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Research Scholars: Salaries, benefits, and other personnel related expenses associated with nontenured medical school faculty who exhibit the potential to assume chair or professorship positions once tenure has been awarded. Research scholars should have clearly defined research agendas that relate specifically to the fields of study envisioned for the ultimate occupants of the chairs or professorships. Funding for this purpose is time limited. Each research scholar may be supported with endowment proceeds for a maximum of six years. At the end of that time, if the research scholar has not been appointed to the identified chair or professorship, university officials should fill the position with an appropriately qualified, tenured faculty member.

Research Staff: Salaries, benefits, and other personnel related expenses associated with full-time or part-time staff assistants who are directly linked to the research activities of an endowed chair or professor.

Graduate Fellowships: Fellowship stipends for outstanding graduate or professional students, which may include travel and other expenses as permitted by university policy.

Undergraduate Scholarships: At the comprehensive universities only, program funds can be used to support scholarships for outstanding undergraduate students, which may include travel or other expenses as permitted by university policy.

Research Infrastructure: Start-up and operating expenses that are directly linked to the research activities of an endowed chair or professor, including equipment, materials and supplies, and other research related expenses as permitted by university policy.

Mission Support: Program funds can be used to support research and graduate missions at all institutions, and programs of distinction or applied research programs approved by the Council at the comprehensive institutions. Consideration will be given to mission support activities such as: (1) expenditures that enhance the research capability of university libraries (i.e., books, journals, research materials, media, and equipment); (2) start-up costs, equipment, and supplies that support faculty, graduate student, or undergraduate student research activities; (3) funding for visiting scholars, lecture series, and faculty exchange; and (4) expenditures for the dissemination of research findings (i.e., nationally prominent publications and presentations at conferences, symposiums, seminars, or workshops). However, priority will be given to mission support expenditures that encourage the research related activities of faculty and students.