Guidance for costing qualitative input
Staff costs - standard collaboration
| Lead Qualitative Researcher | and | Qualitative Researcher (Grade 5/6) | |
| Intervention development | 10% | 100% (approx. 12 months) | |
| Feasibility and piloting | 10% | 100% (approx. 12 months) | |
| End of trial evaluation | 10% | 100% (approx. 12 months) | |
| Service evaluation | 10% | 100% (approx. 12 months) | |
| Exploratory experiential study | 10% | 100% (approx. 12 months) | |
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Systematic review and synthesis |
10% | 100% (approx. 12 months) |
* The exact duration will depend upon the study aims, objectives, methodology, methods, setting and study participants.
Staff costs - enhanced collaboration
| Lead Qualitative Researcher | and | Qualitative Researcher (Grade 5/6) | |
| Process evaluation | 10% | 100% (approx. 24-36 months) | |
| Realist evaluation | 10% | 100% (approx. 24-36 months) | |
| Ethnography | 10% | 100% (approx. 24-36 months) | |
| Activist research | 10% | 100% (approx. 24-36 months) |
* The exact duration will depend upon the study aims, objectives, methodology, methods, setting and study participants.
Additional research activities costs
| Lead Qualitative Researcher | and | Qualitative Researcher (Grade 5/6) | |
| PPI Advice and organisation | 10% | 100% (1 month) | |
| Completion of ethics application | 10% | 100% (1 month) |
* The exact duration will depend upon the study aims, objectives, methodology, methods, setting and study participants.
Advisory role costs
| Professor / Reader | or | Senior Lecturer | |
| Fellowship applications | 5-10% | 10% |
Non-staff costs
| Transcription costs - interviews (2-3 speakers) | £1.08 per minute |
| Transcription costs - focus groups (4+ speakers) | £1.36 per minute |
| Focus group running costs (room hire, refreshments) | £200 per group |
| Participant reimbursement | £15 per participant |
| Encrypted digital recorder | £300 |
| Equipment (computer equipment) | £650 |
| Consumables - open access publishing (exludes Research Councils and Charitable Trusts) | £1500 |
| Consumables - phone, stationary etc | Various |
| Travel and accommodation (outside London) | Various |