This is a common misconception among proposal writers. In some cases cost sharing
can help make your proposal more attractive to a sponsor; however, in many cases this
is not necessarily true. In fact, most federal agencies either 1) do not allow cost
sharing to be shown unless it is specifically required, or 2) strongly discourage
cost sharing. It is Michigan Tech’s policy to only allow cost sharing when required
by the sponsor and, in those cases, only at the minimum level required by the sponsor.