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I agree, but you're leaving out the money part. Schools get a cut of all grants. From the school's perspective, the grant itself is valuable. So when it comes t
by scott_s 12y ago
I agree, but you're leaving out the money part. Schools get a cut of all grants. From the school's perspective, the grant itself is valuable. So when it comes time to evaluate tenure and other promotions, they will look at both.
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- pgbovine 12y agoyep, absolutely right. the amounts vary a lot by school, but typically your school gets 1/3. So if your grant is for $300k, you keep $200k, and your school gets $100k. thus when evaluating two faculty with comparable numbers of publications, the one who's brought in more money is more valuable to the department ... literally :)