8. Logging In the Proposal
The investigator must log in the proposal with one of the approved campus agencies to start the application process.
After identifying an appropriate funding opportunity and making the decision to prepare a proposal – and well before the proposal deadline – the investigator must log in the proposal with one of the approved campus agencies to start the application process:
- Texas A&M Research Foundation (TAMRF)
Investigators should log in with TAMRF if affiliated with Texas A&M University but not affiliated with the the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the College of Engineering, or the Texas Transportation Institute.
- Texas Agricultural Experiment Station (TAES)
Investigators should log in with TAES if affiliated with the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
- Texas Engineering Experiement Station (TEES)
Investigators should log in with TEES if affiliated with the College of Engineering.
- Texas Transportation Institute (TTI)
Investigators should log in with TTI if affiliated with the Texas Transportation Institute.
If a proposal involves multiple investigators, it should be logged in with the principal investigator’s campus agency. If there are questions about which campus agency to log in and submit a proposal through, investigators should contact their department head or college research dean for guidance.
After the proposal is logged in, the proposal administrator will enter it into a tracking system, and then download and review a copy of the proposal solicitation. Obtaining this information up front enables the proposal administrator to become familiar with the program’s project and budget requirements and, in turn, to be better prepared to answer any questions the investigator may have as the proposal is being drafted. Later, when the grant application has been completed, the proposal administrator will refer to the information provided on the log-in sheet to determine which investigators and institutional officials will need to review the proposal during the routing process.
Log In with the Texas A&M Research Foundation
As soon as an investigator decides to submit a proposal to a sponsor – and at least 10 days before the proposal is due – he or she must log in the proposal. The log-in process is quite easy and may be completed by phone or e-mail.
Log In by Phone
1. Go to http://rf-web.tamu.edu/preaward/proposaladm.html. This web page provides a list of proposal administrators, as well as a list of the colleges/departments that each proposal administrator serves.
Note: If there are questions about which proposal administrator to contact, call the Proposal Hotline at 979-571-9489.
2. Identify the appropriate proposal administrator.
3. Call the proposal administrator and provide the following information:
- Sponsor name
- Program name
- Proposal title
- Proposal due date
- Name of principal investigator
- Names of co-investigators
- Involvement of collaborators or subawards
Log In by E-mail
1. Go to http://rf-web.tamu.edu/forms/files/Preaward/Log-insheet.pdf. This web page provides a pdf fillable file of the Texas A&M Research Foundation proposal log-in sheet.
2. Save the log-in sheet to a computer file.
3. Complete the log-in sheet.
4. E-mail the log-in sheet to Log-in@rf-mail.tamu.edu.
5. An e-mail confirmation will be sent confirming that the log-in sheet was received and assigned to a proposal administrator.
