CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-1A of our report dated February 17, 2009, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights which appears in the December 31, 2008 Annual Report to Shareholders of Royce Pennsylvania Mutual Fund, Royce Micro-Cap Fund, Royce Premier Fund, Royce Low-Priced Stock Fund, Royce Total Return Fund, Royce Heritage Fund, Royce Opportunity Fund, Royce Special Equity Fund, Royce Value Fund, Royce Value Plus Fund, Royce Technology Value Fund, Royce 100 Fund, Royce Discovery Fund, Royce Financial Services Fund, Royce Dividend Value Fund, Royce European Smaller-Companies Fund, Royce Global Value Fund, Royce SMid-Cap Value Fund, Royce International Smaller-Companies Fund (each a series of The Royce Fund) and our report dated February 20, 2009, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights which appears in the December 31, 2008 Annual Report to Shareholders of Royce Select Fund I, Royce Select Fund II, Royce Global Select Fund, Royce SMid-Cap Select Fund (each a series of The Royce Fund), which are also incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. We also consent to the references to us under the headings "Financial Highlights Information" and "Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm" in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Baltimore, Maryland
June 26, 2009