Impact of Indirect Cost Distribution on PIs Laurie Treleven (28 Mar 2013 17:32 EST)
Re: Impact of Indirect Cost Distribution on PIs Charles Hathaway (28 Mar 2013 19:27 EST)
Re: Impact of Indirect Cost Distribution on PIs Gauhar (28 Mar 2013 20:06 EST)
Re: Impact of Indirect Cost Distribution on PIs Rene Hearns (29 Mar 2013 06:28 EST)
Re: Impact of Indirect Cost Distribution on PIs Gagne, Marc (29 Mar 2013 08:07 EST)
Re: Impact of Indirect Cost Distribution on PIs Gilkey, Shane (29 Mar 2013 08:26 EST)
Re: Impact of Indirect Cost Distribution on PIs Young, Katherine S (28 Mar 2013 20:23 EST)
Re: Impact of Indirect Cost Distribution on PIs Scott Niles (29 Mar 2013 08:21 EST)
Re: Impact of Indirect Cost Distribution on PIs Chris Thompson (29 Mar 2013 09:09 EST)
Re: Impact of Indirect Cost Distribution on PIs Katie Plum (29 Mar 2013 09:32 EST)
Re: Impact of Indirect Cost Distribution on PIs Deborah Hofer (29 Mar 2013 09:54 EST)
Re: Impact of Indirect Cost Distribution on PIs Josh Jessen (29 Mar 2013 12:02 EST)
Re: Impact of Indirect Cost Distribution on PIs Charles Hathaway (29 Mar 2013 13:03 EST)
Re: Impact of Indirect Cost Distribution on PIs Brandt Burgess (29 Mar 2013 13:15 EST)
Re: Impact of Indirect Cost Distribution on PIs Wood, Roger (29 Mar 2013 13:45 EST)
Re: Impact of Indirect Cost Distribution on PIs Trish Brock (29 Mar 2013 17:05 EST)
Re: Impact of Indirect Cost Distribution on PIs Barbara H. Gray (29 Mar 2013 09:22 EST)
Re: Impact of Indirect Cost Distribution on PIs Michael Kusiak (29 Mar 2013 09:39 EST)

Re: Impact of Indirect Cost Distribution on PIs Young, Katherine S 28 Mar 2013 20:23 EST

Well said, Charles!

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On Mar 28, 2013, at 8:21 PM, "Charles Hathaway" <xxxxxx@EINSTEIN.YU.EDU<mailto:xxxxxx@EINSTEIN.YU.EDU>> wrote:

I'll bet the reason there is no data has something to do with the hypothesis.  People are incentivized when they expect something in exchange for an action.  In today's funding climate, there is a low chance that applying for a grant will produce a grant, and the IDC reward.  Therefore, the return of IDC is not an incentive to apply.  People who apply for grants are influenced by the major incentives connected to being funded (ability to do research, prestige, higher salary, tenure, survival, etc).  I suggest that the return of IDC is trivial compared to these more essential motivators.

Charlie

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Subject: [RESADM-L] Impact of Indirect Cost Distribution on PIs

Does anyone know if there is a definitive study which
proves that giving a percentage of indirect costs
back to the PIs is an incentive for them to apply for grants?

Seems like an obvious conclusion but I can't find any data to support
it.

Thanks,
Laurie

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