Cost Sharing
Cost sharing by colleges and universities on externally funded sponsored programs has long been a topic of discussion on many fronts. The reasons for this are many, and include, but are not limited to:
- the types of cost sharing (salaries, equipment, tuition, etc.),
- measurement of amounts (levels of effort, indirect costs associated with salary cost sharing, etc.),
- timing (expenses for cost sharing must be incurred within the awarded period of performance),
- allowability (is the cost sharing indicated on federal proposals allowable in accordance with government regulations), and
- appropriateness of cost sharing under different situations (mandatory vs. voluntary, limits, federal programs vs. corporations, etc.).
WPI has developed the Policy and Procedures for Sponsored Project Cost Sharing in an effort to address some of the issues involved. Investigators are urged to review this document whenever cost sharing on a sponsored program is contemplated, either voluntarily or based on a program-specific requirement. An understanding of the issues in relation to the University's limited resources with which to support sponsored programs is critical to realistically estimating the levels of cost sharing that should be indicated on proposals to external sponsors.
Questions regarding cost sharing should be addressed to the Office of Research Administration (ORA) by contacting extension 5359 or e-mailing resadm@wpi.edu.
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