Funding
Section 3
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• Researcher (full employment
costs)
• Post Grad Student (tuition fees)
• Consumables (e.g. chemical
reagents, telephone, fax, mail,
copying, software and licences)
• Dedicated Equipment
(including PCs/laptops)
• Travel/accommodation
• Conferences and Meetings
• Fieldwork
• Trials
• Recruitment
These costs are the actual
costs of securing/engaging
the resources to carry out
the contract/grant. If the
Project extends beyond
one year, then inflation and
salary increments should be
factored into the cost.
Directly Incurred Costs
Academic Direction/Supervision (PI/
CoI time)
Indirect Costs – including:
• Project and Experimental Officers
• Technical Support
Secretarial Support
• Central Admin
• Library
Estates Costs
• Space Costs
• Shared equipment/Use
of facilities
These costs represent the
allocation of these resources
from the institution's existing
complement. Directly Allocated
staff time is usually calculated
as a percentage of the full cost
– i.e. a percentage of a person's
time who will be working
on the contract. Indirect and
Estates Costs are normally a set
rate which is calculated based
on the number of FTE (full-time
equivalent) staff on the Project.
Directly Allocated Costs
Figure 1 – The Make-Up/Main Elements and the Cost/Price Basis
of a Research Contract
