I agree with Pat.  We have submitted several proposals to NSF with academic
year salary included and they have been funded.  I one case NSF questioned
it.  We explained that the faculty member was being released from teaching
one course in order to conduct the research and that the time required to
conduct that particular project exceeded what would normally be expected or
allowed for our faculty.

Pam McKeough
Director, Sponsored Program Administration
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Phone:  (317) 274-8285
E-mail:  xxxxxx@iupui.edu

-----Original Message-----
From: Hawk, Pat [mailto:xxxxxx@ORSA.UOREGON.EDU]
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 10:14 AM
To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG
Subject: Re: NSF & Academic Year Support on Research Grants

Tom, I think your statement that "NSF will not support AY salary" is a
little strong.  I'm gonna play devil's advocate and quote the sentence right
before your quote from the GPG:  "As a general policy, NSF recognizes that
salaries of facuty members and other personnel associated directly with the
project constitute appropriate direct costs and may be requested in
proportion to the effort devoted to the project."  The words "normally" and
"generally" tell me that not only does one have to look at a project on a
case-by-case basis, the university's policies on "academic year research"
has to also be factored into the decision.  The GPG goes on to say you can't
use grant funds to "augment the total salary", but I see no reason why
academic year salaries can't be included in an NSF project.  I try to think
about it in terms of what does a PI need in order to complete the project,
and if that's AY effort for which salary is charged, well then that's what
it takes.

Okay, now I'm ready for everyone to disagree with me.

Patricia A. Hawk
Sponsored Projects Administrator
5219 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR  97403-5219
tel: 541/346-2504
fax: 541/346-5138
e-mail:  xxxxxx@orsa.uoregon.edu

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Meischeid [mailto:xxxxxx@LEHIGH.EDU]
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 5:22 AM
To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG
Subject: Re: NSF & Academic Year Support on Research Grants

Unless you are proposing a large center budget NSF will not support AY
salary.  The GPG says:
"NSF regards research as one of the normal functions of faculty members at
institutions of higher education.  Compensation for time normally spent on
research within the term of appointment is deemed to be included with the
faculty member's regular organizational salary".  (pg. 10, 7.a.(i)

Tom

"Eleanor M. Cicinsky" wrote:

> A question came up about requesting a portion of academic year salary
> support on NSF Research projects.   This would be in addition to the 2/9
> of summer support that is normally requested from NSF.    Do any of you
> request this support or do you consider the AY time to be contributed
> effort on NSF research applications?
> I know some agencies allow for this request -- but what is NSF's stance
> in the area.
>
> Thank you,
>   Eleanor Cicinsky
>
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