Sponsored Projects Services

Sponsored Projects Services (SPS) is dedicated to supporting University at Buffalofaculty and staff in their efforts to seek out and secure external awards for programs of research, scholarly and creative activities, education and training, and public service; and to support faculty and staff in their efforts to manage external award funds effectively and prudently, in order to ensure that all sponsor and UB commitments and expectations are met.

Overview

Search For Sponsors
Which sponsors share your interests and support your type of activity
Learn Proposal Fundamentals
Familiarize yourself with proposal fundamentals
Prepare Your Proposal
Sponsor guidelines, sponsor forms, UB info, develop your budget
Submit Your Proposal
Electronic systems and hardcopy processes, JIT submissions, proposal status
Review Award
Review and negotiate award terms, understand your award, COI review

Upcoming Deadlines
NIH Deadline: 6/05/2012
SPS Deadline: 5/25/2012

UB's Proposal Submission Policy and Implementation Plan requires that proposals in final form (except for the technical narrative and literature cited) be received and approved by SPS by 9:00 am five business days prior to the sponsor's submission deadline. Proposals should be routed for approval using the Electronic Approval System and should be delivered to SPS using the SPS Drop Box System. An approved proposal in final form is automatically added to the Proposal Queue. All proposals are submitted from the Proposal Queue on a first-in, first-out basis.

Updates

IMPORTANT NOTE!

NIH has eliminated the two day error correction window for due dates of January 25, 2011 and beyond. See NOT-OD-10-123 for more information.

Export Controls

New rule: Effective 20 Feb 2011, a Deemed Exports Attestation must be done in conjunction with an application to hire or renew an employee's H-1B or O-1 visa. Please review the information on the UB International Scholars Services page. If after review , you still have questions, please contact SPS. For an excellent overview of Export Control issues and universities, please visit the RF site.

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News

Powerpoint presentation from workshops 12/8 and 12/11 now available