[Flex] Fwd: More Options for PDF Uploads in Research.gov’s Proposal Preparation and Submission Site

[Jean Davis Taft]

Good news from NSF!
More fonts allowed in research.gov.
Progress!

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Dear Colleagues:

Effective September 24, 2018, Research.gov’s Proposal Preparation and 
Submission Site will be enhanced to allow additional flexible options 
for PDF uploads. These include:

  * Support for PDFs generated from LaTeX source documents in addition
    to existing support for PDFs from Microsoft Word, Google Docs, and
    Open Office for document compliance checks
  * Support for fonts and font sizes:
      o Arial (not Arial Narrow), Courier New, Palatino, Palatino
        Linotype, or Helvetica at a font size of 10 points or larger;
      o Times New Roman at a font size of 10 points or larger; or
      o Computer Modern family of fonts at a font size of 10 points or
        larger.
      o Other fonts not specified above, such as Cambria Math, may be
        used for mathematical formulas, equations, or when inserting
        Greek letters or special characters.

Note that while some of the above font sizes differ from the guidance 
provided in the /Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide/ 
<https://nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=pappg> (PAPPG), 
proposals following the on-screen guidance in Research.gov will not be 
prevented from submission.

Please note the Proposal Preparation and Submission Site is being 
developed incrementally and as capabilities are migrated from FastLane 
to Research.gov, the system features will expand until it eventually 
replaces FastLane for proposal preparation and submission.

*More Information on Document Uploads*

Document upload Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) will be available via 
this link 
<https://www.research.gov/research-portal/appmanager/base/desktop?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=research_node_display&_nodePath=/researchGov/Service/Desktop/ResearchProposalPrepDocumentFormattingFAQ.html> 
on September 24, 2018. Additional resources such as instructional videos 
and a system capabilities release timeline are currently available on 
the Research.gov About Proposal Preparation and Submission 
<https://www.research.gov/research-portal/appmanager/base/desktop?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=research_node_display&_nodePath=/researchGov/Service/Desktop/ProposalPreparationandSubmission.html> 
page.

For IT system-related questions, please contact the NSF Help Desk at 
1-800-381-1532 or rgov at nsf.gov <mailto:rgov at nsf.gov>. Policy-related 
questions should be directed to policy at nsf.gov <mailto:policy at nsf.gov>.

Regards,

The Research.gov Team at the National Science Foundation

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