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Guidelines for Expenditures of Research Incentive Funds

Allowable Expenses must enhance research and graduate studies and include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Advertising for recruitment of research personnel, including graduate students;
• Business meals;
• Equipment used primarily or exclusively for research;
• Materials (supplies, purchased materials, and fabricated parts);
• Postage;
• Professional services (consultant and speaker fees);
• Proposal preparation costs;
• Salaries, wages and fringes for faculty, students, technical support staff, administrative staff, and clerical staff other than the account custodian; Salaries, wages, and fringes for the account custodian are only allowable if approved by Department Chair, College/School Dean, and Provost. Academic year salaries, wages, and fringes for any tenured or tenure-track faculty must be approved by the Department Chair, College/School Dean, and Provost.
• Travel costs related to research or graduate student activity.

• Alcoholic beverages;
• Alumni/development activity;
• Donations and contributions;
• Entertainment (other than allowed business meals);
• Fines and penalties;
• Goods or services for personal use;
• Lobbying;
• Memberships in civic or community organizations, country clubs, or social/dining clubs;
• Personal travel costs.