Proposal Preparation and Management
The Auburn University Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) offers essential and strategic expertise to support all aspects of sponsored activities including research compliance, proposal development and pre-award services, interdisciplinary and new program development, and guidance on conceptualizing and protection of intellectual property.
The OVPR has recently decentralized the processing of proposals. The goals of this change include improved assistance on the business porition of the proposal to allow PI's more time to focus on technical aspects of the document, as well as reduced turnaround time.
New Procedures for Engineering Proposal Preparation
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Submit draft proposals to ebo@auburn.edu via email. Copy appropriate department heads, center directors and vice presidents for research for approval for all PI's and co-PIs. The submission should include:
- Budget and budget justification
- AU cover form
- Statement of work (can be draft or can be project summary)
- Announcement/RFP/BAA/solicitation or link to website where information is located
- EBO will review the documents and provide feedback to the PI.
- Proposals will be worked in the order they are received. GET IT IN EARLY.
- PI will send final proposal to EBO office a minimum of two days prior to due date to ensure time for a final check and submission. Exceptions can be made where request for proposal is made at a date close to the date the proposal is due if staff is made aware of the situation early in the process. Please contact proposal manager as soon as you know that there may be deadline issues.
- EBO will submit proposal upon receipt of the final or will return the final to department representative or faculty member for submission.
- EBO will supply a departmental cover number.
- EBO will submit final proposal to OSP. OSP will supply AU cover number.
- An AU Cover Form Number will be forwarded to PI and departmental staff.
