Pre-Award Support

Submit a Request for Proposal Assistance

To begin the process, simply complete the online request form and we will partner you with a Pre-Award Administrator to guide you through the proposal submission.

Proposal Process

• CEHD Proposal Process Flow Chart
• CEHD Cost Share Process Flow Chart
• CEHD Proposal Assistance Request (PAR) Guide
• University Proposal Process
• University Policy for Proposal Submissions Effective 10/1/20
• University Principal Investigator Policy
• University Research Administration Management Portal (RAMP)

Budget Process

• Budget Process and Justification Templates
• Fringe Benefits Rates
• University F&A Rates
  • University F&A Costs - Additional Guidance
  • University F&A Distribution Guidelines
  • CEHD F&A Guidelines
  • Sponsor F&A Rate Exception Database
• CEHD Tuition Rates | Online Program Rates

Regulatory Compliance

• Institutional Review Board (IRB) | Release of Funds Request Form - Human Subjects (Use this only when funds need to be released for work prior to the IRB review)
• Conflict of Interest (COI)
• Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) | CITI

Personnel Expenditures

• Current & Pending (C&P) / CEHD Guidelines
• CEHD GRA Work Schedules & Compensation Guidance | Subsidized Graduate Health Insurance
• Student & Non-Student Wage Appointments
• CEHD Faculty Workload Policy
• CEHD Faculty RTD Policy
• Guidelines for Charging Faculty Salary to Sponsored Projects (Including Summer Salary)

Other Sponsored Expenditures

• Subawards
• Participant Support
• Research Subject Payments
• Consulting
• Purchase Goods & Services
• Process Honorarium Payment – Fiscal Services (gmu.edu)
• Travel
• Food and Beverage Overview – Fiscal Services (gmu.edu)
• International Taxes | Common Payments Flowchart

Other Training and Resources

• NSF Research.gov
• NSF Testing/Demo site