The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs contact ORSP . We strongly recommend that Principal Investigators who are preparing proposals for electronic submission to the National Science Foundation's FastLane do not wait until the day of the deadline.
Many unforeseeable problems can arise that prevent a proposal submission from meeting the deadline.
It uses the Internet and the World Wide Web to exchange information between NSF and its external community. Individuals applying for NSF Graduate Research Fellowships can use FastLane to create and submit the required forms and letters of reference. NSF no longer accepts paper submissions of any kind. The PIN will be required each time a PI wishes to use FastLane applications. Registration is required for others who will be working on a proposal.