# VRG26 / Signatures

##### **<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Signatures / Authorizations</span>**

<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Submission of the proposal requires the signatures of the authorized person(s) at the future host institution of the VRG candidate (“Authorization”). Please consult your institutional research services regarding the person mandated to sign the proposals and allow sufficient time to obtain their signature. </span>

- <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; font-weight: normal;">The Funding Portal automatically suggests a name, you can change and edit this name in the online form. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; font-weight: normal;">This information will be included in the PDF to be signed.</span>
- <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; font-weight: normal;">Download the PDF using the link “You can generate the signature sheet here”.</span>
- <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; font-weight: normal;">Signatures may be provided in various formats:</span>
    - <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; font-weight: normal;">Add a scanned or physical signature, and upload the form; or</span>
    - <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; font-weight: normal;">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.*</span>

<p class="callout warning"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Signatures from the VRG candidate and the proponent are not required in this way. Consent to the proposal submitted is given via "affirmations" in the Funding Portal profiles. </span></p>