Complete and final proposals must be received by the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) at least five full business days before the sponsor’s deadline. The sponsor’s deadline is the date and time after which the sponsor will no longer accept proposals.
For a proposal to be considered complete and final—
- The MyFunding Funding Proposal (FP) record must reach Specialist Review, which means Department Review and School Review must be completed before OSP’s five-day deadline;
- PI Certification within the MyFunding FP record must be complete;
- The MyFunding FP record must include all required documentation, including the complete and final electronic application and/or SF424.
Please note: your school and/or department may impose additional deadlines and requirements, so be sure to confirm the proposal requirements within your school/department.
OSP requires this internal deadline in order to ensure each proposal meets internal as well as sponsor guidelines, and to allow time to correct any technical errors that may occur during submission, including sponsor technical issues and other system-to-system errors. If OSP does not receive the complete and final proposal at least five full business days before the sponsor’s deadline, we cannot guarantee proposal submission will meet the sponsor’s deadline.