Proposal Submission Deadline

Five (5) Business Days Before Sponsor Deadline

On Time Proposals

PIs are expected to provide a complete proposal to the SPA RA team no later than 5 business days prior to a sponsor’s published deadline. This gives department, college and SPA time to provide a review, fix issues and ensure a successful submission.

Late Proposals

Proposals are considered late if the RA Team receives a proposal less than 5 business days before the sponsor’s published deadline, if the proposal is not complete at the time of routing, or if final drafts of technical documents are received less than 2 days prior to the sponsor’s deadline.

The RA Team’s responsibility regarding late proposals is to make every attempt to meet the submission deadline. This may mean the assigned RA cannot provide the customary review of the proposal and may not be able to resolve technical issues that may prohibit submission of the proposal to the sponsor.

As time allows, proposals submitted without review may be reviewed post-submission. If considered to be in non-compliance with university standards, SPA may take the following actions:

• Administratively withdraw the proposal.
• Submit a revision if allowed.
• Wait until the time of award to correct any issues.

If any issues cannot be corrected or resolved, this may preclude UVM from accepting the award.