Find out about what you can apply for, how much you can claim and how to provide costs information in your proposal and application in the Joint Electronic Submission (Je-S) system.
Inflation and VAT in your costings
Guidance on preparing costs taking VAT and inflation into account
Full economic costing fund headings
How to choose the right heading for the costs you apply for
Staff and investigator costs
Find out about cost, time and audit trail requirements for the people in your proposed project together with fund headings to use
Travel and subsistence
Learn about what you can claim for when you travel, attend workshops and need childcare
Equipment
Find out about equipment use and value, which fund headings to use and how much we’ll contribute to costs
Other costs
Information about how to handle costs ranging from publishing research results to use of your personal telephone
Estates
Check the rules on which organisations can charge for buildings, services and utilities costs and at what rate
Indirect costs
Find out what counts as an indirect cost, the rate to use and how to show them in your proposal