Do all proposals require institutional review prior to submission?

Proposals for awards that will be awarded/issued to Harvard University require institutional authorization and must be submitted through Harvard’s Office of Sponsored Programs for institutional review prior to submission to the sponsor. Certain fellowship and sabbatical opportunities specify that resulting awards will be awarded/issued directly to the faculty member; proposals for such opportunities may be submitted directly to the sponsor by faculty member without the requirement of internal review. Please contact your sponsored research administrator as early as possible with any intention for proposal submission to review and confirm the required process for each opportunity. Faculty in Social Science departments that do not have a designated sponsored research administrator should contact Jimmy Matejek-Morris at jmatejek@fas.harvard.edu. Faculty in the Arts and Humanities Division or from Non-Divisional Departments and Centers should contact Katherine Zuccala at kzuccala@fas.harvard.edu.