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Grant Center: General Rules

  1. Please fill out a proposal abstract prior to the first grant development meeting.

  2. An agreement between the principal investigator(s) and the Grant Center will be drawn up to ensure that areas of responsibility are clear and deadlines are met.

  3. Complete proposals should be at the Grant Center ten working days before the due date. Proposals must go through an internal sign-off process.

  4. Once a proposal has been submitted to a funding source for review, the Grant Center will monitor its progress and conduct the necessary follow-up.

  5. Where allowed, all external funding applications should have a pre-approved FSC indirect cost rate. This is the allocated according to the college's policy.

  6. Once funding is received, all requisitions, budget adjustments and contracts should be forwarded to us for sign-off. We will then forward to the Treasurer's office. The principal investigator(s)/project director(s) are responsible to meet all award regulations and deadlines and must notify the Grant Center two weeks prior to due dates for any reports and correspondence to funding agencies. The Grant Center will work with the PI(s) to ensure compliance.