Extramurally Funded Research Projects

Extramurally Funded Research Projects Administered by College Research Centers

College research centers are expected to be the submitting and administering organization for research projects consistent with their focused mission. The ability to provide local unit research administration support around projects flowing from funders with similar priorities and rules is a key advantage offered by college research centers.

Grants and contracts, including subcontracts, that can run through a center must meet the following criteria:

• The subject matter is aligned with the focused mission of the center.
• The PI or PD is a PSU faculty member formally affiliated with the center.
   

Extramural grants and contracts, including subcontracts, that run through the center will be referred to throughout the rest of the document as “center projects” and the expenditures associated with these as “center project expenditures.”

Any dispute on whether a project should be submitted through a center will be resolved by the associate dean for research.