SPARC Proposal Intake

Please complete the below questions so that your RA can set up your grant proposal in CERES for review and approval by Sponsored Research. Note that all final proposal documents are due to your RA 10+ business days before the sponsor due date based on processing times and NU’s 5-Day Proposal Review Policy.


As a result, any proposal intake form submitted less than 10 business days before the sponsor deadline will not be accommodated without SPARC Director pre-approval.

Please include if you are submitting this form on behalf of someone else.

Please select the department through which you're submitting this proposal.

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SPARC requires an agreement with your home department before providing RA support; submission of this form will initiate discussions but does not guarantee support. Thank you for your patience.

Which RA do you work with? If unsure, please select unknown.

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Enter the name of grant funder. If the sponsor is not listed in the drop down list, please type in the sponsor name.

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Please provide the solicitation (website, program announcement number, opportunity title, etc).

Please enter the title of the application (draft title is fine).

Application Type*

Is this a new grant application, a renewal, resubmission, or a request for supplemental funding for an already existing award?

If there is no hard deadline and/or you have continuous submission privileges, please select a target submission date and make a note for your RA at the end of this form.

Please enter the anticipated start date of the grant, if funded. If unknown, you can leave this blank and your RA will work with you to determine it.

How many years of funding will be requested?

Is Northwestern submitting directly to the sponsor or are we a subcontract?

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Yes
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Please list any planned subcontracts and include subcontract PI name and administrative contact e-mail if known.

Please list any known Key Personnel, Other Significant Contributors, consultants, mentors &/or non-key personnel to help with budget preparation.

Project Type*

Please indicate the type of project this grant will fund.

Research Category*

If you selected research, please indicate which type. Definitions can be found here: https://www.northwestern.edu/asrsp/costing/herd-survey.html.

HERD Survey Code*

Please indicate how we should categorize the proposed project. If you'd like more information for why this information is collected and what the HERD survey is, you can find information here: https://www.northwestern.edu/asrsp/costing/herd-survey.html.


Note that this is a targeted subset of the full code list. If none of the categories seem to fit, select 'other/need to talk with RA' and your RA will provide you with the full list for your review.

Fundamental research is any basic or applied research in science and engineering, whose results are ordinarily published and shared broadly within the scientific community.

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Does this project involve any of the following?

Does this project involve any of the following?

Does this project involve any of the following?

e.g. Timeline considerations, continuous submission privilege (if applicable), after-the-fact submission, etc.

Please upload any relevant files or background to get SPARC started on your proposal.

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