David Eppstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > In article <am7mcl$p45$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > "Arthur E. Sowers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > And, usually, the PI has to get _permission_ to spend money on > > certain things, thus the PI is often not very _principal_ but quite > > subordinate in terms of authority to expend money off his own grant. > > > > One exception is SBIR grants which, instead of to large institutions, can > > go to a small company (as long as it can be legitamated) with a little as > > one employee. Hint, hint, hint. > > If you're hinting that institutional employees form small companies on > the side in order to get freer access to their grant money, my > institution at least looks very skeptically at such arrangements.
Well, I know several examples of that. I did consulting for one of such "side" companies that happily exists until now. One thing that I failed to figure out is how they actually got funding and from where. My feeling is that it a question of special connection. Old Pif . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
