In the annual report, award and expenditure amounts for each project are assigned to both academic units and to research centers and other non-academic units. Amounts are credited to academic units based on the academic appointments of the principal investigator(s). Projects that are assigned to a research center are also credited to the specified unit. Because all projects are credited to both academic units and to research centers, the totals for academic and for non-academic research units are equal, and each represents the total amount from externally funded grants and contracts.
Credit to academic units. The assignment of credit for projects to academic units is a two-step process. First, the amount of the award or expenditure is allocated among investigators on multiple investigator projects. Second, the amount allocated to each investigator is assigned to academic units based on his or her academic appointments. This process is described below.
Allocation among investigators. Credit for multiple investigator projects is allocated among the principal investigator (PI) and co-principal investigators based on their relative contributions to the project as specified by the researcher. If no allocation is specified, a default allocation is calculated as follows: 90% of the credit is divided equally among all investigators, including the PI. The remaining 10% is added to the credit allocated to the PI. For example, for a project with two investigators, the PI would receive 55% (=10% + 90%/2) of the credit, and the co-investigator would receive 45% (=90%/2). For projects with three investigators, the PI would receive 40% and the co-investigators 30% each.
Allocation to academic units. The amount allocated to each investigator on a project is assigned to academic units according to the investigator's academic appointment(s). If the investigator has more than one academic appointment, then the total is allocated proportionately. If an investigator has a courtesy appointment from an academic unit but no other academic appointment, then the academic unit making the courtesy appointment receives all of the investigator credit for the project. If the principal investigator has no academic appointments then the expenditures are not assigned to an academic unit, but are included in the "Non-academic" category in the annual report.
Credit to research centers and other non-academic units. Investigators may assign their projects to a research center or other non-academic unit. When a project is assigned to a research center/unit, that unit will receive credit for the project on the awards and expenditure tables. Projects not assigned to a research center are included in the "Non-center Research" category in the annual report. The assigned research unit is usually but not necessarily the same as the administrative unit, which is defined as the academic department or research center/unit that managed the project. Each project must have an administrative unit, but does not need to be assigned to a research center/unit.
All award and expenditure amounts for each project are credited in their entirety to the administering academic unit, research center, or other non-academic unit. The multiple credit system used for Lawrence campus projects is not used for medical center projects.
Questions? Please contact:
Robert Collins
785-864-7400 | rcollins@ku.edu
Manager | Research Information
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