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This article provides a detailed guide on how to use the Pre-Award Approval Form to obtain institutional approval to apply for competitive research grants. It is intended to give users of the webform an overview of some key questions in the form, as well as the online workflow which automates requests for approvals from local areas across the university. This form replaces the previous requirement for USYD researchers to submit an Authority to Submit (ATS) PDF form to the Research Portfolio's Pre-Award and Pipeline team.
Please note that the Pre-Award Approval Form does not replace the requirement for researchers to submit a General Research Enquiry if they want to receive grant application assistance including funder compliance, eligibility and submission support from the Pre-Award submissions team.
You should use this form if:
- You are a USYD researcher who intends to affiliate themselves with the University of Sydney on a competitive grant submission, which can either be led by the University of Sydney or another organisation.
What is the difference between a Pre-Award Approval Form and the Research Funding Approval (RFA) service?
The Pre-Award Approval Form is the most common way for researchers to commence using the RFA service, since it is initiated at the beginning of the research grant lifecycle, during the application phase. The RFA service also contains a number of other internal university forms which may or may not follow automatically from a completed Pre-Award Approval Form, depending on the status of the full grant application with the funder. Both the Pre-Award Approval Form and the rest of the forms in the RFA s