Q: What expenses are *not* allowed with my PCF grant?

The PCF grant cannot be used to:

  1. pay for graduate student instructors (GSIs),
  2. pay salaries, stipends, or any kind of compensation to career or casual staff members (anyone who is not a student),
  3. purchase or update standard software or software packages already licensed by campus,
  4. purchase course supplies or equipment unrelated to the proposed research study, nor
  5. reimburse expenditures made prior to the grant being awarded.