Awards normally provide for directly incurred costs of the Fellowship and the associated research project; funds for non-direct costs may be provided for, in cases where it helps the India Alliance to further its charitable mission.
Directly incurred costs are actual costs that are explicitly identifiable as arising from the conduct of a project (e.g. staff salaries, equipment, materials, travel). These costs are charged as the cash value actually spent and should be verifiable by an auditable record. Costs are grouped as:
The grant will be cash-limited at the point of award. Supplementary funds are considered in exceptional circumstances only.
Ring-fenced funds should be used only for the purpose(s) stated. The budgets under transferable funds are indicative only and movement of funds among transferable budget headings is allowed, without prior permission from the India Alliance [see exception for animal costs].
Typically, the upper limit for an award is:
Early Career Fellowship: INR 1.5 Crores Intermediate Fellowship: INR 3.5 Crores Senior Fellowship: INR 4.5 Crores
This includes the costs requested by the applicant, as well as the India Alliance’s set contributions on: Fellow’s personal support, Overhead charges, Work outside host institution, Removal costs and Flexible Funding Allowance.
Costs requested by the applicant should commensurate with their research proposal and should be fully justified in the full application. Inadequate justifications may result in costs being revised.
