Professional Research Assistants	30%
Contract Faculty	29%
Classified Staff	27%
Professional Research Assistants (<50%)	10%
Part-time Faculty (<50%)	8%
Hourly Employees (Non Students)	14%
Students (Not Enrolled)	2%
Students (Enrolled)	1%