Authorizing Signatures
Submission of the proposal requires the signatures of the authorized person(s) at the host institutions of each of the PI&C and co-PIs (“Authorization”) and all partner institutions.
- Please consult your institutional research services regarding the person mandated to sign the proposals and plan sufficient time to obtain their signatures
- Make sure that you have added all participating institutions in the “Personnel and Institutions” section before downloading the signatures sheet, as these institutions will be included in the signatures sheet. Otherwise, the sheet might be incomplete.
- Enter the name of each authorized person in the online form. This information will be included in the PDF to be signed.
- Download the PDF using the link “You can generate the signature sheet here”.
- Signatures may be provided in various formats
- Add a scanned or physical signature, and upload the form; or
- Insert an electronic signature (e.g., A-Trust, Handysignatur) and upload the form. Please note that electronically signed PDFs cannot be merged into a single document
- You will find the signed signature pages in the Project PDF only as a link
Please ensure signatures are dated. Undated signatures and re-use of signatures from the short proposal will not be accepted.
Unlike proposals in the previous Submission System, signatures from the core team are no longer required in the new Funding Portal.