How to submit an Authority To Submit (ATS) form
The Authority To Submit (ATS) facilitates written confirmation of Faculty support for a research grant to be submitted from relevant delegates who have authority for financial and other resource allocation. An ATS is required for all research grants that a University of Sydney staff member is named on. This includes applications that will not be administered by the University of Sydney (non-lead applications), as well as applications that will be administered by the University of Sydney (lead applications). The ATS, with all required approvals, must be completed before the application can be submitted to the funder.
A digital version of the old ATS form is implemented in ServiceNow with an automated workflow to collect approvals and document the process under an overarching Funding submission record. This article aims to assist researchers in submitting the form.
Note: the digital ATS will only be required for the grant opportunities listed below. For all other opportunities, the paper-based form (pdf) will be required.