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The Guidelines for Preparing Research Proposals state:
What funds will the School commit to maintain the project? Please include all contributions that the School will make, excluding staff salaries and building/infrastructure costs. Please give a breakdown of the costs, including, for example, items such as photocopying, telephone, computing and other administrative costs as well as costs specific to the research project.
You will be expected to detail the costs of the project, including the cost of all resources such as travel, accommodation and equipment.
Budgetary considerations are important for all students, especially if you have limited access to funds. You need to ensure your project is feasible and establish where the funds will be coming from to finance it.
For example, postgraduate research students at UWA can submit an application to the Graduate Research and Scholarships Office for a travel award to attend a national or international conference. Also, your school may have resources that you can draw from.
You need to recognise the extent of your entitlements and be capable of bearing out-of-pocket costs for resources not provided by the University.
List your expenses by category (refer to the example below).
| Item | Unit cost | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Travel | ||
| Economy class airfare Perth-Jakarta-Perth | $800 | $800 |
| Local transport in Jakarta | $300 | $300 |
| Research visa application fee | $80 | $80 |
| Equipment rental and purchase | ||
| Digital voice recorder | $150 | $150 |
| Transcription machine (hire) | $130 | $130 |
| Materials and supplies | ||
| Lithium batteries (4) | $7 | $28 |
| 1 GB memory stick | $95 | $95 |
| Stationery | $100 | $100 |
| Communications | ||
| Telephone and Internet charges | $200 | $200 |
| Postage | $50 | $50 |
| Personnel | ||
| Translation service (linguistic analysis skills; Bahasa Indonesian to English) | $500 | $500 |
| Indirect costs | ||
| N/A | ||
| TOTAL | $2,433 | |