The support may be used to purchase needed hardware or software, to access or acquire needed information resources, such as purchasing data or covering the cost of a commercial database search or retrieval, or to expedite the research process. A proposal for this program must be prepared jointly by both the faculty member and the student or students involved, and should clearly describe the project and the level of participation of each person in the project. A proposal for this grant program may be submitted at any time. All University regulations and policies concerning budgetary procedures must be followed.
All funds are to be used to support the research project.
No CECA funds may be used to pay salaries or wages. The total budgetary obligation of CECA is limited to the amount approved. Any excess charges must be paid by the applicant's department. All paper work for purchasing equipment, etc will be completed by the Department. Title to all materials purchased is retained by the University.