Western Kentucky University primarily follows a performance-based compensation policy and seeks to reward its faculty and staff competitively, consistently, and equitably within the limits of available resources. This policy applies to all personnel, regardless of the source of funding.

Procedures Related to Grants:

The University will not supplement grant funded positions with state appropriations in the unlikely case where there are inadequate funds in the grant funded budget to meet unexpected salary increases.

The Office of Sponsored Programs will be responsible for implementing and monitoring this policy as it pertains to positions that are funded by grants.

Project Directors must meet with Office of Sponsored Programs staff early in the grant development phase to ensure that the project budget complies with this institutional compensation policy. Institutional compensation standards must be followed unless there are extenuating circumstances which can be justified by the Project Director. In projecting annual increments for grant proposals, consideration will be given to such factors as general University salary increases and merit considerations.

Approved by Board of Regents
January 20, 1995