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Proposal Approvals
Each person who approves a proposal certifies different items.
The Principal Investigator's (PI) approval certifies:
- An agreement to direct and manage all work as proposed;
- Whether there are any significant disclosed or undisclosed conflicts of interest (financial or other);
- An agreement to abide by all applicable regulations, policies and procedures related to the project including responsibility that all co-investigators, research assistants, students, or other staff abide by all applicable regulations, policies and procedures;
- An agreement to accept responsibility for the scientific (or service or training), financial, and ethical conduct of the project;
- An assurance that the contents of this proposal have not been fabricated, falsified or plagiarized; and
- An agreement to complete all necessary documentation, deliverables and reports for work once completed.
The Co-Investigator's (Co-I/Co-PI) approval certifies:
- An agreement to do all work as proposed;
- Whether there are significant disclosed or undisclosed conflicts of interest (financial or other);
- An agreement to abide by all applicable regulations, policies and procedures related to the project;
- An agreement to accept responsibility for the scientific and ethical conduct of his/her portion of the project; and
- An assurance that the contents of this proposal have not been fabricated, falsified or plagiarized.
The Dean's/Director's/Department Chair’s approval certifies:
- That PI and Co-I/Co-PI proposed effort do not exceed 100% of committed effort and, if funded, the faculty will be allowed time to complete the project as proposed;
- That unit resources are available and allocated;
- That proposed matching/cost share commitments are authorized and committed; and
- That all space considerations in the project have been accounted for.
The Finance Director’s (if applicable) approval certifies:
- The Proposal budget is in compliance with school/unit and university policies, regulations, and standards;
- That proposed matching/cost share commitments are properly authorized and committed.
The Sponsored Projects Administrator’s approval certifies:
- The Proposal review was conducted in accordance with the GW and sponsor policies and procedures;
- The Proposal passes that review sufficiently to receive institutional approval.
The Authorized Organizational Representative's (AOR) approval certifies that:
- GW has the appropriate facilities, resources, and systems in place to administer and monitor the award in compliance with sponsor/agency, state, federal, and university policies, regulations, and standards;
- The submitted proposal is a properly authorized submission on behalf of the university; and
- The university has accepted all presented award terms and conditions of the expected award.