PLEASE NOTE:
The WKU Research Foundation Proposal Sign-off Sheet was revised in March 2008. All proposals should be accompanied by the current version, which is accessible below.

The WKU Research Foundation Proposal Sign-off Sheet is an internal form for documentation of the University's official approval of the plans and commitments contained in proposals to external sponsors. This form should be completed for all external sponsors. It should be completed and routed along with the complete proposal narrative, proposal guidelines, budget, and budget narrative to all appropriate officials -- Department Head, Dean (or Dean's designee)/Vice President (or designee), and the Office of Sponsored Programs Director (who is also the Executive Director of the WKU Research Foundation) -- before being submitted to an external sponsor.

Project Directors are reminded that each office which signs the Proposal Sign-off Sheet requires time to review the proposal and other documents. Please allow at least 5 working days for the internal review and processing of transmittal sheet, budget, and proposal narrative. It is courteous to provide a copy of the proposal for those offices which wish to retain one for their files.

Important: This form includes a statement which the PI/PD should check either "yes" or "no" to alert WKU officials about any real or potential conflict of interest between the sponsor and anyone working on the project or anyone related to anyone working on the project. To read the WKU Conflict of Interest Policy and related federal policies regarding this requirement.

The following file may be downloaded by clicking on the highlighted text. Please remember where you store the file on your own PC. The file may be renamed and loaded directly into your word processing program for completion of the requested information. Always use the most current version of the form and always complete all pages.

• Download the Proposal Sign-off Sheet as MS Excel file
• This file is in Excel format. Do not try to complete it in a window within your browser. It must be saved to your hard drive or a disk and opened using Excel. If you open it in the "viewer" of your browser, it will look goofy and be impossible to use.