Endorsement Form - Updated 5/30/2007
 

Instructions

Step 1. Review the Endorsement form Instructions and FAQ
 Reading the instructions and FAQ can save time. Please review before going on to step 2.

Quick tips.
- Tab from field to field for quicker completion.
- Select " Print to fit " when printing.
- Name your file according to this standard
    -PIlast name first initial.sponsor abbreviation.uniquekeyword.duedate(yymmdd)
    -------SmithJ.NIH.yeast.060508
- Once you have a log#, rename the file changing the due date to the log#.

Step 2. Download or Purchase Adobe Acrobat.
You can download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader Ver.8.0 directly from Adobe, and use it to save partially filled endorsement form. Though this free reader 8.0 offers many more features than previous readers, you will not be able to create PDF files.

We recommend you visit MSSG and purchase Adobe Acrobat Standard 8.0 ($40). Mac users and PC users interested in high-end performance and printing should go for Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.0 ($50). You will need this full version of Acrobat to submit grant proposals electronically to sponsors.

Step 3. Install and Configure Adobe Acrobat.
Running Adobe Acrobat in your internet browser limits the features you can use and can cause problems with embedded hyperlinks and saving form data. Follow this tutorial to turn off web browser integration and use Adobe Acrobat to its full potential.

Step 4. Download a copy of the Endorsement Form Version 2.0.3 dated 05/30/07.
Keep the endorsement form on you're local hard drive so it is readily available. Right click the adobe icon and select "save target as" to save in your local drive.

2007 Endorsement Form -  Adobe Acrobat Ver.8.0,  minimum Ver.6.0 required. Free Adobe reader 8.0 can be used to save the form. - 338 KB - Ver. 2.0.3 - 5/30/07 Download

SPECIAL NOTICE FOR NIH SUBMISSIONS ONLY

NIH Institutional Compliance Requirement   Effective Date:   May 10, 2006

 NIH Guide Notice NOT-OD-06-054           

The signature of the Principal Investigator is no longer required as a part of a submitted application. Instead, a new compliance requirement is now implemented whereby the applicant organization agrees to secure and retain at the organization a written assurance from the Principal Investigator (PI) prior to submitting an application to the PHS.  While this assurance is no longer required as part of the submitted application, it remains a compliance requirement.  Therefore, organizations must retain a unique signature and date for each submitted application.  This assurance must be available to the sponsoring agency or other authorized HHS or Federal officials upon request. 

ORSP has incorporated the PI certification into the certifications/assurances part of the endorsement form which has been updated as of May 8^th, 2006.  If you submit an application to the NIH after May 10, 2006 and do not use the revised endorsement, you must download the separate NIH certification page below, complete, sign and submit the form at the time of submission with your endorsement.  It may be sent to ORSP via fax, scanned copy or original hard copy.

 If you have any questions about this policy, please contact your Grant Specialist.

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