Update 03-general_policies.Rmd

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03-general_policies.Rmd

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 * If you achieve something noteworthy, please let me know. I may add that to this policy.
 
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-These following incentives for developing skills in grant writing. All proposals must have D.Held as a co-author to be eligible for incentives. An application package typically includes formatted (according to the RFA/RFP) sections, budget narrative and budget. The Narrative also outlined in the RFP is the single largest component of each package. We must have the package complete 2 wk in advance of the deadline published in the RFA. Intention to submit should be done no less than 30 d before the grant deadline.
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- Most student pay is tied to grant funded projects. The pay rates written into those projects are finite and not subject to within project increases. Any disparity between grant funded assistantships and the departmental minimums will be addressed if soft funds are available. Some students may also be partially supported with a Departmental GRA fellowship. These fellowships contribute a maximum of $16,000 annually to the base pay rates for GRA fellowships listed below. Base pay rates for students on GRA fellowships are set departmentally through a vote of the faculty. Students are responsible for paying all the various university and health fees. The following annual pay rates (approved by the dept faculty in 2017) vary by degree program.
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-· State or commodity grants:
-Write narrative and manage funded project, budget, and annual reports
-§ $500 per year added to stipend when submitted and accepted by sponsor.
-§ Another $500 per year added to stipend when project is funded or funds disbursed.
-§ Must see project through to completion with required report or funds rescinded.
-§ Max of 3 per year.
-§ Examples; IR-4, Commodity board grants, Chemical company grants/awards, contracts, Alabama Specialty Crop Block grants
-· Federal grant:
-o Co-author a proposal with D. Held, develop and manage the budget, write annual reports
-o $1500 per year added to stipend when a proposal is submitted by Research office and accepted by sponsor.
-o Salary up to $30,000 per year in budget if accepted, and 2% per year pay rate increase in budget.
-o If IDC is 42% then another $1500 annually from IDC each year the grant funded. If NSF, then $2000 annually from IDC to stipend.
-o Must completed annual reports or funds rescinded.
-· Incentive for authoring a AAES proposal. Students that draft and assemble an AAES grant proposal package will receive a $500 payment in their student account upon acceptance of the submission. The grant must have a budget for the Held lab and must have D Held as lead or co-PI. The AAES rules related to PI eligibility apply but this incentive has no other limits on how often it can be applied during a student’s time in the lab.
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 2. **Undergraduates**
 Undergraduate student pay rates usually begin at $10 per hour.