Examples
Worked examples
- Is an instance
A 3-year R01 budget has 65 percent in personnel costs covering the PI, a postdoc, and a graduate student.
- Is an instance
A Horizon Europe RIA includes 800,000 EUR in category A personnel costs across all beneficiaries.
Counter-examples
Looks similar, but isn't
- Not an instance
Equipment purchases are not personnel costs.
- Not an instance
Travel reimbursements are not personnel costs.
Editorial commentary
Personnel costs (in Horizon Europe, budget category A) include salary, employer national insurance / social-security contributions, pension contributions, and other statutory or contractual employment costs. Effort is allocated to projects via timesheets or salary-allocation methods that comply with sponsor rules (e.g., 2 CFR 200.430 on compensation, 'effort certification' in US federal). Personnel costs are typically 50 to 80 percent of total direct costs in research-led projects.
References
- US Office of Management and Budget Uniform Guidance 2 CFR 200.430; Horizon Europe Annotated Grant Agreement Article 6.
Also known as
Staff cost (grant) · Salary cost · Effort-based salary
Machine-readable encodings
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