General Costings Checklist for a Health
Research Proposal
General suggestions for potential
costings, which might be considered when putting a research proposal together,
and links to websites that could be of relevance. These give an idea of costs, rather than a recomendation that the company be used.
Staff
- Salaries
- Salary
Scales for University Staff, as published by the Central Administration
of University of Oxford
- Salary scales
for NHS Staff, provided by The Lewisham Hospital, NHS Trust.
- Provision for National Pay Awards
- Provision for Promotion
- Provision for Sick or Maternity leave
- Redundancy Costs
- Provision for statistical support
- Project Management
- Studentships
- Visiting Professors etc.
- Consultancy Fees
- Provision for Additional Duty Hours (ADHs) – clinical
staff
- Casual Assistance
- Provision for salary supplements provided by the
sponsor
Equipment
- Building modification
- Equipment procurement costs
- Equipment Installation -
- Equipment running costs
- Equipment Spares
- Installation
- Maintenance costs/contracts
- Renting access to equipment/facilities/laboratories
Computing
- Computer Supplies
- Insurance
- Desktop
computer insurance policy
- Software licenses
- Software
licenses for students
- Online
purchase of some major licenses
Travel
- Conference Travel
- Steering Committee Travel
- Travel/health insurance for periods of field work
- Travel to collect data
Consumables
- Animals (feed, upkeep)
- Casual Assistance (interviewing, transcription,
typing)
- Chemicals
- Consultancy Fees
- Fieldwork costs
- Glassware
- Photocopying
- Postage
- Printing (specialist)
- Publication Costs
- Specialist clothing
- Stationery