Equipment: Cost Sharing of Equipment

Cost Sharing Required by Sponsor
In cases in which the sponsoring agency has a published requirement for a fixed amount or a fixed percentage of cost sharing, it is the intention of the Office of Research, subject to the availability of funds, to provide up to one-hundred (100) percent of the University's total cost sharing.

Cost Sharing Not Required by Sponsor
In cases in which the sponsoring agency does not have a published requirement for a fixed amount or a fixed percentage of cost sharing, it is the intention of the Office of Research, subject to the availability of funds, to contribute up to seventy (70) percent of the University's total cost sharing. An adequate justification must be made that the provision of cost sharing is in the best interests of the University. Except in unusual circumstances, the total cost sharing from the University should not exceed thirty-five (35) percent of the cost of the equipment.

Implementation Details
The equipment cost sharing effort at Notre Dame is supportive of its graduate education mission. In furtherance of that mission, priority will be given to projects that involve graduate students.

All requests for equipment cost-share must be in the form of a written request (form provided in the forms section of the website), endorsed by the chair and dean, and received by the Office of Research giving:

• the details of the proposal such as sponsoring agency and
   proposal deadline date,

• draft total year-by-year budget for equipment and for the
   total project, indicating clearly which portion of the total
   is to be provided by the sponsor,

• specific equipment to be purchased with University
   cost sharing,

• plans for maintenance, supplies, technician support, and
   any renovation needs for the equipment, and the source
   of University funds for these plans other than from the
   Office of Research, and

• the graduate students who will be involved in the
   proposed project and the nature of their involvement.