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| Your proposal components will remain editable until either you click on the "Submit Full Proposal" button or the submission deadline has passed. You can return to the components to make changes at any time prior to submitting your proposal as long as the deadline has not passed. |
Once your proposal makes it to the full proposal stage all of the components you developed during the pre-proposal stage will be carried over. In fact, several of the components won't need much editing at all (the first three, for example).
You should start by updating all appropriate members in "Senior Personnel." You may then want to revisit your budgets and incorporate any changes that have come up since submitting the pre-proposal. Make sure to save the budget worksheets each time you make changes.
If you have any questions about the process, please don't hesitate to contact us at (206) 543-6600 or by email at wsgres@u.washington.edu. Budget questions should be directed to Al Krekel, Administrator, (206) 543-9966, krekel@u.washington.edu.
Please update your biosketch.
The biosketch is essentially a two-page curriculum vitae. The buttons next to the headings allow you to add or edit each biosketch section.
Senior personnel are the members of your project, i.e. co-PIs, associate PIs, or "other senior personnel." When you add a new member they will automatically be sent an email informing them that they have been added to your proposal. The email will instruct them to contact you confirming that they have received the notice and agree to it. If the new member is a co-PI the email will also instruct them to enter their biosketch in Webnibus.
You can edit the components of the title page by clicking on the appropriate buttons. Please don't forget to enter the sources of optional cost share at the bottom of the page.
Sign-off sheets are required for all proposals. This internal SG form identifies basic proposal and investigator information, endorsement signatures from the department, college, center or institute, and research compliance or other commitments from the university. This is essentially a disclaimer sheet where the PI reports basic compliance issues relative to the project.
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| Important The PI, co-PIs, and departmental/institutional approvers must all certify the proposal before it can be submitted (they can do so by clicking the certification links next to their names near the bottom of the sign-off sheet). It is the PI's responsibility to add the appropriate approvers to the proposal, notify them when the proposal is ready for their approval, and provide them with the information they need to access the proposal in Webnibus. If you have permission to edit the proposal there will be a "Manage Approvers" link at the bottom of the sign-off sheet. |
The proposal summary is broken down into the following sections:
You may copy and paste the narrative from a word processor but any special formatting will not be preserved. Please be sure to save your work frequently
You will not be able to edit your pre-proposal narrative. It is included here mostly for your convenience and reference.
You can write your full proposal narrative in your word-processing program and attach it to your proposal here. More information regarding the preferred file types, page limit, and some other tips can be found on the full proposal narrative page itself and through the full proposal narrative help guide.
The budget worksheets are carried over from the pre-proposal stage and their components are the same.
The budget justification is used to justify your expenses and is broken down as follows:
Each section cannot exceed 1000 characters including spaces and punctuation.
Suggested reviewers submitted during the preliminary proposal stage will be contacted by Sea Grant if and when your proposal enters the review stage. At that time they will be converted into bona fide reviewers.
You are required to attach a Data Management and Quality Assurance Project Plan. For guidelines see the PDF file, data_management.pdf.
You may want to attach supporting documentation such as letters of support or articles of industry recognition to your proposal. Any type of file may be attached but be aware that if you use an uncommon format others may have problems viewing the file (e.g., Sea Grant, reviewers). Files larger than 21 megabytes are not allowed.
This is your electronic signature that certifies your acceptance of the proposal. It will substitute for your signature on the sign-off sheet.
Note, it is your responsibility to add your departmental head and college dean (or in the case of an institution other than the UW, your institution's authorized official) as approvers to your proposal, notify them when your proposal is ready for their approval, and provide them with the information they need to access your proposal in Webnibus.
Once you have completed all of the above components you can click on the "Submit Full Proposal" button. Note: After you submit your proposal you will no longer be able to edit it.