Higher Education Research and Development Survey - population review

FORM APPROVED
OMB No. 3145-0100
Expiration Date: XX/XX/XX

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
ARLINGTON, VA 22230

HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SURVEY
FY 2016 Population Review Questionnaire
Please fill in your institution’s name and complete the three questions below.
Your inclusion in the FY 2016 Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey will be based on your
FY 2015 research expenditures.
Your institution name:

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Question 1. During your institution’s FY 2015, did your institution have any R&D expenditures?
(Please see definitions below.)
Yes
No

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o Ú

Go to Question 2.
Go to Question 3.

Research and development (R&D) is creative and systematic work undertaken in order to increase the stock of
knowledge — including knowledge of humankind, culture, and society — and to devise new applications of available
knowledge.
R&D expenditures
Include all R&D expenditures from your institution’s current operating funds that are separately accounted for. For
purposes of this survey, R&D includes expenditures for organized research as defined by 2 CFR 200 Appendix III and
expenditures from funds designated for research.

R&D includes:

R&D does not include:

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Sponsored research (federal and nonfederal)

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Public service grants or outreach programs

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University research (institutional funds that are
separately budgeted for individual R&D projects)

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Curriculum development (unless included as part of an
overall research project)

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Startup, bridge, or seed funding provided to
researchers within your institution

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Other departmental funds designated for research

R&D conducted by university faculty or staff at outside
institutions that is not accounted for in your financial
records

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Recovered and unrecovered indirect costs

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Estimates of the proportion of time budgeted for
instruction that is spent on research

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Equipment purchased from R&D project accounts

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R&D funds passed through to a subrecipient
organization, educational or other

Capital projects (i.e., construction or renovation of
research facilities)

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Non-research training grants

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Clinical trials, Phases I, II, or III

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Research training grants funding work on
organized research projects

Unrecovered indirect costs that exceed your institution’s
federally negotiated facilities and administrative (F&A)
rate

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Tuition remission provided to students working on
research

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Question 2. What were your institution’s total expenditures for R&D in FY 2015?
Less than $150,000

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$150,000 to $999,999

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$1,000,000 or more

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Question 3. Whom should we contact about the information above?
Name

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Title

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Institution name

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Department/office

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Mailing address (line 1)

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Mailing address (line 2)

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City, state, and ZIP code

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Phone number

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E-mail address

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Thank you for completing this questionnaire. If you have any questions, please contact ICF International at
[email protected] or (866) 936-9376.

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