Your questions on identifying start-up funds for a growing PhD program in a
private school setting are multi-faceted.   At first it may appear to be the
question of the chicken or egg, which came first?    However, there  does
seem to  be a strong relationship between the quality of the academic
faculty cluster (including their strength in receiving outside sponsored
research funding), the proximity to conduct  collaborative effort (for  both
personnel and equipment), the  graduate school curriculum, program  and
departmental  requirements, and the quality of current and potential
graduate students.

So the big question is, where do you start first?   Realistically, the
institution must set some goals and priorities for the attainment of growth
and excellence in particular academic disciplines.     Faculty recruitment
and the support of improved laboratory research/teaching  facilities usually
require the largest   amount of capital.  Individual departments may help
focus this energy by improving and  enlarging their recruitment goals and
space needs.     Smaller programs may need to be clustered together to form
the necessary strength and breadth to attract students and faculty.

Fund-raising for these activities should be explored beyond the usual use of
 endowment returns, gifts, tuition,  and indirect cost distributions.
Private sources, such as biotech companies or capital construction groups,
might help to piece or bridge together the necessary components for a new
program.  The Development Office, Dean, and Institutional
President/Chancellor  are often the leading fund raisers for major capital
programs and facilities.  The NIH competitively funds training program costs
through T32 awards after careful evaluation of the quality selection,
training and success of its students.

So where do you start first?     Find out what you can change and focus your
energies accordingly.

Gary P. Naegel
Administrator, Pharmacology
Yale School of Medicine
(203) 785-4373
xxxxxx@Yale.edu
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From: RESADM-L
To: Multiple recipients of list RESADM-L
Subject: Matching and Start-up
Date: Monday, November 28, 1994 12:31PM

Has anyone any suggestions for identifying, accessing, etc. matching and
start-up costs associated with a young but growing Ph.D. program?
Non-state supported schools particularly... Looking for articles,
suggestions, or other enlightened observations on creative or standard ways
these items are provided at private institutions.

Given the NSF report on facilities and equipment, looks as if the
institutions themselves are the most typical sources.  Where do these funds
come from:  indirect, discretionary, gifts, general operating
support, combination of the above?

Who allocates-decides?

Thanks!

Julie

Julie Cole
Director of Research and Sponsored Programs
Wake Forest University