As part of your sponsored research project, you may acquire or develop equipment that becomes Temple University property.
Depending on the nature of your project, you may also need to use equipment owned by the federal government. This equipment is governed by University policies, as outlined below.
Per University policy, there are several equipment-related definitions to be aware of:
Capital equipment is defined as an off-the-shelf article of nonexpendable, tangible personal property that has:
Fabricated equipment is defined as a unique, identifiable, and discrete item that:
This type of equipment may require prior approval and must be tracked with detailed accounting in the financial system.
If you are working on a federally sponsored project, you may be using equipment owned by the federal government. In such cases, prior approvals may be required before bringing this equipment to campus.
It is the responsibility of the Principal Investigator to understand all requirements related to:
These same principles may apply when bringing privately owned equipment, such as corporate or foundation-owned property, onto campus.
