Life Cycle: Proposal through Award
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Assembling a Proposal 
Developing a Budget
Submitting a Proposal
Accepting an Award
Administering an Award


Assembling a Proposal
Proposals require forms or cover pages to identify the applicant institution and administrative information. The information needed to complete these forms is available from the Institutional Data link below. Contact Sponsored Research Services if you have any questions about completing a form or certification needed for a proposal.

Institutional Data for Completing Agency Forms
Forms, Samples, and Agency Application Guides
NIH and NSF Proposal Preparation Information
 
Developing a Budget
Budgets are critical components of the proposal because they provide insight into project management as well as defining the amount of funding necessary to conduct the project. Budgets are generally one of the review components and can help or hinder the final outcome of your proposal review.

Budget Preparation Guidance
Cost Share
Employee or Independent Contractor
Fee Remissions
IU Electronic Research Administration (ERA)
IU Rates
NIH Modular Grants
NIH Salary Limitation on Grants, Cooperative Agreements, and Contracts
- IU Conversion Table: 12 month, academic, and summer salary
Samples: Budgets and Letters of Support for Subcontracts
Subcontracts/Subrecipients
Summer Salary

Submitting a Proposal
To ensure that federal and state guidelines are met and that the intellectual and academic objectives of the University are maintained, all proposals for external funding must be reviewed at appropriate administrative levels prior to submission.

What must be Routed for Internal Approval?
Instructions for Routing Proposals
I.U. Internal Proposal Routing Form 

FAQs about Proposal Routing



Accepting an Award
All grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements awarded to Indiana University are reviewed to make certain that each agreement is supportive of IU's mission and that the rights of the researchers are protected. Because Indiana University (not the school, department, center, or individual faculty member) is the legal entity for all awards, there is a process for central review of incoming awards to ensure that Indiana University can accept any conditions imposed on the award.

Overview
Corporate Contracts at IUPUI
Underwrites
 

An underwrite (or advance account) is an account that is set up at the department's request in advance of receiving a completed award document. The underwrite is processed and monitored by Contract and Grant Administration.



Administering an Award  
After an award is accepted by the University it is forwarded to Contract and Grant Administration where an account is established and administered. Please contact the Contract and Grant Administration office with questions regarding this information.

Overview
Agency Policy Guides
Contract and Grant Administration Services
Getting Started - Department Visits
Indiana University Important Notices
Post Award Guidance for Departments
Office of Research Administration
Last Update: July 10, 2008
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