Once a proposal is completed and ready to be submitted, the following steps are taken:
- The researcher submits a copy of the full proposal and supporting documentation, including budget, to the faculty research office.
- The researcher completes an RE form. They can do so through their individual eAwards log-in (the uOttawa Grant and Awards Research Portal). The researcher downloads and signs the RE Form signature pages (two-page summary) and sends it to their faculty research office. The latter gathers the remaining signatures and sends it to the appropriate office within OVPRI (RMS for Tri-Agency and most other grants and contracts, IREX for international grants and contracts, ISS for grants and contracts with private sector).
- The OVPRI office (RMS, IREX or ISS) will sign the proposal’s signature page (wet-ink, electronic or e-submission) on behalf of the University for submission to the agency. With e-submission (most Tri-Agency programs), the University (through RMS) submits the completed grant through the agency portal (e.g., ResearchNet, Convergence, etc.) on behalf of the researcher. In all other cases, the OVPRI office signs the proposal and the researcher, with the support of the faculty research office, submits the proposal.