OGRD MEMORANDUM #11
July 1, 1990
MEMORANDUM
| TO: | Deans, Directors, and Chairpersons
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| FROM: | R. V. Smith, Vice Provost for Research and Dean of the Graduate School
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| SUBJECT: | Conditions Under Which WSU Would Accept Fellowships Without Indirect Costs.
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Below is a statement describing the proposed conditions under
which Washington State University would accept funds to establish
a fellowship or scholarship.
Funds to provide Graduate Student Fellowships or scholarships
and Postdoctoral Research Fellowships will be welcomed and accepted
by Washington State University provided certain conditions are
met. For an award to qualify as a fellowships or a scholarship,
no service to the University can be required of the appointee.
The University and/or its personnel cannot be expected to furnish
fiscal or extensive technical reports to the donor during or upon
the completion of the fellowship period other than to inform
the donor that the award will be/has been administered in accord
with usual Washington State University policies and procedures
covering such awards.
Students holding appointments to scholarships and fellowships
will be expected to be enrolled with the payment of regular tuition
and fees and to maintain satisfactory standing in the Graduate
Program during the academic year and summer session. The student
shill be responsible for the payment of tuition and fees and any
insurance premiums from the gross amount of the monthly stipend
unless the grant to the University provides funds for such purposes.
Postdoctoral appointees will not be required to enroll.
The stipend amount will be subject to administrative approval,
and normally, for students, should approximate the Graduate Research
Assistant rate and may be substantially greater for Postdoctoral
Fellows.
There shall be no restrictions on the publication of results
of any investigations undertaken by the appointee.
Indirect costs are not expected by the University for fellowship
and scholarship awards if the above conditions are met.
