Resumé – how to include grant awarded to my undergraduate project but is part of a bigger grant? I am aware of similar questions, but they don’t really apply to my situation. I’m applying to graduate schools and I would like to list a grant I received as an undergraduate on my resumé.

The problem is, my grant (in the form of a stipend) is only part of a big NSF grant awarded to my PI and his project, and I’m working on this project. I have the NSF award number and the project name, but since (apparently) I don’t get all the grant (which is a great amount of money) but only a small part of it, how should I list it on my resume?

What I did was list it as “NSF Grant” with the award number, but how do I make it clear so that people won’t misunderstand?
My immediate reaction is that if you weren't involved in the writing of the grant, you aren't responsible for the awarding of the grant; rather, you were hired to a position that happened to be funded by that grant. Therefore it would be misleading/unethical to list the grant on your CV/resumé, but you can and should list this position, along with your responsibilities, skills you learned, any results or publications, etc.

(Incidentally, it would be a terrible idea to list the full amount of your PI's grant. Not only is it unethical, but it would look laughable that an undergraduate had been awarded a six- or seven- or eight-figure grant. The result would be that the committee would view your entire application with suspicion.)