NSF Form 1030 at a glance
What it is: NSF Form 1030 (10/99) is the Summary Proposal Budget.
A filled-in NSF Form 1030 example: one investigator for one summer
How to fill out NSF Form 1030, box by box
Organization and investigator
Enter the ORGANIZATION and the PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR/PROJECT DIRECTOR.
A. Senior personnel
In A. SENIOR PERSONNEL, list each separately with name and title, and show the NSF-Funded Person-months.
Show the Person-months in CAL, ACAD and SUMR, and the Funds Requested By Proposer.
B and C. Other personnel and fringe benefits
Under B. Other personnel, show numbers in brackets for postdoctoral associates, other professionals (technician, programmer, etc.), graduate students, undergraduate students, secretarial - clerical (if charged directly) and other.
Enter C. FRINGE BENEFITS only if charged as direct costs.
D, E and F. Equipment, travel and participant support
Under D. EQUIPMENT, list item and dollar amount for each item exceeding $5,000 (checked November 11, 2026).
Under E. TRAVEL, enter 1. DOMESTIC (INCL. CANADA, MEXICO AND U.S. POSSESSIONS) and 2. FOREIGN.
Under F. PARTICIPANT SUPPORT, enter 1. STIPENDS, 2. TRAVEL, 3. SUBSISTENCE and 4. OTHER, then the TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS and the TOTAL PARTICIPANT COSTS.
G to M. Other direct costs, indirect costs and the request
Under G. OTHER DIRECT COSTS, enter 1. MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES, 2. PUBLICATION/DOCUMENTATION/DISSEMINATION, 3. CONSULTANT SERVICES, 4. COMPUTER SERVICES, 5. SUBAWARDS and 6. OTHER.
Enter total other direct costs, H. total direct costs (A through G), total indirect costs (F&A), J. total direct and indirect costs (H + I) and L. amount of this request (J) or (J minus K).
For I. INDIRECT COSTS (F&A), specify rate and base.
Enter K. RESIDUAL FUNDS if for further support of current project.
Under M. COST SHARING, enter the PROPOSED LEVEL; the AGREED LEVEL IF DIFFERENT is not yours to fill in.
Signatures for a revised budget
Signatures are required only for a revised budget (GPG III.C): PI/PD TYPED NAME AND SIGNATURE and ORG. REP. TYPED NAME & SIGNATURE, each with a DATE.
More rules for NSF Form 1030
The boxes marked FOR NSF USE ONLY and the INDIRECT COST RATE VERIFICATION (Date Checked, Date of Rate Sheet, Initials-ORG) are not yours to fill.
Sources
[1] NSF Form 1030 (10/99), Summary Proposal Budget (the Official source link on this page).