The answer you gave is sound.

I've never been at an institution where the University pays out of pocket for summer salary on a sponsored project.  Your PI may be confused about the cost-sharing.  Her colleague may have told her that the other institution is cost-sharing on salary, but I can't imagine that it's during the summer.

Betty Farbman
Director
Office of Grants Sponsored Research
St. John's University
718-990-6236 (phone)
718-990-6020 (fax)
xxxxxx@stjohns.edu

-----Original Message-----
From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG]On Behalf
Of Donna Berger
Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 11:37 AM
To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG
Subject: [RESADM-L] cost sharing on NSF proposals

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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