Internal Deadlines: Institutional Review, Approval and Submission of Proposals
NU-RES is the University’s Authorized Representative for grants, contracts, and agreements related to research and sponsored programs; NU-RES serves as an institutional hub and coordinates the administration of proposals and externally funded research related awards.
NU-RES grant officers review all proposals for compliance with the funding agency’s rules and regulations as well as Northeastern’s policies. NU-RES understands that Investigators must manage competing demands on their time and often need to revise their research plan and proposal close to the agency’s deadline. We are committed to the successful submission of all applications, in accordance with the following timeline:
- NU-RES will guarantee an error-free submission if the final, complete application is received by NU-RES for review 5 business days prior to the agency’s deadline.
- For applications received less than 5 business days before the deadline, Investigators assume the risk that their proposals applications may not be successfully submitted by the funding agency’s deadline, may be rejected by the agency because of technical deficiencies, and are also subject to administrative withdrawal by NU-RES if, upon full institutional review, there are commitments that cannot be met or issues that cannot be resolved.
- Streamline Review via ePAWs
- 3 business days prior to the funding agency’s deadline please provide the abstract, budget and budget justification via ePAWs.
- Noon the business day prior to the agency deadline please provide the final, complete application to NU-RES (e-submission via agency’s system or .pdf in ePAWs).
- Proposals with no Funding Agency Deadline: Proposal submission deadlines in ePAWS must be based on one of the following:
Listed deadline date and time within the funding announcement.- Note that NU-RES offices close at 5pm Eastern Time, so any deadline time after 5pm will be treated as a 5pm deadline.
- Email notification from sponsor/other party indicating a specific deadline date for submission.
- If no deadline date is indicated/required then the proposal will be reviewed and submitted within 5 business days of when the final, complete application is routed to NU-RES in accordance with the institutional review guidelines. Deadline date in ePAWs should be set to 5 business days from the date the record is routed.
Please be sure to notify your grants officer as soon as you know that you’ll be responding to an FOA/RFP.
