Dear Patricia -

 I don't work at a private institution, so our experience at Georgia
Southern University may not give you anything you can use in "negotiations"
with your demanding young researcher.  However, earlier this month, we
received notification from the Research Corporation that one of our faculty
was receiving a Cottrell College Science award.  Our cost-sharing
commitment, although significant by our standards, provided no room or board
for either of the two undergraduates who would be receiving summmer stipends
throughout the award.
 If you let me know your Fax number, I will be happy to fax a copy of
the full proposal - including the budget (which, incidentally, was funded
without change) - and award letters.
 Have fun with your demanding hot-shot.

Best regards,
Howie Kaplan

[Dr. Howard Kaplan, Director
 Office of Research Services & Sponsored Programs
 Georgia Southern University, P.O. Box 8005
 Statesboro, GA 30460 // Tel. 912-681-5465;
 Fax - 912-681-0719; e-mail - xxxxxx@gasou.edu]

At 04:57 PM 5/23/97 -0600, you wrote:
>Hello Everyone!
>It is 4:44, Friday afternoon before the Memorial Day weekend, so of course
>it was time for one of our most demanding young researchers to pop over
>with one of the strangest requests I have had for awhile... he is insisting
>that he must have a University match for proposals to Research Corporation
>and the NSF in the form of room and board for the summer for an undergraduate
>student.  He says that "all the private institutions" are now doing this
>to prove their commitment to the specific research project.
>
>Now, forgive me if I am a bit backward, but I have only been in this line
>of work for about six years, and I have never, ever seen or heard of
>a University match of this type before.  Equipment,of course, tuition, yes,
>even stipend, sometimes... but room and board for an undergrad?  Are there
>other institutions out there which are doing this?
>
>Any comments or suggestions would be much appreciated.  A quick response
>would also be quite helpful, since, of course, he has waited till the last
>minute to ask the question.  Thanks for any input anyone can provide...
>
>Patricia Hagen
>Director, Office of Research Services
>Saint Louis University
>xxxxxx@slu.edu
>