CCE Faculty:<br><br>Effective immediately, you may now charge Graduate Tuition ($<font color="rgb(31, 73, 125)"><font face="&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">410</font></font> per SCH) to your grants. Therefore, you may now voluntarily create budgets with<br>
this associated expense.<br><br><br><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d"></span><p class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Specific Points: <br></span></p><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><span>-<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">          </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Budget Category:  If Tuition is an allowable cost by the Sponsor, please include in the Budget Category --- Other Direct Costs.</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><span>-<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">          </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Indirect Costs:  No IDC is charged on Tuition. </span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><span>-<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">          </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Budget
 Template:  On the current UH DOR FY13 Budget Template, if you do not have Equipment, you can change the Equipment &quot;category heading&quot; to Tuition.  Equipment is 
exempted from IDC on the current Template so the formulas will work. If you have both Equipment and Tuition, please contact Gerri, Rudy, or Winsome for assistance.<br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">If you have a current award and want to re-budget funds for tuition, please consult your Department DBA and Judy Morris to ensure compliance and applicability.<br>
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</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d"> A</span>s a reminder, please re-familiarize yourself with our Pre-Award submission process:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Cullen College of Engineering<br>
Pre-Award Grant Submission Process </b></p>
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1.<span style="font-size:7.0pt">     </span>When considering a 
submission of a grant/contract proposal, the PI will notify the 
appropriate Research Administrator (RA) four weeks in advance, if 
possible.</p>
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2.<span style="font-size:7.0pt">     </span>When constructing the UH 
“transmittal,” if the administering unit for the grant reports to the 
Dean of Engineering, RAs Hamlett and/or Razo will assist with the 
proposal submission (pre-award).</p>
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3.<span style="font-size:7.0pt">     </span>When seeking a cost-share 
(mandatory or voluntary) and/or IDC reduction (sponsored mandated and/or
 voluntary), the request should be channeled through the appropriate 
Department Chair.  At least two weeks must be
 allowed for cost share and reduced IDC issues to be resolved and 
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4.<span style="font-size:7.0pt">   <b>  </b></span><b>A current UH 
Conflict of Interest Form must be on file (for PIs and co-PIs) before UH
 will submit a grant/contract proposal to an external sponsor.</b><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Fritz Claydon Ph.D.<br>Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering<br>
Associate Dean of Administration and Research<br>University of Houston<br>Cullen College of Engineering<br><a href="tel:713.743.4204" value="+17137434204" target="_blank">713.743.4204</a><br><a href="mailto:fclaydon@uh.edu" target="_blank">fclaydon@uh.edu</a><br>
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