Public research university leaders from throughout the Southeast gathered at the University of Georgia on April 21 to discuss the future ability of public research universities to serve as the foundation of the nation's innovation and research capacity. Includes presentations from APLU President Peter McPherson; APLU Vice President for Academic Affairs David Shulenburger; and Gregory Petsko, President, American Society for Biochemistry and Microbiology. More›

OVPR Internal Grant programs, funded by the University of Georgia Research Foundation (UGARF), support numerous research and creative activities, including foreign travel support and faculty research grants. Data are shown for 2007-2009, including the number of applicants, the number of grant applications, the number funded, and funding amounts. More›

OVPR reports highlighting significant achievements and progress towards strategic goals, by calendar year.

• CY2010 (June 22,2011)
• CY2009 (March 30, 2010)

OVPR Internal Grant programs, funded by the University of Georgia Research Foundation (UGARF), support numerous research and creative activities, including foreign travel support and faculty research grants. Data are shown for 2007-2009, including the number of applicants, the number of grant applications, the number funded, and funding amounts. More›

A study answers the question “What is the return on investment (ROI) for UGA’s major annual investment in faculty startup packages?” The study focused on all faculty hired in FY1997 through FY2008. Data show F&A-based ROI Starting from Tenure-track Hire and Trend in Average Startup Costs.

Conclusions:

• Startup expenses increased significantly around FY2003 but have been relatively stable since
• On average, within 6 years or less after hire, 100% startup and renovation investment is recovered as F&A reimbursement from external funding
• The rate of this return is constant over the 12-year time frame examined
• Reducing our startup investment will not improve this ROI, rather it will make us less competitive for the best faculty. More›

A Research Task Force (RTASK) developed recommendations to improve research broadly. RTASK noted major research successes UGA has enjoyed but expressed concern about the future competitiveness of the institution in relation to peer institutions. Emphasizing the fundamental role of research in establishing the tenor and reputation of a leading national university, RTASK advocates a determined strategic response centered on personnel, facilities, research infrastructure and policies. Detailed recommendations include structural enhancements focused on an immediate increase in our research competitiveness and leadership strategies that will serve to position UGA as a leading research university in the future. More›

A detailed explanation of Facilities and Administrative reimbursement (F&A), also called indirect costs: what it includes and how F&A is distributed at UGA. Includes illustrations of how F&A is handled for research and non-research grants and contracts. More›

A task force issued recommendations for new guidelines on sharing the 20% facilities and administrative reimbursement (F&A) returned to the generating units, based on the philosophy that the unit that incurs the cost of research support should receive the F&A return needed to cover that cost. Thus, for a research project carried out by a PI who is a member of a center or institute, F&A return should go to the PI’s home unit (college or department) to cover costs borne by that unit and should go to the center/institute to cover costs borne by that center/institute. The report includes a worksheet that supports cost accounting to determine distribution of shared F&A Return for each PI/co-PI associated with a research project. More›