Submission Timeline
Please notify the College Research Administrator as soon as you identify a funding opportunity that you are considering.
8 Weeks Out:
- PI Responsibilities
- Recruit Co-Investigator(s)
- Notify the College Research Administrator once you have decided to apply
- Submit research design to Internal Review Board (IRB), if required prior to submission
- Enroll in CITI Human Research Training (if research involves Human Subjects)
- Identify sub-awards and request required documentation (budget, budget justification, scope of work, letter of commitment, IDC rate agreement, cost share commitment, if applicable)
- College Research Administrator Responsibilities
- Obtain necessary user-ids and passwords
- Review solicitation and create proposal checklist
4 Weeks Out:
- PI Responsibilities
- Provide the Transmittal Information Request form to the College Research Administrator
- Discuss the budget outline with the College Research Administrator
- Ensure the annual Conflict of Interest training and disclosure has been completed in ICON
- Contact Department Chair for approvals of any required cost share/match
- Prepare letters of support that require Dean's approval
- College Research Administrator Responsibilities
- Create budget template and provide to PI for approval
- Initiate the PeopleSoft (PS) Transmittal
3 Weeks Out:
- PI Responsibilities
- Provide all sub-award documents to the College Research Administrator
- Send proposal documents to the College Research Administrator for review
- If applicable, obtain final approvals for any required cost share/match from your Department Chair and the Dean, if applicable. The Dean's office requires seven(7) business days to review requests.
- Obtain Letters of Support. The Dean’s office requires seven(7) business days to review letters and needs a copy of proposal with letter.
- Provide College Research Administrator with Final Budget
- College Research Administrator Responsibilities
- Upload final budget in transmittal
- Submit Transmittal for approvals
- Provide PI with feedback on proposal documents
2 Weeks Out:
- PI Responsibilities
- Provide FINAL proposal documents to College Research Administrator for review
- Approve transmittal
- College Research Administrator Responsibilities
- Communicate any additional changes that need to be made to proposal prior to submission
1 Week Out:
- PI Responsibilities
- Complete any changes required and provide revised documents to the College Research Administrator
- Complete final review of proposal and send approval for proposal submission via email to the College Research Administrator
- College Research Administrator Responsibilities
- Perform final review of proposal
- Obtain proposal submission approval from PI
- Submit proposal
- Send proposal submission confirmation to PI
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