ALL sponsored proposals MUST be routed to and reviewed by the Harvard Chan School SPA office, whether or not the sponsor requires an institutional signature and/or allows the proposal to be submitted directly by the PI.  

Note: Use the Proposal Submission Deadline Calculator to ensure that you meet required Internal Review Deadlines for submitting to SPA. If a proposal deadline for internal review is missed, please refer to the Late Proposal Policy, submit a Late Proposal Notification Form, and SPA will complete an Expedited Review. 

Proposal Development Outline

• Find Funding
• Funding Sources
  • Gifts vs Grants
  • NIH Grants
• Proposal Deadlines
  • Provost Review
  • Internal Review Deadlines 
  • Late Proposal Policy
  • Late Proposal Notification Form
  • Expedited Review
• PI Eligibility
• Limited Submissions
• Budget
  • Budget Justification
• Letters of Support
• Statement of Work (SOW)
• NIH Applications
  • NIH Samples
  • eRA Commons
  • NIH Submission Systems
• NSF Applications