research support card
- Advice and support as and when you need it
- Less administrative burden
- No budget overruns: a one-time fixed fee
- Save up to 15% on hourly rates
- Cards worth 5, 10, 20, and 30 hours of support
Research Support Card
Some research questions and needs can be easily anticipated. In other cases, you might expect that you need help with your research project, but you can’t exactly foresee when, where or to what extent. Perhaps you get stuck in your analyses, or you have ad hoc questions about the interpretation of your data. Or maybe you need a helping hand when your time is limited.
The Research Support Card is suitable for individuals or organizations that more regularly need advice on their research project(s), would like to brainstorm from time to time, or periodically have research tasks that need to be executed – but that want to be flexible on when and how to use this support.
The Research Support Card, therefore, differs from a tailormade support approach in which we develop a project proposal and planning in close collaboration with the customer and the agreed program will be leading throughout the process. However, the Research Support Card can very well be used in combination with or following a customized support project.

How does it work?
With a Research Support Card, you purchase a number of prepaid hours which you can use whenever you need it. This way, contracts, invoices, and time-consuming administration are kept to a minimum; our support is just a short phone call or email away. We keep track of the time spent on your request and deduct it from your card. After completing your inquiry, we update you with the time deducted and the remaining balance on your card.
Pricing
5 hours
save 5%
You are carrying out a single research project yourself
10 hours
save 7.5%
You are conducting one or more research projects yourself
20 hours
save 10%
You frequently need advice or someone to brainstorm with

30 hours
save 15%
You frequently need research advice or support
Conditions
- Research Support Cards are valid for two years from the date of purchase
- Cards are prepaid (payment term: 14 days). The purchase of the card is completed when payment for the full amount of the order has been received
- Prices are excluding 21% VAT (btw) for companies, when applicable
- Activities are scheduled in mutual consultation. We strive to plan requests taking up to two hours within one week and requests taking up to eight hours within two weeks. Planning of more substantive inquiries is dependent on the availability of the consultant
- Time is deducted in units of 15 minutes
- If requests are estimated to take longer than 90 minutes, The Elephant Path will inform customer before it commences the work
- Services are delivered over phone or e-mail unless otherwise agreed
- All activities and time spent on them are registered, including telephone consultations
- A digital overview of work performed and time spent may be requested at all times
- Research Support Cards cannot be used for services that are part of a previously agreed customized support project
- You will be notified when the balance on your card is nearly finished
- Restitution of unused hours is not possible
