Overhead Distribution for CECS

Department and PI overhead accounts are distributed on a bi-annual basis, in January and July. January’s distribution will be calculated using overhead earned from January 1st, through June 30th of the previous calendar year. July’s distribution will be calculated using overhead earned from July 1st, through December 31st of the previous calendar year.
Overhead is calculated and distributed on all external contracts and grants using the following logic:

UCF Board of Trustees Overhead Return

Flowchart showing distribution of total overhead return: UCF takes 23.49%; remaining 76.51% splits into OR (55%) and CECS (45%); CECS share divides to college (20.76%), dept (53.38%), PI (25.86%).

Off-the-Top by UCF percentage does fluctuate per university strategic plans each distribution.

UCF Research Foundation Overhead Return

A flowchart showing that of the total overhead return, OR keeps 55% and CECS receives 45%; CECS share goes to College (20.76%), Dept (53.38%), and PI (25.86%).

Funds in an overhead account are not tied to any specific award, but they must be used for research related expenditures.

Each PI will be assigned their own designation account for their portion of overhead distribution.