Funding Guidelines

What the funds can be used for

The emphasis of the grants is on doctoral student support, with some limited funds also available for equipment and miscellaneous expenses, and travel and conference attendance. The specific funding categories are:

  1. Student Support

    It is the research supervisors’ responsibility (research supervisors are normally professors) to select a qualified student for the proposed project. However, the Foundation reserves the right not to award a grant to an otherwise successful proposal, if it considers the student’s qualifications inadequate. Normally, only one student can be supported by a given grant. The support of two students will be considered only under very special circumstances. The student support provided includes the following sub-categories

    • Salary

      The salary level is normally determined by the university according to its salary guidelines for graduate research assistants. In the absence of university rules, the foundation will consider (but not necessarily follow) the recommendations of a department head and the research supervisors.

    • Tuition

      Whether tuition will be paid or not will depend on university regulations. In some universities, no tuition is charged for graduate research assistants.

    • Travel and Conference Attendance

      The Foundation funds traveling to other sites involved in the project for the purposes of cooperation, and attending conferences. This sub-category is limited to $2,500 per year.

  2. Equipment and Miscellaneous Expenses

    A limited amount, not to exceed $20,000, is available per project for equipment, materials, supplies, computer services, IC fabrication services, publication costs, etc. Of this, no more than $15,000 can be associated with one research supervisor or site.

  3. Research Supervisor Travel and Conference Attendance

    Traveling by research supervisors to the other site(s) involved in the project, as well as conference attendance expenses, will be covered to a combined maximum of $3,000 per year.

No funding category other than those listed above will be considered. The Foundation generally cannot provide overhead or other indirect costs.