Table of University Activities and Effort
This table provides general guidance on how to treat some common University activities.
Teaching |
Activity |
Included in Total
University Effort? |
Chargeable to a sponsored
project? |
Teaching a course or seminar at the University of Arizona |
Yes |
No, unless it relates to a specific sponsored project |
Working with students |
Yes |
Generally no, unless the work
relates to a specific sponsored
project |
Office hours |
Yes |
Generally no, unless it relates to a specific sponsored project |
Guest lecture at another institution |
Generally yes, unless compensated by that institution |
Generally no, unless it is about
work on a specific sponsored project |
Administration |
Activity |
Included in Total
University Effort? |
Chargeable to a sponsored
project? |
Serving on a University committee
(e.g., tenure committees, Institutional Review Board, etc.) |
Yes |
No |
Serving in school or department leadership (e.g., as department head, division director, dean, etc.) |
Yes |
No |
Service |
Activity |
Included in Total
University Effort? |
Chargeable to a sponsored
project? |
Serving as a peer reviewer for a journal |
Yes |
No |
Reviewing grants for a funding agency |
Yes |
No |
Participation in professional society activities |
Yes |
Generally no, unless the work relates to a specific sponsored project |
Extension |
Activity |
Included in Total
University Effort? |
Chargeable to a sponsored
project? |
Delivering program and research based information to the public |
Yes |
Generally no, unless it relates to a specific sponsored project |
Sponsored Project Activity |
Activity |
Included in Total
University Effort? |
Chargeable to a sponsored
project? |
Conducting research or providing
service pursuant to a sponsored
project award |
Yes |
Yes, if the sponsor agreed to fund
the effort
No, if the sponsor requires the
effort but has not agreed to fund it
(mandatory cost sharing)
No, if the researcher volunteers
the effort but the sponsor has not
agreed to fund the effort (voluntary
cost sharing) |
Writing competitive funding proposals |
Yes |
No |
Writing continued funding applications and progress reports |
Yes |
Yes |
Writing scholarly articles |
Yes |
No, unless it relates to a specific
sponsored project |
Outside Activity |
Activity |
Included in Total
University Effort? |
Chargeable to a sponsored
project? |
Outside consulting |
No |
No |
Clinical Activity |
Activity |
Included in Total
University Effort? |
Chargeable to a sponsored
project? |
Providing clinical services (patient, medical, pharmacy, or nursing)
related or unrelated to a sponsored project |
Yes |
No, unless designated as part of a funded sponsored project |
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