research expenses; research costs
Refers to the money needed to conduct research, including materials, equipment, personnel, and travel.
The university will cover the research expenses for this project.
Cutting research costs might lower the quality of the experiments.
研究費 is a more common, slightly shorter synonym for research funds or expenses. 研究費用 is a bit more formal and explicit about the cost aspect.
Compound of 研究 (research) and 費用 (expenses, costs).