Research Project Administration
Indicative Pricing Models
Contact us to ask about pricing for your specific project management or research event requirements. Pricing and support areas can be easily tailored to specific requirements and available funding. Support tasks may include but not limited to those indicated below.
Project Administration
EU Award Coordination Level Support
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Award Type and Support Level |
Support Areas Support tasks may include but are not limited to those indicated below. |
Indicative Cost per annum |
| Horizon Europe Project Co-ordination Level Support | €30,184.63 | |
| General enquiries, first point of contact: DCU operations set-up and project liaison with DCU Departments (RIS/Finance/HR) | ||
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Liaise with EU Project Officer and consortium partners on all aspects of the project - finance, reports, deliverables, milestones |
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| Consortium legal agreements (Grant Agreement, Consortium Agreement) - support regarding legal matters that may arise | ||
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Grant Amendments/Finance Reallocations - No Cost Extensions |
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| Prepare deliverable updates as agreed in Grant Agreement | ||
| HR/Recruitment/Staffing Support including ESR's (and Garda vetting where required) | ||
| Advice, planning, processing and tracking of all project spend ensuring eligibility of costs | ||
| Cumulative financial reporting - EU Portal | ||
| Co-ordinating audit certification (if applicable) | ||
| Project cumulative periodic reports to EU: collating, formatting, editing, updates and metrics | ||
| Tracking project deliverables and uploading to the EU Portal | ||
| Internal tracking of DCU based deliverables and milestones | ||
| Project Event Support (workshops; research days; Training and welcome weeks) | ||
| Arranging all meetings (kick-off, consortium meetings, conference calls, focus group meetings, review meetings in Brussels, wrap-up meetings) | ||
| Dissemination, Metrics | ||
| Public advertising - maintain/update project websites and newsletters, liaison with DCU Communications Office | ||
| All final wrap-up details for the project | ||
| MSCA Project Co-ordination Level Support | €30,184.63 | |
| General enquiries, first point of contact: DCU operations set-up and project liaison with DCU Departments (RIS/Finance/HR) | ||
| Liaise with EU Project Officer and consortium partners on all aspects of the project - finance, reports, deliverables, milestones | ||
| Consortium legal agreements (Grant Agreement, Consortium Agreement) - support regarding legal matters that may arise | ||
| Grant Amendments/Finance Reallocations - No Cost Extensions | ||
| Prepare deliverable updates as agreed in Grant Agreement | ||
| HR/Recruitment/Staffing Support including ESR's (and Garda vetting where required) | ||
| Cumulative financial reporting - EU Portal | ||
| Co-ordinating audit certification (if applicable) | ||
| Project cumulative periodic reports to EU: collating, formatting, editing, updates and metrics | ||
| Tracking project deliverables and uploading to the EU Portal | ||
| Internal tracking of DCU based deliverables and milestones | ||
| Project Event Support (workshops; research days; Training and welcome weeks) | ||
| Arranging all meetings (kick-off, consortium meetings, conference calls, focus group meetings, review meetings in Brussels, wrap-up meetings) | ||
| Dissemination, Metrics | ||
| Public advertising - maintain/update project websites and newsletters, liaison with DCU Communications Office | ||
| All final wrap-up details for the project |
EU Award Partner Level support
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Award Type and Support Level |
Support Areas Support tasks may include but are not limited to those indicated below. |
Indicative Cost per annum |
| Horizon Europe Partner Level support | €12,073.85 | |
| General enquiries, first point of contact: DCU operations set-up and project liaison with DCU Departments (RIS/Finance/HR) | ||
| Liaise with coordinator on all aspects of the project - finance, reports, deliverables, milestones | ||
| Grant Amendments/Finance Reallocations - No Cost Extensions | ||
| HR/recruitment/staffing support including ESR's (and Garda vetting where required) | ||
| Advice, planning, processing and tracking of all project spend ensuring eligibility of costs | ||
| DCU financial reporting - upload to EU portal | ||
| Co-ordinating audit certification (if applicable) | ||
| Tracking project deliverables and uploading to the EU Portal | ||
| Project event support (workshops, research days, training and welcome weeks) | ||
| All final wrap-up details for the project for DCU | ||
| MSCA Partner Level Support |
€12,073.85
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| General enquiries, first point of contact: DCU operations set-up and project liaison with DCU Departments (RIS/Finance/HR) |
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| Liaise with coordinator on all aspects of the project - finance, reports, deliverables, milestones | ||
| Grant Amendments/Finance Reallocations - No Cost Extensions | ||
| HR/recruitment/staffing support including ESR's (and Garda vetting where required) | ||
| Advice, planning, processing and tracking of all project spend ensuring eligibility of costs | ||
| DCU financial reporting - upload to EU portal | ||
| Co-ordinating audit certification (if applicable) | ||
| Tracking project deliverables and uploading to the EU Portal | ||
| Project event support (workshops, research days, training and welcome weeks) | ||
| All final wrap-up details for the project for DCU |
EU COST Action Coordination Level Support
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Award Type and Support Level |
Support Areas Support tasks may include but are not limited to those indicated below. |
Indicative Cost per annum |
| COST Action Coordination Level Support | €18,110.78 | |
| General Enquiries; First Point of Contact: DCU operations set up and project liaison with DCU departments (RIS/Finance/HR) | ||
| Liaising with EU Project Officer and project Partners on all aspects of the project - finance; reports; deliverables; milestones; Events | ||
| Consortium Legal Agreements (Grant Agreement; Consortium Agreement) - support regarding legal matters that may arise | ||
| Annual Work Plan and Budget | ||
| Establish and monitor project email address | ||
| Management of the ECOST System including: Uploading Budgets, Events, STSM's, Reports. Encoding all payments. Generating Intermediate, Yearly and European Commission financial Reports | ||
| Advice, processing and tracking of all project spend ensuring eligibility of costs | ||
| Cumulative Financial Reporting | ||
| Arranging audit certificates (if applicable) | ||
| Project Event Support | ||
| Arrange all meetings, Conferences, Training Schools, Workshops and Short Term Scientific Missions | ||
| Attend Training and yearly Management Committee meetings | ||
| Dissemination; Metrics; websites | ||
| Establish and update project website | ||
| All final wrap up details for the project |
INTERREG Atlantic Area and VA Programmes
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Award Type and Support Level |
Support Areas Support tasks may include but are not limited to those indicated below. |
Indicative Cost per annum |
| INTERREG Atlantic Area and VA Programmes - Co-ordination Level Support (required by VA partner projects) | €36,221.56 | |
| General enquiries, first point of contact: DCU operations set-up and project liaison with DCU Departments (RIS/Finance/HR) | ||
| Liaising with EU Project Officer and project partners on all aspects of the project - finance, reports, deliverables, milestones, events | ||
| Contractualisation in portal - Consortium legal agreements (Grant Agreement, Consortium Agreement) - any legal matters that may arise | ||
| Grant Amendments/Finance Reallocations - No Cost Extensions | ||
| HR/recruitment/staff support including PhD recruitment including advertising and selection criteria where required | ||
| Advice, processing and tracking of all project spend ensuring eligibility of costs and required audit trail. | ||
| Advance clearance of non-fixed expenditure costs with Coordinator | ||
| Cumulative Financial Reporting | ||
| DCU partner reports (quarterly), quarterly interactions with Graduate Studies Office - PhD stipends, registration, letter of offer | ||
| Additional reporting interactions with HR,Payroll & Finance and Procurement Office, also proof of payment | ||
| Additional reporting support documentation for First Level Control sample. Quarterly support documentation for EMS sample. | ||
| Arranging certification as applicable. | ||
| Project cumulative periodic reports: collating, formatting, editing, updates and metrics | ||
| Tracking project deliverables and uploading to the online portal/EMS | ||
| Internal tracking of DCU based deliverables and milestones | ||
| Project event support (workshops, research days, welcome weeks) (expenditure clearance, catering quotes, bookings, drafting the programme, accommodation etc., liaising with attendee group, Eventbrite etc.) | ||
| Arranging all meetings (kick off, consortium meetings, conference calls, focus group meetings, review meetings, wrap-up meetings) | ||
| Monthly project and ad hoc planning meetings | ||
| Dissemination, Metrics | ||
| Public advertising - maintain/update project websites and newsletters, liaise with DCU Communications Office | ||
| All final wrap-up details for the project for DCU | ||
| INTERREG Atlantic Area and VA Programmes - Partner Level Support | €18,110.78 | |
| General enquiries, first point of contact: DCU operations set-up and project liaison with DCU Departments (RIS/Finance/HR) | ||
| Liaising with EU Project Officer and project partners on all aspects of the project - finance, reports, deliverables, milestones, events | ||
| Contractualisation in portal - Consortium legal agreements (Grant Agreement, Consortium Agreement) - any legal matters that may arise | ||
| Grant Amendments/Finance Reallocations - No Cost Extensions | ||
| Advice, processing and tracking of all project spend ensuring eligibility of costs and required audit trail. | ||
| Cumulative Financial Reporting | ||
| Additional reporting interactions with HR,Payroll & Finance and Procurement Office, also proof of payment | ||
| Additional reporting support documentation for First Level Control sample. Quarterly support documentation for EMS sample. | ||
| Arranging certification as applicable. | ||
| Project cumulative periodic reports: collating, formatting, editing, updates and metrics | ||
| Internal tracking of DCU based deliverables and milestones | ||
| Project event support (workshops, research days, welcome weeks) (expenditure clearance, catering quotes, bookings, drafting the programme, accommodation etc., liaising with attendee group, Eventbrite etc.) | ||
| Arranging all meetings (kick off, consortium meetings, conference calls, focus group meetings, review meetings, wrap-up meetings) | ||
| Monthly project and ad hoc planning meetings | ||
| Dissemination, Metrics | ||
| Public advertising - maintain/update project websites and newsletters, liaise with DCU Communications Office | ||
| All final wrap-up details for the project for DCU |
Research Events
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Support Level |
Support Areas Support tasks may include but are not limited to those indicated below. |
Indicative Cost per annum |
| Full Conference Support | Full customised event support | €5,031 |
| Stand alone support packages (billable by the hour) | Support tasks may include but not limited to those indicated below. | €25.27 |
| Back Up/General Conference Support | ||
| Poster Call | ||
| Compiling Book of Abstracts | ||
| Travel Arrangements | ||
| Event Support | ||
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