The College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Office hosts a monthly Grants Workshop providing support and information to those within the college. Please contact Megan Piccirillo at megpicc@uw.edu to be added to the workshop.
Principal Investigator (PI) Eligibility for CAS
Back to TopThere are 7 faculty titles automatically allowed to serve as a PI on a sponsored project application and award. For all other roles, an individual wishing to serve as a PI on any sponsored program must obtain advance approval to serve as PI on that specific funding application. It is recommended that eligibility be requested if not confirmed before writing a proposal.
- Principal Investigator (PI) Eligibility - who in the college qualifies to act as a PI and how to request eligibility as needed.
- Postdoc PI Eligibility - how to request PI status for a grant or contract for a Postdoc.
Forms Signed in the Deans Office
Back to TopAll forms related to research in which OSP is not the signatory must route through the Deans Office for signature from the Associate Dean of Research, who is the signatory for CAS Research. This includes but is not limited to the following:
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DESCRIPTION | INSTRUCTIONS | LINK |
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F&A Waiver Request |
This form is used to request the use of a non-standard Facilities and Administrative (F&A) rate that does not fall into university policy for a specific sponsored project. |
Once the PI, Department Chair, and the Associate Dean of Research have signed please attach it to the eGC1 and OSP will sign when they review the eGC1. |
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Matching Funds Request |
This form is used to request matching funds from the Provost with associated matching funds from the department(s), and Deans Office(s). Please work with your Chair. |
Support will only be considered in instances where it is specifically required by a funding agency, or necessary to be competitively successful as documented in the funding announcement or in writing from an agency official. The form is submitted by the Deans Office to the Office of Research. |
See Process and Policy for instructions. |
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Service Contract |
These are contracts where the UW is being paid to provide services such as scientific testing, training, program evaluation, curation services, hosting conferences or visitors, performing arts, consultant, field testing, presentations, non-clinical consultation, technical assistance, and other non-sponsored activities. |
Project budgets must include the Institutional Overhead rate. All service contracts must be reviewed and signed by the Deans Office. |
See Procedure for details. |
| Change of PI | In some circumstances, a project may need to be passed from one PI to another. | See the OR page linked in the following column for instructions. | Guidance & Form |
| Data Use Agreement | Data use agreements that are not associated with sponsored research are signed at the College level. Other DUAs route to OSP through SAGE as Non-Award Agreements. | Submit completed DUAs to the Deans Office for review. | N/A |
For any forms, please add some context and justification when requesting signatures from the Department and Deans' Office. If you don't have DocuSign set up for your department, please email the PDF.
Guidance on Federal Administration Research Policy 2025
Back to TopFellowship Salary Support
Back to TopThe college seeks to incentivize opportunities for tenure-line and tenured faculty to pursue research using external support. The objective of “top up” funding is to make up the difference between a faculty member’s full-time, 9-month salary and the amount provided by an external award, thus assisting faculty in accepting fellowships that are intended to contribute towards their progress in research and scholarly efforts.
See the policy for a list of eligible fellowships, process steps and department requirements.