Dean’s Grantsmanship Award
About the Award
The College of Agriculture has established the Dean’s Grantsmanship Awards to reward the great effort faculty members make to be successful in obtaining extramural grants and contracts and to inspire faculty to devote greater efforts to enhancing research in the college. All tenure-track and non-tenure-track faculty members, including the research professor series and research fellow IV, are eligible.
ELIGIBILITY
All tenure-track and non-tenure-track faculty members, including the research professor series and research fellow IV, are eligible. Department Heads/Chairs, the Dean, and Associate Deans are not eligible. Recipients of this award will be eligible to be recognized each year, however will only be eligible to win the cash award every other year.
EVALUATION
Competitive Extramural Awards with indirect costs:
The sole criterion for the Dean’s Grantsmanship Award, Competitive Extramural Awards with indirect costs, is the accumulative total dollar amount of extramural grants/contracts brought in by a faculty member (including research fellow IV) serving as principal investigator (PI) or co-principal investigator (co-PI) officially awarded during the fiscal year (October 1 to September 30). The total dollar must be $250,000 or more in competitive extramural awards in response to standard Request for Applications (RFAs) from nationally or regionally recognized funding agencies/organizations or extramural awards with minimum indirect costs (i.e., Facilities and Administrative costs) rate of 15%. Subcontract dollar amounts to Auburn University will be counted toward the total of the PI/co-PI from Auburn University. Congressional support (earmarks), gifts, and state support in the form of special grants or line items do not qualify.
Total Extramural Awards:
The sole criterion for the Dean’s Grantsmanship Award, Total Extramural Awards, is the accumulative total dollar amount of extramural grants/contracts brought in by a faculty member (including research fellow IV) serving as prinicpal investigator (PI) or co-principal investigator (co-PI) officially awarded during the fiscal year (October 1 – September 30). The top 5% of total dollars that run through the Office of Sponsored Programs will be recognized, and the highest dollar awardee will receive the cash award during the Agriculture Employee Awards event.
Award / PRESENTATION
The Dean’s Grantsmanship Award of the Year will be made annually. The top 5% will receive a certificate recognizing this accomplishment. In addition, the top individual winner in the Competitive Extramural Awards with indirect costs and the top individual winner in the Total Extramural Awards as defined under criteria will each receive a cash award of $1000.00. The award will be disbursed following university policy and is taxable according to IRS guidelines.
*Note – The award will be disbursed following university policy and is taxable according to IRS guidelines.
Nominations
The grant/contract award information will be obtained from the Office of Sponsored Programs and total dollar amounts will be ranked with principal investigator. Upon verification of grants/contracts, the Associate Dean for Research will make a recommendation of the candidates for the award to the Dean. The Dean will make the decision on the award recipients.
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