Who should sign the letter of commitment from my institution and my collaborators’ institutions? Department Chair? Dean? Vice President for Research? Provost?
It depends on the institutional impact that the project aims to achieve—and whose commitment within the institution will be key to achieving the project’s institutional impact objectives. If the PIRE team expects an award to have a transformative impact of the PI’s department, then a letter from the Department Chair would be essential. For projects that aim to advance a university-wide effort to strengthen international research engagement, support at the Vice President for Research or Provost level would likely be more appropriate. For projects that bring together researchers and students from multiple U.S. institutions, the several Department Chairs or Deans and/or the Heads of the relevant professional societies may be most appropriate.
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