User Fees

All instrument usage is on a fee-per-use basis.

Fee structure: This has been determined so as to cover only the necessary operating expenses of the Facility, including supplies, routine maintenance, computer software and hardware upgrades, replacement of consumable items, and occasional repair visits. The fees do NOT contribute to the capital cost of the instruments, nor to the Manager’s salary or benefits. Thus, the fees are the minimum they may reasonably be to support operation of the Facility.

Facility Membership and Usage: Faculty members affiliated with the Indiana University Interdisciplinary Biochemistry program will not be required to pay an annual Facility Membership fee for fiscal year 2007-2008. Researchers whose primary affiliation is with a Facility Member are eligible for discounted instrument usage rates. Academic research groups outside the aegis of the Biochemistry Program may conduct experiments on Facility equipment at the Academic rate, but may choose to become Facility Members by paying a fee. Non-academic researchers are invited to contact the Facility Manager to discuss usage arrangements.

Instrument usage fees are based on a two tiered structure as outlined below:

1 The Member Rate is applicable to researchers whose primary affiliation is with a Facility Member.

2 The standard Academic Rate is applicable to other Indiana University researchers and extramural academic researchers. Note that Facility Members will be given scheduling priority on all instruments.