The Committee will be focused on your requests for specialized research equipment that cannot be obtained through the usual internal sources. With the request for such equipment, you should indicate how it may be used by your colleagues, at the conclusion of your study. The Committee will view equipment purchase more favourably, if you indicate that the equipment you need will have a potentially wider use than your research needs. In your budget justification, it is important that you explain why these supplies need to be purchased. Travel Costs .
Travel is, traditionally, the most costly portion of any research project.
This is the area that the Committee views with greatest scrutiny. Ensure that, in your budget justification, you include a clear rationale for your travel needs. Attending conferences, in order to collect research data, may not be viewed favourably by the Committee. If you have not provided a clear, justifiable indication of how this allowance is to be or has been used, the Committee may assume that you will be using it for research purposes and reduce your travel request accordingly. Airline Costs .