Award Acceptance

When Grant Award Notification is received

• The VP Research is the institutional signatory for all research aggreements
• The Research Office should be notified as soon as the notification is received, contact research.agreements@ul.ie
• Allow on average 3-4 weeks for standard agreements to be approved and longer where negotiations are involved. If the Grant Notification Award amount is different to the budget submitted, you will need to agree a new budget with Accounts and potentially a modified set of deliverables with the Funding Agency
• Once the agreement has been signed by all required parties, Cost Centres may be setup for the project

Cost Centre Setup

• To setup an account the Research Project Setup Form must be completed and approved by:
  • The Principal Investigator
  • The Head of Department
  • The VP of Research
• A full copy of the contract/letter of Agreement with the Funding Body and a copy of Proposal setting out Budget Breakdown must be included with the form
• The form must be submitted to the Management Accountant for Research
• Accounts will then setup and issue the Cost Centres, this will typically take 2-3 days

Required Documentation

• A completed Research Project Setup Form
• A full copy of the contract/letter of Agreement with the Funding Body
• A copy of the Proposal including a copy of the award budget breakdown

Relevant UL Contacts

If you require assistance with...

Costings & Salary Scales	sandra.hammersley@ul.ie thomas.vaughan@ul.ie dervla.hogan@ul.ie
Intellectual Property Management Industrial Research Liaison Campus Company development Liaison with Development Agencies	john.gleeson@ul.ie conor.morris@ul.ie margaret.lawlor@ul.ie
Contract Review	research.agreements@ul.ie