Without exception, equipment purchased with Committee on Research funds remains the property of the Regents of the University of California and cannot be transferred from the University. An investigator cannot be listed on more than one application.
Consideration is given to large groups of investigators with partial or matching departmental funds.
Meeting all criteria for funding does not guarantee an award. These grants are intended for large, specialized items of equipment that cannot be purchased with ordinary sources of support, but which significantly enhances research opportunities. Each year the Academic Senate Committee on Research is able to grant an ample number of awards for shared equipment. Each year the Committee receives many meritorious applications. It is the desire of the Committee on Research and the Academic Senate to fund as many qualified applicants as possible.