How to calculate your cost

Calculating you costs for the Awards for All application form

This is only an example of how the Amount (total cost) was calculated.


Category: This refers to the specific type of expense or cost associated with the project.

Amount: The total cost allocated to each category. This represents the financial value assigned to a specific expense within the budget. This must be a whole number (e.g. no decimal places).

How you calculated the cost: A detailed explanation of how the total amount for each category was determined. This may include unit costs, quantities, hourly rates, etc.

The table below shows some general costing examples. Check the eligible costs for the programme you are applying for before completing this question.

Category Amount How you calculated the cost

Office supplies

£300

4 Pack of pen at £8.50 each = £34
60 Bundles of A4 papers at £2.50 each = £150
90 pieces of envelop at £1.28 each = £116

Venue Hire

£1,000

2 days at £500 for each day

Staff

£10,296

1 Office Assistant (10 hrs pw at £11.45 ph for 48 weeks = £5,496
1 Project Manager (4 hrs pw at £25 ph for 48 weeks = £4,800

Equipment

£1,750

Computer £800

Desk x 1 £300

Chair x 1 £150

New cooker £500