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The Office of the Provost provides base funding to colleges on a competitive basis to advance the priorities of the university and its academic colleges with an overall goal of positioning Texas A&M University nationally as a leading recruiter of topflight talent. Although Texas A&M employs over 4,000 exceptional faculty members including 37 national academy members and 3 Nobel laureates, The provost provides academic colleges and schools 50% matching base salary and benefits, up to a maximum contribution of $100K (salary + fringe), for hires filling one of their strategic priorities.