The School of Natural Sciences Grants Administration unit assist Principal Invesitagor(s) (PI) with developing components of their proposals prior to being reviewed by the UC Merced Sponsored Projects Office (SPO). SNS Grants Administration needs a minimum of nine (9) business days to assist and develop proposals, which includes reviewing proposal guidelines, developing a budget and budget justification, and ... SPO requires that proposals are completed* and sent for routing through the Cayuse System at least five (5) business before the sponsor proposal deadline to ensure a comprehensive review and time to address any discrepancies.
• Complete proposal means al the pieces are present. The technical/science section of the proposal (scope of work, research plan, references, targeted study infomration) may be in draft form. The detailed budget and budget justification should be in final fomr.
