Office of Research Administration
ORA-00-09: RESEARCH CONTINGENCY FUND REQUEST FORM
UA’s Research Contingency Fund (RCF) is managed by the Office of Research Administration. College Deans must electronically
submit their request(s) annually by the announced deadline (or at any time in the event of an emergency or emerging need) to
rcf@info.uakron.edu
. All requests will be reviewed by the Director of Research Administration, in conjunction with the Director of
Research Initiatives. The Dean will be notified of the decision(s) via email. FY21 ANNUAL REQUEST DUE DATE: Aug. 7
Today’s Date: College: Request priority # of
Dean’s Name: Department(s)(if applicable):
Need Type: Emergency One-Time Current Need One-Time Future Need
(select one) Estimate # of years needed to accrue full funding: _____
General Category (select one):
New Equipment
Equipment Repair and/or Upgrade
Equipment Maintenance Contract
Cost-Share (see Policy)
Other: __________________________
Colleges/departments are expected to utilize their existing college and department
IDC
funds to the extent possible. If IDC funds will be used as part of the total
amounts and the IDC speedtype below.
Amount Requested and Source:
$__________ from College IDC speedtype ________________
$__________ from Department IDC speedtype ____________
$__________ from Department IDC speedtype ____________
(if more than two departments, list details in the Justification)
$__________ from Research Contingency Fund
Justification must be specific and fit in the allotted space. See Policy and Process document for details that must be included.
ORA RCF #
Date Submitted BA form to RAB:
Section 2: Request Justification – to be completed by the Dean
Section 1: General Information to be completed by the Dean – One request per form
Select One (if multiple, select primary)
