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Budgets for Research Proposals. Dr. Rick Ulrich Dept. Chemical Engineering Arkansas Center for Space and Planetary Science February 5, 2010. Purpose of this Section.
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Budgets for Research Proposals Dr. Rick Ulrich Dept. Chemical Engineering Arkansas Center for Space and Planetary Science February 5, 2010
Purpose of this Section Help you understand what research costs, how their budgets are structured, what you can/can’t ask for, and what’s in it for your institution.
Typical Proposal Budget The average proposal amount for me over my 22 years here: about $200k. The smallest outside proposal I won was $30k. I have been on teams for >$1M about 3 times (we got 2/3). It’s a justification for the funding agency and an organizational tool for the proposer. In addition to paying for people, materials, equipment, tuition etc, your parent institution gets a cut: overhead. Let’s make a sample budget so you can see . . .