Examples
Worked examples
- Is an instance
A researcher discloses 200 hours of free HPC time provided by an overseas institutional partner.
- Is an instance
A donation of bespoke laboratory reagents from a foreign collaborator is disclosed as an in-kind contribution.
Counter-examples
Looks similar, but isn't
- Not an instance
A standard departmental allocation of office space at the home institution is generally not reported as in-kind under these frameworks.
- Not an instance
Open-source software downloaded under a public licence is not an in-kind contribution from a specific source.
Editorial commentary
In-kind contributions are a focal point of recent research security policy because they can represent substantial foreign or third-party support that does not appear in financial records. Disclosure encompasses use of foreign laboratories, donated samples, gifted equipment, hosted graduate students, complimentary HPC time, and proprietary datasets received without payment. Valuation is not always required, but the source and nature of the contribution must be documented. The category captures arrangements that prior disclosure frameworks under-reported.
References
- NIH NOT-OD-21-073 (2021); NSPM-33 Implementation Guidance (2022).
Also known as
in-kind support · non-monetary support disclosure
Machine-readable encodings
Use in your systems
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