you may propose administrative cost as long as it 's well justified and documented: Direct charging administrative cost may be appropriate where a major project explicitly budgets for administrative or clerical service and individual involved can be specifically identified with the project: 例如很多几十个m的项目需要专门的人员安排logistics 和其他事宜。其实跟budget researcher/lab technician差不多,找个理由就行了。就是审计的时候复杂点。 当然 以前有的学校没有documentation support这种expense,被罚了很多钱。 当然这个要求感觉有点扯,明显是系主任想让别的funding source 来support staff.