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That depends on the university then. Some places do in fact pay staff from general college funds (aka the result of overhead). Either way, you are completely an
by sophacles 15y ago
That depends on the university then. Some places do in fact pay staff from general college funds (aka the result of overhead). Either way, you are completely and utterly ignoring my question: How do you propose handling this things other than the overhead method, and how do you expect to find a way to do so cheaper than than a university, given that all other entities which can meet the governments requirements for getting grant charge so very much more?
- yummyfajitas 15y ago...how do you expect to find a way to do so cheaper than than a university, given that all other entities which can meet the governments requirements for getting grant charge so very much more? I'd relax the government's requirements and allow more entities (including individual PIs) to get grants. I'd also demand that universities itemize their overhead costs. Every commercial property manager successfully itemizes the cost of a building, electricity and cleaning services. Every outsourced HR agency itemizes employee payroll costs. As a taxpayer, I'd like the government to properly audit these services and bar any universities which overcharge from getting further grants.
- sophacles 15y agoYou know that all the public universities already do this right? The books, including salaries are 100% public in many states for (at least for the state universities). Why do you think they are so much cheaper than the companies and Private PIs that do get grants? (BTW that thing you wish for exists: look at SWRI for example). The only requirement to get grants is the ability to convince the grantors that you can do the work more effectively than the other applicants.