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The Sponsored Research Incentives (SRI)
program was established as an incentive for departments
and research units to encourage their faculty and researchers
to seek external support for their research/creative activities.
The Vice President for Research sets aside internal funds
that are distributed as SRI based upon the academic appointment
of the principal investigator(s). Proposals routed after-the-fact
do not accrue SRI credit.
The University policy on SRI funds provides for the distribution
of an amount equal to 20% of the indirect cost recovered
by the university's research enterprise to the generating
areas in the proportion of 90% to the department or unit
and 10% to the appropriate dean/administrator. The amount
of indirect costs used to determine each year's distribution
is based on the net indirect costs generated the preceding
year. The net indirect costs is equal to the indirect
costs recovered by a project minus the direct cost match
provided by the Office of the Vice President for Research
and expended in support of the project. Therefore, the
net indirect costs realized during a fiscal year will
be used to determine the SRI distribution in the next
fiscal year. As a general rule, the funds are distributed
during the first quarter of the fiscal year. However,
distribution of SRI may be delayed for research units
who have faculty with technical and/or effort
reports that are more than 90 days delinquent.
For more information, please contact the Vice President
for Research, at 325-3806.
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