The  SFA  Foundation  seeks  proposals  from  qualified  consultants  to  develop comprehensive research costing and pricing models and toolkits that are easily adaptable by universities and research institutions in Africa. These toolkits will be instrumental in aiding institutions to cost and price research projects efficiently and effectively.  The  consultant  will review  several  good  practice  documents  and guidelines including the "Five Keys to Improving Research Costing and Pricing in low-and middle-income  countries"  document,  and  policies  from  select  funders  and universities such as budgeting guidelines, indirect/overheads use, etc.  

Aim and Scope of the assignments 
The assignment aims to enhance the research costing and pricing practices of select 
universities and funders by: 
    Gaining a comprehensive understanding of the current research costing and 
pricing practices among selected funders and universities. 
  Reviewing  relevant  good  practice  documents,  including  the  ESSENCE 
guidelines and policies from selected funders and universities. The insights 
from this review will guide the development of adaptable model frameworks 
and toolkits. 
  Developing comprehensive and practical research costing and pricing models 
and toolkits. These tools will be designed for easy adoption by universities and 
research  institutions,  enabling  them  to  achieve  greater  transparency, 
sustainability, and efficiency in costing and pricing research projects. 
The tasks of this assignment will include: 
a.  Review good practice documents and select funders' policies and 
guidelines on research costing and pricing which will be agreed 
upon before signing the contract.  
b.  Review  existing  research  costing  and  pricing  policies  and 
practices at select African universities which will be agreed upon 
before signing the contract  
c.   Develop  practical  and  easily  adaptable  frameworks  including 
toolkits for research costing and pricing. 

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