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Cost-Sharing

General Cost Sharing

When Cost Sharing is required by the sponsor, requests for cost-sharing should be accompanied by departmental participation, typically one-third to one-half of the total amount. For proposals of broad interest across campus, it is often possible to secure additional cost-sharing from the Vice President for Research (the proportions provided by each unit vary on a case-by-case basis). For complex, multi-unit proposals, please contact the Dean's office well in advance of the sponsor deadline in order to allow sufficient time to arrange the cost-sharing details. The OVPR contributes only when the needed cost sharing exceeds $30,000. In general, cost-sharing funds should not be used to support charges that could reasonably be included as direct costs on a grant.

When Cost Sharing IS NOT required by the sponsor, the College will still entertain requests for projects. Requests should carry full indirect costs, and the PI and department should demonstrate a need for cost sharing. The College will typically match the department's contribution and may request additional funding from OVPR.

Cost Sharing Industrial

In order to encourage industrial support for research, the College of LSA will cost-share on the cost of LSA graduate students that are supported as a GSRA on an industrial grant. The industry sponsor will be expected to provide half of the costs (stipend, benefits, and tuition) for the GSRA, and the remaining ~$30,000 will be split three ways between LSA, the Department, and OVPR. Up to twenty-five slots for industry-sponsored, cost shared GSRAs are available. However, these are limited to new industry-sponsored projects.

Cost sharing may be provided to purchase capital equipment in excess of $30,000 that is needed to support new industry-sponsored projects. The total equipment cost sharing may not exceed 8% of the non-GSRA indirect costs of the grant, and title for the equipment must reside with the University. No more than 50% of the equipment costs for a grant will be borne by U-M sources (Department+LSA+OVPR). For qualifying projects, LSA and OVPR will match the departmental contribution.

Cost Sharing Training

Training grants that support LSA Graduate Students are eligible for cost sharing to help offset the shortfall. Typically this supports 25% of the shortfall (tuition and gradcare). This, together with the graduate school contribution of 50% of the tuition shortfall will leave units and PI"s responsible for 25% of the shortfall.

Cost Sharing REU sites

The College will match a departmental contribution at a 1:1 ratio up to a maximum of $66 ($33 each) per student per week per year (maximum amount $29,700 -- $14,850 department and $14,850 College).  The purpose of this support is to provide the REU participants access to University facilities such as the computer network and athletic facilities, and to provide informal seminars, training sessions, or field trips.