14.11 / Transfer of Equipment

Transfer of equipment purchased by externally sponsored research projects to another college or university will be made only upon written approval by the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Research and a formal recommendation from the institution, including certification that:

1. The project investigator is moving to another academic institution and his financial report is also transferred by the granting agency without interruption;
2. The granting agency approves transfer in the new institution of equipment purchased wholly by grant funds;
3. Such equipment was specialized in nature, acquired specifically for the investigator for his particular program, and is essential to continuance of the program without undue interruption in the work;
4. The institution does not need the equipment in its current related research program; and
5. The entire cost of physical transfer of the equipment will be borne by the granting agency of the recipient institution.