How do I determine if my project should be classified as either “research”, subject to the Organized Research rate, or “testing”, subject to the Other Sponsored Activities rate?
A research project typically has the following attributes:
- The work involves original, creative research and is expected to produce new science or technology;
- There is substantial involvement of the Principal Investigator in defining the statement of work;
- University owns the results of the work.
A testing project typically has the following attributes: