Some foundations allow you to apply for a bench fee, which is an amount to cover research-related costs, such as shared laboratory and workshop costs; water, electricity and gas; equipment maintenance; service contracts; and IT and technical support.
Bench fees do not include costs for e.g. rent and administrative support, i.e. no overheads are included in the bench fee.
SDU’s bench fee policy sets a maximum of DKK 103,844 per FTE working on the project.
Bench fees are entered as costs of the project that cannot otherwise be applied for in the grant. The application budget must specify which costs are covered by the bench fee.
Awarded by the foundation as part of the grant for a research project when external research funding is applied for from the private foundations that have joined the agreement.
The project supplement helps cover the derived project costs for the University and replaces overheads, administration fees and bench fees. If a project supplement is to be utilised in connection with the research grant, the foundation will indicate this in the call.
In the call, the foundation will state the maximum total application amount per project, including direct costs and project supplements. This means that applicants should be aware that the size of the total project supplement affects the amount that can be included in the budget as direct costs.