2023-24 Research Administration Services (RAS) Winter Break Proposal Deadlines

MIT will celebrate an extended winter break from Monday December 25, 2023 through the New Year with offices reopening on Tuesday January 2, 2024. The table below outlines the MIT Research Administration Services (RAS) deadlines for proposals with sponsor due dates during this period and immediately thereafter.

MIT Deans and the Vice President for Research will not consider waivers for late proposal submissions to RAS for sponsor deadlines occurring during the period December 25, 2023 - January 5, 2024. For deadlines occurring on January 2 – 5, 2024, principal investigators may submit an updated statement of work by 12:00pm on the day of the sponsor’s deadline for proposals previously submitted to RAS. However, updates to the technical sections are at the PI’s own risk; RAS will not re-review this text. 

Revised Proposal Deadlines

Sponsor Deadline

MIT RAS Deadline

Waiver Considerations

December 23, 2023 – January 1, 2024

December 18, 9am

No waivers granted

Tuesday January 2, 2024

December 19, 9am, complete except for draft SOW. Accepting revised SOWs only January 2 by 12 noon

No waivers granted

Wednesday January 3, 2024

December 20, 9am, complete except for draft SOW. Accepting revised SOWs only January 3 by 12 noon

Waivers considered by Deans

Thursday January 4, 2024

December 21, 9am, complete except for draft SOW. Accepting revised SOWs only January 4 by 12 noon

Waivers considered by Deans

Friday January 5, 2024

December 22, 9am, complete except for draft SOW. Accepting revised SOWs only January 5 by 12 noon

Waivers considered by Deans

Sponsors with known proposal deadlines in late December 2023 – early January 2024

Sponsor Deadline

Sponsor

Program/Opportunity

December 27, 2023

BSF

BSF Research Grants Program

December 29, 2023

NSF

23-532

December 29, 2023

NSF

21-551

January 2, 2024  

NSF

23-538