Costing research grant applications

Research applications must be fully supported and costed by Research Services and approved by your Head of Division.  Internal approval of grant applications must be completed prior to submission and this is takes place via the Pure awards management system.

There is a lot to remember when applying for a research grant, the following simplified roadmap shows what to do and when to do it:

All applications are costed in line with University guidance on Full Economic Costing (fEC). The fEC of all externally funded research activity must be calculated, regardless of the level of recovery from the funder.

Getting your research application costed

1. Complete the FBMH fEC budget & costing form (see below for guidance)
2. Submit the form - along with the details of the particular call or scheme - to your Research Support Officer no fewer than fifteen working days prior to the submission deadline.
3. Take into consideration longer timelines for strategic bids and those requiring costs from NHS partners. 

FBMH fEC budget and costing form overview

There are several worksheets in the workbook:

• UOM - *start here*.  This is where information the application funder, deadline, project timelines and the main resources required for the project delivery (staff, travel, consumables, etc) are provided.  Elements in the UOM tab link to further information in the "notes and definitions" tab.
• BSF, FBMH core facilities, Manchester Brain Bank, Research Equipment.  Complete these sections for proposals involving animals, core facilities, research equipment >£50k
• fEC budget collects all cost information from other sections of the form and summarises the costs and price of the project

Please contact your Research Support Officer if you have any queries or require any assistance.