Follow the guidelines below before submitting a printed version of an electronic form to the Office of Research:

• Print the forms on three-part, three-colored (white, canary, and pink) carbonless, laser printer paper. This paper is available from various distributors. The Office of Research cannot accept photocopies of Forms 0133 or 0148, and must have the forms printed on paper labeled carbonless because information which will be handwritten on the top sheet must be automatically transferred to the other two sheets. Please be sure to put the three-part carbonless paper through your printer correctly so that handwritten information will be transferred from the top printed sheet to the next two printed sheets.

• Check the printed version of the electronic form for legibility and to ascertain that all required information has been entered.

Obtain Form 0133 (Request for Prior Approval Under the Organizational Prior Approval System (OPAS) for NSF Grants)

• Form 0133 for Word 2003

• Instructions for Form 0133

Obtain Form 0148 (Request for Prior Approval Under the University Prior Approval System (UPAS) for PHS Grants)

• Form 0148 for Word 2003

• Instructions for Form 0148

If you have any questions about electronic versions of Form 0133 or Form 0148, contact Jan Schaffner via e-mail at jks1@offres.pitt.edu. If you have any questions about the information to be included on Form 0133 or Form 0148, contact your department administrator or your Grants and Contracts Officer in the Office of Research. Check the Constituency List to identify your Grants and Contracts Officer.