Personnel costs

Estimated personnel costs

Give the total budget needed for the personnel that will be appointed to the account of the project. In order to estimate this amount, you can use the table below which contains the costs for some frequently occurring categories of personnel (starting on 1/1/2021). If you want an estimation for another category or for a specific person, you can use the online estimation program of the Department of Personnel and Organization. If you have questions or problems you can contact David Lombart.

Estimated personnel cost (in EURO) dd. August 2020
(*) for PhD students from non-EU countries the scholarship cost will be lower
(**) start new PhD student

Clarification and substantiation for requested personnel costs

Please describe and provide justification for the requested personnel costs.

Clearly mention:

• the personnel category (e.g. research staff, doctoral fellowship student, ATP, etc.);
• number of years of service;
• % of a full-time contract (full-time = 100%)
• duration (expressed in months).

of the positions for which you are requesting the funding.

If it is already known which staff member will be employed, then the person’s name must also be mentioned.

Operational costs

• The operational costs, itemized by type such as documentation costs, travel and accommodation costs, use of computer material, equipment or materials for laboratories (e.g. chemicals), office supplies, maintenance of the apparatus, etc., must be indicated here.
• Please describe and provide justification for the requested operational costs.

Equipment costs

• If the application includes a request for equipment funding, then the following information must be provided:
  • technical specifications of the requested apparatus;
  • whether it involves the replacement or improvement of a present apparatus or the purchase of a new apparatus;
  • use of the apparatus in the research project, indicating whether similar apparatus is already present in the immediate environment of the research group(s).
  • At least one quotation must be attached

Subcontracting costs

Please indicate which tasks would be performed by subcontractors, as well as why it was decided to subcontract the work and which parties will/may be appointed as subcontractors.