In accordance with VPR Policy on Late Submission of Proposals, complete and final proposals must be submitted to RAS five business days in advance of the sponsor deadline date. (Calculate the RAS due date.)
Other approvals are required before and sometimes after a proposal is submitted to RAS. After the proposal is certified, monitor its approval status to ensure it arrives at RAS before the due date.
Order of Certification and Routing of Proposals
- Principal Investigator, Co-investigators and, in some cases, Key Personnel complete certification process via link in KC.
- Approvals by Department Head or Laboratory/Center Director for:
- Managing unit responsible for the project
- Each co-investigator identified by name in the proposal
- Each faculty member identified by name in the proposal
- RAS contract administrator(s) for proposal review and signature by MIT authorizing official. (Calculate when the proposal is due in RAS.)
- Individual school or DLCI policy may require additional approvals under certain circumstances by the Dean or Vice President for Research.
See Roles and Responsibilities for more detail about each role.