If your idea involves hiring additional staff, leasing space or entering into subcontract agreements, call the OSP for guidance to be certain you have received the proper clearances before proceeding. Begin to estimate the costs of the various budget components. The OSP can provide you with assistance and can help in making sure you have captured as much matching as possible and that the budget format complies with the specific sponsor requirements. The final copy of the proposal, along with any forms and appendices should be assembled and reviewed. Your signature assumes your responsibility for the scope of the scientific and technical effort, your willingness to prepare any required technical reports, and the management of the resulting award in compliance with sponsor regulations and the University's policies and procedures.
Proposals are usually in a race for time.
Plan for five full working days to prepare your proposal for leaving the campus. Once your proposal is received in the Office of Sponsored Programs, office records must be made. The OSP will then route your proposal through the Accounting and Reporting Department. Your funding request must then go to the authorized University official for signature. If the deadline is extremely short, call us so we can be expecting it and can alert the offices in order to process your request as quickly as possible.