Pre-Award FAQs
Your Pre-Award URA is your first contact for any proposal submission. In each step of the pre-award process, your Pre-Award URA will help you navigate both internal and external requirements and facilitate the collaboration within OVPR.
Each academic unit has an assigned Pre-Award URA and Post-Award URA.
Notify your Pre-Award URA as soon as you aware, no matter how far off the deadline. Pre-Award URAs develop a professional relationship with you aimed at the successful execution and quality of submissions, and communication enhances the collaboration and workflow for all involved.
On rare occasions, a sponsor announcement or other circumstances do not allow for these lead times. Requests for an exception will be considered on a case-by-case by the Vice Provost for Research and must be made by the PI's Dean. If the shorter lead time does not allow for Pre-Award review of the packet, the proposal will not be submitted.
Pre-Award URA involvement frees faculty to focus on what you do best - the research itself and the details that comprise your project. Pre-Award URAs utilize their expertise in the administrative aspects of proposals to partner with you on the process of submitting the highest-quality proposals. Further, the standards contained in these submission revisions ensure that you and your colleagues receive the highest level of service that leads to higher-quality submissions.
