Proposal Development

Developing a proposal is a time intensive endeavor that requires planning, shepherding resources, collaborating with peers and research support staff and fine-tuning a project’s scope and goals. The development of a complete proposal includes, but is not limited to:

 

Preparing to apply by researching the funding opportunity and developing a timeline,

 

Developing a proposal according to GW and sponsor requirements, and 

 

Submitting the complete proposal for review and approval before final review by the sponsor.

School research administrators (SRA) and/or pre-award sponsored projects administrators (SPA) in your research administration pod will be important resources to you as you plan and develop your proposal.

Helpful Resources

 

Before you get started on your proposal, there are a number of considerations to think through. These guidelines and tips will help to ensure you are planning and completing a thorough proposal that is compliant with all sponsor and GW guidelines. They will also help to ensure you are preparing a realistic timeline in preparing your proposal

As you complete the proposal, there may be information about GW that the sponsor requires. The institutional information includes a number of items, including institutional codes and numbers, fringe rates, facilities and administration rates, official contacts and links to our annual reports and other financial documents

Forms

• Conflict of Interest (COI) and Financial Conflicts of Interest (FCOI) Project Form (PDF)
• Subrecipient Commitment Form (PDF)
• More forms >>

Checklists

• NIH Submission Checklist (PDF)
• NSF Submission Checklist (PDF)
• NASA Submission Checklist (PDF)
• General Submission Checklist (PDF)
• More checklists >>

Resources

• Proposal Development Guidelines and Tips
• Institutional Information
• Research and Labs Classification and Rate Matrix for Grant Administration (GW Login required)

Electronic Systems

• myResearch
• Grants.gov
• NSF FastLane
• NSF Research.gov
• NIH eRA Commons