Direct Costs Updated: May 22, 2025 Created: December 21, 2020 Direct costs are those costs that can be identified specifically with a particular sponsored project, an instructional activity, or any other institutional activity, or that can be directly assigned to such activities relatively easily with a high degree of accuracy. Direct costs include, but are not limited to: salaries travel equipment material and supplies directly benefiting the sponsored project or activity According to Stanford policy and federal regulations, an expense qualifies as a direct cost for a sponsored project when …
May 22, 2025