Policies and Procedures

 

Kean University Policy on External Funding

    1. Kean University seeks external funding that will ultimately, through diverse venues, enhance student learning. Proposed activities and outcomes should be of high quality, and be measurable as well as sustainable. Grant projects are expected to support Kean’s mission of excellence, access, and affordability; and to advance one or more of the following institutional goals:
      • Enhance the quality of the educational programs
      • Increase and maintain affordability and access
      • Increase the University’s visibility
      • Heighten faculty-student interaction and research collaborations
      • Stimulate the general intellectual environment on campus
      • Develop meaningful partnerships with successful institutions and agencies
      • Lead and support community-based initiatives.
    2. All letters of intent, full proposals, and subcontracts must be submitted by the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP).
    3. Faculty or staff cannot apply for grants or any type of external funding without prior authorization from ORSP.
    4. Faculty or staff cannot partner with or enter into any agreements with external organizations, schools, or school districts without prior authorization from ORSP.
    5. No member of the University community is authorized to solicit funding from foundations or corporations, formally or informally, or to use University stationery without the prior knowledge of and authorization from the Director of ORSP. 
    6. Soliciting funding from alumni or individual donors requires prior authorization from the Kean University Foundation.
    7. Full-time faculty or staff may apply for grant funding within the context above as long as they are in good standing, and as long as their previous grant administration and management record is excellent.
    8. Part-time faculty or staff must partner with a full-time member of the University community to apply for external funding.