Example 1: Waterways Development Corporation (Research Grant)
Professor Haresh Thakur is considering applying for a grant from the Waterways Development Corporation (WDC). He is seeking funding for a project involving the identification and treatment of pollutants in catchments. The project, running over 12 months, will be undertaken at the School of Chemistry, in his newly refurbished laboratory.
Direct costs sought from WDC:
| Item |
Cost |
|---|---|
| Senior Research Fellow RA Grade 2 PhD student stipend Boat Computers (x3) Consumables/maintenance Travel |
$112,000 $64,000 $21,000 $40,000 $10,000 $5,400 $6,000 |
University Staff working on the project:
| Staff |
Annual Salary Inc. On-costs |
Time on Project |
|---|---|---|
| Professor Haresh Thakur Dr Lionel Jones Dr Zhou Xiaomei |
$175,000 $99,000 $95,000 |
4 days/month (0.2 FTE) 4 days/month (0.2 FTE) 4 days/month (0.2 FTE) |
Involvement of students:
The only student involved in the project is the full-time PhD student funded by WDC.
Other background information:
Personnel costs requested are based on known Enterprise Bargaining increases and include 28% on-costs (superannuation, Workcover, payroll tax, leave loadings).
Budget form:
View a completed and annotated UoM Budget Form to see how the grant price has been calculated.