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PARS
(Proposal APPROVAL ROUTING SYSTEM) Research
Reporting Dashboard

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Preparation & Submission

The Office of Research Administration (ORA) is the authorized organization representative for all proposals being submitted to sponsors external to the University of Maine. As such, the majority of proposals being submitted by UMaine faculty and staff, regardless of rank type such as lead institution or subaward, will need to be reviewed and approved by ORA.

Below are the essential steps for preparing and submitting a proposal:

Submit a Notice of Intent (NOI) in the Proposal Approval Routing System (PARS)*
Work with the assigned ORA staff to develop a budget, budget justification, and abstract
Route the full proposal through PARS after budget approval from ORA
Work with ORA staff to prepare the proposal package
Submit to sponsor

Proposal type will determine the applicable ORA submission timeline. Please refer to the Proposal Timeline guidance for more information.

* Register for the Proposal Approval Routing System (PARS) and complete CITI Financial Conflict of Interest Training (this is needed to gain access to PARS)

QUICK REFERENCE

Notice of Intent (NOI) I Proposal Timeline I Proposal Categories I Budget Preparation I PARS I Subawards I Common Proposal Reference Information

June ___, 2025: Changed layout from WordPress’s “Content Blocks” to “Gutenberg” format to modernize page and increase overall performance. The related UMaine Research links were updated in style and two easy access buttons were introduced to access PARS and Research Reporting Dashboard faster. Proposal Timeline list of links was condensed to just redirect to the “Proposal Timeline” section. The subtopics under Preparation and Submission were moved to the “Quick Reference” section as links. No content was deleted.