Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 650 - Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology
Chapter 15 - Oklahoma Centers of Excellence Program
Section 650:15-1-6 - Program description

(a) The Oklahoma Centers of Excellence Program shall fund two types of Centers of Excellence which will primarily undertake basic research that has potential for long-range value to the state's economic development and/or applied research, development and technology transfer that has long-range potential for commercial development. [74 O.S., Section 5060.12].

(b) Each Center of Excellence shall build on the strengths of participating organizations and conduct activity in areas of research in which the participating higher education institutions or nonprofit research institutions have achieved or have true promise of attaining a standard of excellence as recognized by national and international peers. [74 O.S., Section 5060.12].

(c) Each Center of Excellence shall have a director, whose name and qualifications shall be specified in the application.

(d) Each Center of Excellence shall have an advisory, governing or managing board, for which the names of at least six (6) members shall be specified in the application. At least one-half of this board shall be non-academic, private sector members.