Industry Engagement Support Incentive

For each eligible industry-sponsored award, investigators will receive an incentive equal to 20 percent of the Total Project Cost (TPC), up to a maximum of $10,000 per award.

• Investigators may earn the incentive multiple times, but only once per award.
• Awards must meet the criteria of a fully negotiated, industry-sponsored award that includes UB’s full indirect cost (IDC) rate.
• Incentives are automatically approved for qualifying awards.

This incentive applies to:

• New industry-sponsored research awards
• Projects executed on or after March 2, 2026
• All industry sponsors, across all disciplines and project types
• Awards of any size

This incentive does not apply to:

• Federal, state, or foundation-sponsored grants
• Existing awards executed prior to March 2, 2026
• Awards considered “gifts”

• Industry sponsors will continue to pay UB’s full negotiated IDC rates — the incentive does not reduce or waive IDC.
• Incentive funds should be budgeted during proposal development, combining both sponsor and UB incentive funds within the project total.
• Funds become available after award execution, in partnership with your post-award specialist in Sponsored Projects Services (SPS).

The Industry Engagement Support Incentive reflects UB’s ongoing commitment to:

• Expanding collaboration with industry partners
• Increasing translational and applied research impact
• Helping faculty diversify their research funding portfolios
• Streamlining processes that support industry engagement