Route Proposal for Internal Leadership Review and Approval

In addition to project approval during proposal development, final proposal packets must be routed for approval by various GW stakeholders prior to submission to the sponsor.  myResearch allows system routing of proposals for required review and approvals.  Each person who approves a proposal certifies different items.

Process

• The Principal Investigator's (PI) approval certifies:
  • An agreement to direct and manage all work as proposed;
  • Whether there are any significant disclosed or undisclosed conflicts of interest (financial or other);
  • An agreement to abide by all applicable regulations, policies and procedures related to the project including responsibility that all co-investigators, research assistants, students, or other staff abide by all applicable regulations, policies and procedures;
  • An agreement to accept responsibility for the scientific (or service or training), financial and ethical conduct of the project;
  • An assurance that the contents of this proposal have not been fabricated, falsified or plagiarized; and
  • An agreement to complete all necessary documentation, deliverables and reports for project activities once completed.
• The Co-Investigator's (Co-I/Co-PI) approval certifies:
  • An agreement to do all work as proposed;
  • Whether there are significant disclosed or undisclosed conflicts of interest (financial or other);
  • An agreement to abide by all applicable regulations, policies and procedures related to the project;
  • An agreement to accept responsibility for the scientific and ethical conduct of his/her portion of the project; and
  • An assurance that the contents of this proposal have not been fabricated, falsified or plagiarized.
• The Dean's/Director's/Department Chair’s approval certifies:
  • That PI and Co-I/Co-PI proposed effort do not exceed 100% of committed effort and, if funded, the faculty will be allowed time to complete the project as proposed;
  • That unit resources are available and allocated;
  • That proposed matching/cost share commitments are authorized and committed; and
  • That all space considerations in the project have been accounted for.
  • The Finance Director’s (if applicable) approval certifies:
  • That the proposal budget is in compliance with school/unit and university policies, regulations and standards; and
  • That proposed matching/cost share commitments are properly authorized and committed.
• The Research Support Team (RST) approval certifies:
  • That the proposal review was conducted in accordance with GW and sponsor policies and procedures; and
  • That the proposal passes that review sufficiently to receive institutional approval.
• The Authorized Organizational Representative's (AOR) approval certifies:
  • That GW has the appropriate facilities, resources and systems in place to administer and monitor the award in compliance with sponsor/agency, state, federal and university policies, regulations and standards;
  • That the submitted proposal is a properly authorized submission on behalf of the university;
  • That the university has accepted all presented award terms and conditions of the expected award; and
  • Institutional Representations & Certifications on behalf of the university (as required).

Resources

• Signing of Contracts and Agreements Policy

Frequently Asked Questions

Support

• For research support team (RST) contact information, click here.
• For pre-award assistance from OSP, email osp_pre-awardgwu [dot] edu (osp_pre-award[at]gwu[dot]edu).
• For assistance with myResearch, email myresearchgwu [dot] edu (myresearch[at]gwu[dot]edu).