During pre-proposal submission, PIs submit proposals via the pre-proposal submission interface, and eSG Administrators manage the pre-proposal submission process via the Administrative Review web interface or the RFP FMP interface. The Administrative Review interface is only for retrieving information, while the RFP FMP interface is for managing the information. This will become more clear in later phases of the RFP cycle.
Refer to the
pre-proposal submission instructions
used by PIs during a 2012 MITSG RFP. While instructions sets vary among calls and eSG programs, the core features of the pre-proposal submission system are essentially the same, and are described fully in these instructions. The instructions linked-to here will update as the pre-proposal submission interface changes.
Interface URL:
Administrative Review Web Interface
To access this interface, a user needs to be added as a reviewer via FMP, and assigned the reviewer role of Admin or Sub-Admin. Sub-Admins are prohibited from viewing reviews and rebuttals. The following fields must be populated when adding the reviewer: last name, first name, email, and password. For a description of roles, see Pre-Proposal Review: Setting-up Reviewers...
Call select: to view proposals for all active calls or only one active call.
Phase select: to view either pre-proposals or full proposals for the chosen call domain.
Pre-Proposal Information
Call: A proposal's parent call.
Proposal ID: This ID is a concatenation of the PI's last name and a random four-digit number. This ID accompanies the proposal throughout the proposal process and through its lifespan as a funded project. Files and folders generated in the eSG system that relate solely to this proposal/project use this ID as their naming scheme. Click to open printer-friendly pop-up window of proposal summary.
PI: Proposal's primary investigator (PI).
Title: Proposal title. Click to open printer-friendly pop-up window of proposal summary.
Download: Compiled pre-proposals uploaded by the eSG Administrator via FMP appear here. The submit date in this column is the timestamp for the last time the PI clicked the 'Submit Proposal' button in the pre-proposal submission interface.
Reviews: Opens printer-friendly pop-up window of all reviews for this pre-proposal.
Layout Descriptions
Pre-Proposals
Email Lead PIs [ see [manuals:General FMP Information] - Email Tool ]
Investigators
Budgets (you need to fully explain how the budget component works, in its own section)
PIs add budget worksheets to their proposals, and data from these worksheets are compiled in RFP FMP to create 90-4 forms. The Budgets section of RFP FMP offers 90-4s for browsing by default, but worksheets driving each 90-4 are accessible at top-right. Budget justification (optional in the pre-proposal phase) is editable via the 'Edit' button below the 90-4. New budget worksheets may be added in FMP, but may only be edited via the proposal submission interfaces. [ see [Budget Management in FMP] ]