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To be fair this is really not that much money. Cannot even pay for a postdoc for a year.
by bluepoint 6y ago
To be fair this is really not that much money. Cannot even pay for a postdoc for a year.
- ganoushoreilly 6y agoIt may not be much in the scheme of things, but most universities pool grants. After taking operational costs (as much as 50%) the funds are then delegated to department for dispersement across payroll, research, etc. Depending on grant stipulations. Every grant no matter the size is important. When I sat on the board of a Computer Science department, the University was pushing professors and students alike, to press for research grants of any size to help bolster the coffers. It's a messed up system honestly, but they definitely have a set number of grants they need at a minimum. Fortunately this will probably work out in the professors benefit in the long run within his industry and hopefully help with future grant writing endeavors.
- gumby 6y agoCan in the social sciences, which he may be. Also it’s an unrestricted award, which might be used in an existing project, e.g. to buy your students or post docs new computers, or go to a few conferences or such. But yes, not much money.