WID internal deadline: 3 days prior to sponsor deadline. This deadline provides sufficient time for formatting, review, error resolution, and multiple levels of routing for submission.

Hints & Tips:

• Always let Jay and Kelly know when you are planning any type of submission – there is no such thing as too early. We may not be able to accommodate a submission if we learn about it too late.
• Internal (campus) competitions generally do not require that proposals be routed through WID’s grants office
  • Please still let Jay and Kelly know of your plans (best way is to send PDF or link for program guidelines)
    • They can review guidelines to ensure there are no internal limits (i.e., per department)
    • If Jo needs to endorse or sign, she needs time for review
    • If there is a departmental limit, Jo may need to decide how to make a selection if that number will be exceeded.
  • Please provide Jay and Kelly a complete copy of your proposal after submission; if you are funded, this can be helpful as you receive your award
  • Jay and Kelly can provide assistance with budgets
• Letters of intent and many smaller programs may not appear to need campus approvals or budget. However, in most cases, some kind of institutional approval is actually needed
  • Even if the program doesn’t require a budget, UW requires an internal budget attached to the WISPER record for review
  • Letters of intent THAT DO NOT REFERENCE BUDGETS OR DOLLAR AMOUNTS can generally be submitted directly by the PI without any routing/approvals
    • In some cases, institutional approval is needed for Letters of Intent
    • This is where giving your grants administrator early access to the guidelines can help – they can review the guidelines and catch requirements that might be easy to miss