Should internal scholarships be reported under Operational Expenses?

Scholarships from internal accounts should be reported under Operational Expenses. Scholarships from foundation accounts should not be included in operational expenditures, but should still be included in Question #3 in the FAQ tab of the survey.

Should research revenues and research expenditures balance (Tab 1, cell T20 and Tab 2, cell K4)?

Yes, please complete the Annual Research Expenditures tab (Tab 2) first and then enter the total from cell K4 into cell T20 on the first tab of the survey.

The pilot survey labels preceptors as non-employees. We have faculty-led rotations, but they are zero cost (beyond their standard pay). Are these rotations included under the zero-cost column in Question #6 on the FAQ tab or should they be excluded completely?

Yes, please report these rotations as zero cost rotations.

Question #4 on the FAQ tab asks about the percentage of M.S. and Ph.D. students with waivers. We provide waivers for all of our research and teaching assistants that releases them from paying the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition. Would these count toward this estimate? Also, who is the denominator for each of these percentages? Is it all graduate students, just TA's, or just RA's and TA's?

Please use the total graduate student enrollment as your denominator. Then count the total number of graduate students that receive waivers for any reason. This may include graduate assistants, teaching assistants, and research assistants; however, it is not limited to job title.

For the average stipend per student the logic is similar except that you are adding up the stipend dollars paid to all of those students enrolled in graduate education programs in your college and then dividing that number by the total number of graduate students (both M.S. and Ph.D.).

Question #6 on the FAQ tab is labeled "payments for preceptors." Our school pays the sites directly.  Should schools include both preceptor and site payments, or just preceptor payments?

Please include both payments to preceptors and site payments.