Global Cost of a Graduate Fellowship at ILRI
The new approach to funding and costing of the graduate fellowship at ILRI provides a well-coordinated and
standardized structure that will be applied consistently across all research programs. This structure will be made
available to research managers, project leaders, program management officers (PMOs) and all other stakeholders who
are involved in project planning and resource mobilization of the graduate fellowship.
Mandatory Costs
These are the minimum requirements before a graduate fellow can be accepted to join any ILRI any graduate training
programme.
Description
Cost/Year
($)
Stipend Allowance
MSc $500- 750/Month
MSc 6000 - 9000
PhD $750 -1000/Month
PhD 9000 - 12000
Notes
This will cover cost of accommodation, food, transport and other
incidentals. Other rates may apply according to the specific
contract between Fellow and ILRI e.g. AWARD, JIRCAS, KARI etc. to
be considered on a case by case basis.
The amount will be paid in equivalent local currency of the duty
station country.
For Kenyan nationals, Tax and other statutory deductions are
applicable. Other nationals should comply with any regulations
regarding declaration and payment of income tax in their home
countries.
Health Insurance
900
Prorated to 3M/6M/1Year packages.
NHIF (National Hospital
Insurance Fund)
WIBA (Work Injury
Benefits Act)
46
240
This amount will be deducted from the stipend (approx. $4/month)
It is applicable to all nationals.
This is a statutory requirement.
NSSF (National Social
Security Fund)
Security (student badge
one off payment ($6)
Air Travel (estimate)
30
Applies to Kenyan nationals only.
6
One off payment.
800
Economy ticket beginning and end of fellowship. Estimate @ way
$1200 total $2400. 3 year program = $800/year. Airfare within
African countries may be much less.
Travel Insurance
80
Estimate @ way $40
ILRI Transport Costs
330
This will cover ILRI bus transport costs.
CapDev administration
fee
250
Other costs to consider
These costs are only included here to raise awareness on what to consider when planning/budgeting for a graduate
fellowship. Most of them will already be covered in the overall project budget while others like IT and Space charges are
optional.
Description
Cost/Year
($)
Notes
Research direct costs
Lab access fees/Bench fees*
12500
The lab-based research cost estimates are based on BeCaILRI hub estimates.
Non-lab based research (Estimated
300/month)
3600
General Research consumables
(BeCa-ILRI hub estimates
300/month)
Research Specific cost e.g. for buying
kits, sequencing etc.
3600
The non-lab based research fees are variable depending on
the project.
Applies to Lab-based research only
variable
These are variable depending on the project
1250
This will cover Project-Specific Consumables, Research
Support Services and Field Expenses
Contingency 10% research costs
IT
Space charges
(Based on standard
space/person/month 9SQM X unit cost
$ 29.70)
3500
3208
This cost is not necessary if the graduate fellow can provide
their own laptop
Only necessary if the project requires extra space for the
graduate fellow otherwise may already be covered in the
overall project budget.
Supervisory Cost (5% of scientist
global cost 5B)
7460
This will cater for the time that the supervisor spends
mentoring the graduate fellow e.g. planning meeting,
weekly/monthly/yearly reviews.
Project related travel
Variable
Actual expenditures covered by the project directly.