Ford Research Grant Budget Template - Sample

Sep 13, 2026

Uploaded by Blaney

Ford research grant budget template providing itemized cost categories for personnel, participant support, travel, lodging, meals/per diem, research supplies, and other expenses. Includes guidance notes restricting unsupported work types and miscellaneous items, plus per diem limits for international travel and expectations for student assistants’ intellectual involvement. Offers a worksheet structure with “cost calculation” and “total” columns using examples that applicants can replace with project-specific figures and supporting line items.

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Personnel

Participant Support

Travel

Lodging

Meals/Per Diem

Research Supplies

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Project Total

| FORD RESEARCH GRANT BUDGET TEMPLATE | | | | --- | --- | --- | | NOTE:
* Awards will not support secretarial or clerical work.
* Awards will not support "miscellaneous" items.
*Graduate and undergraduate student assistants must be involved in the faculty fellow's research and writing in ways that contribute to the student's intellectual formation.
*UP TO 75% of US State Dept per diem for international travel of 1-14 days
*UP TO 50% of US State Dept per diem for international travel of 15+ days | | | | This budget template includes examples. Please delete and/or overwrite the examples and add as many lines as needed. | | | | CATEGORY/BUDGET ITEM | COST CALCULATION | TOTAL | | PERSONNEL | | | | ex: Focus group interpretor in São Paulo | 2 days @ $25/ day | $50.00 | | ex: Research assistant | $500/month x 2 months | $1,000.00 | | ex: Focus group transcription services | $1.50/minute x 60 minutes | $90.00 | | ex: Enumeration services | $300 | $300.00 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PARTICIPANT SUPPORT | | | | ex: Focus group travel | $5 per person x 15 people x 2 sessions | $150.00 | | ex: Program completion incentives | $5 fruit basket per person x 15 people | $75.00 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TRAVEL | | | | ex: Airfare (South Bend to São Paulo) | $1000 round trip/ person x 2 people | $2,000.00 | | ex: Ground transport from lodging to archives | $10 per day x 16 days | $160.00 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LODGING | | | | ex: Hotel in São Paulo | $75/night x 16 nights x 2 people | $2,400.00 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MEALS/ PER DIEM | | | | ex: Meals and incidentals in São Paulo | 47 (50% of $94 State Dept. per diem)/day x 16 days x 2 peop | $1,504.00 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RESEARCH SUPPLIES | | | | ex: Audio recorders | 2 @ $40 each | $80.00 | | ex: Memory cards | 2@ $20 each | $40.00 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | OTHER | | | | ex: Internet in São Paulo | $25 for 1 month of service (covers 16 days) | $25.00 | | ex: Prepaid international sim card | 100 MB/ day @ $2/day x 16 days x 2 people | $64.00 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PROJECT TOTAL | | | | Amount Requesting from the Ford Program | | |

FAQs

What kinds of costs does the template restrict for Ford research awards?

The template notes that awards will not support secretarial or clerical work and will not support “miscellaneous” items.

How should international travel per diem be handled in the budget?

It specifies limits based on trip length: up to 75% of US State Dept per diem for international travel of 1–14 days, and up to 50% for 15+ days.

What columns does the budget worksheet provide for each line item?

Each item is structured as a category/budget item row with a “cost calculation” column and a “total” column to compute the amount for that expense.

Sep 13, 2026

Uploaded by Blaney