UND, NDSU presidents go for another (smaller) research proposal Under the current bill, 4%, or about $19.96 million, of Legacy Fund earnings would be available to the state’s universities and colleges for research purposes. Of those dollars, 90% would be evenly split between UND and NDSU, with the remaining 10% being available to the other nine schools in the North Dakota University System. 4:02 pm, Feb. 3, 2021 × UND President Andrew Armacost speaks during a legislative hearing about potential research funding for the state's universities and colleges as North Dakota State President Dean Bresciani looks on. (Screen shot from North Dakota Legislature's livestream) Research funding for North Dakota’s universities and colleges is getting yet another look from the state’s Legislature.