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Dear All - <br>
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We are just finding out that NSF has added a new layer of
preventions/warning messages that appear when you submit a
proposal. Primarily, you will most likely encounter this as a
collaborator - OR - <i>your collaborator</i> may encounter it. The
key item (I think) is that one cannot <b>submit</b> a proposal
until a Mentoring Plan and a Data Management Plan have been
submitted. It says that other items will cause the proposal to be
returned without review, but that is ok because the lead will put
those items in before submitting their proposal (and you can still
submit a linked collaborative prop).<br>
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I am attaching an error message that I received yesterday, when I,
as a subcontractor, was prevented from submitting a linked
proposal. I couldn't submit until the lead had put something in the
Mentoring Plan area. <br>
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We should meet after the crunch. I've set up a Doodle Poll to find
the best day. I chose Mon, Wed, or Thur of the week following the
crunch.<br>
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Cheers (and good luck submitting!),<br>
Sheila<br>
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