I agree with you Donna on the cost-sharing.  In cases like this, when
you deal with upset faculty members, it may also be a good idea to
talk to the experts, the program officers and perhaps to have the
faculty member contact the program officer herself.

It's interesting that some of the same people who tell their students
not to rely on peer hearsay do exactly the same when it comes to
soliciting external funding.

Stephan

On Wed, 7 Jul 2004 11:37:09 -0400
 Donna Berger <xxxxxx@MARIST.EDU> wrote:
>One of our faculty members who is working on an NSF proposal was
>quite
>upset that I did not suggest that the College cost share her summer
>salary.
>She had heard from a colleague at another institution that this would
>make
>her project more competitve. I told her that NSF does not consider
>the
>budget as part of the peer review and that cost sharing is not
>allowed
>unless required.  I also recall speaking with someone at NSF about
>this and
>was told that cost sharing summer salary would be mean student
>tuition
>dollars are paying for faculty research.  Any thoughts on this?
>  Thanks.
>
>Donna Berger, Ph.D.
>Coordinator, Academic Grants
>Marist College
>Phone: 845-575-3670
>
>
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