Submission Deadlines and Processing Times

 

1. Dornsife Research Office Processing
DRO should be notified of submissions at least 7 business days prior to the proposal deadline. Draft documents should be received by DRO for development/review at least 5 business days prior to the proposal deadline. All final submission documentation should be with DRO at least 3 business days prior to the proposal deadline.

2. Department of Contracts and Grants Processing
Complete proposal development documents, including all finalized submission documents, should be submitted to DCG at least 3 days prior to the proposal deadline. Proposals received in advance of this deadline will receive priority treatment.

Proposals received by DCG will less than 24 hours to deadline will be submitted if possible. However, because it may be impossible to check for errors, these late proposals risk rejection by the sponsor.

DCG will notify the PI and Research Administrator when the proposal has been approved.