Procedures for the Submission of Proposals

7.1 Document Summary Sheet

The Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP) reviews all proposals and applications after completion of the internal routing and approval process using the eProposal Document Summary Sheet (DSS). The DSS serves as the University's official mechanism for collecting required proposal information and documenting institutional approvals prior to submission.

The Principal Investigator (PI) or a designated departmental administrator is responsible for completing the DSS. The DSS is accessed through Campus Information Systems (CIS).

Users who are new to eProposal are encouraged to review the guidance materials available through the Help link located in the eProposal header. These resources include the User's Guide, Administrator's Guide, and Approver's Guide, which provide step-by-step instructions and role-specific information.

Once all required departmental, college, and institutional approvals have been obtained, the electronically approved DSS is routed to OSP for final review. Additional approvals are required when a Co-Principal Investigator is appointed from a different department or college.

A DSS must be completed for all proposal submissions requiring University authorization, including but not limited to:

• New Proposals
• Competing renewals or revisions
• Letters of Intent
• Preliminary proposals or pre-proposals that require institutional endorsement

For detailed instructions, refer to Document Summary Sheet (DSS) Creation in the Procedure Library.

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1. Document Summary Sheet
2. Materials Required for Review
3. Deadlines
4. Pre-Award Audit/Additional Information
   1. Small Business Subcontracting Plans
5. Protection of Confidential or Sensitive Proposal Information
6. Submission of Final Proposal
   1. Paper Submissions
   2. Electronic Submissions