Can ORSP endowment funds be used for retention of existing faculty/researchers or recruitment from within Ohio?
No. As stated in the RFP, endowed recruitment packages that include endowment funds awarded by the ORSP must be used for tenure track positions at the Associate Professor level or higher or senior research positions at equivalent levels recruited from outside of Ohio. However, in addition to contributing to endowed recruitment packages, operating and capital funds awarded by the ORSP may be used to support any other proposed positions deemed important to the growth plan for the research cluster. This includes the retention of existing personnel and recruitment from within Ohio.
