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SAGE Awards allows campus preparers to request modifications to their awards.

A modification refers to any change to the award record.

Use a modification to:

  • Make a change in scope of work (change in direction, aims, objectives, purpose)
  • Provide additional compliance requirements not in an earlier eGC1, such as animal or human subjects or cost share
  • Identify additional funding, including when award exceeds 25% or more of the original eGC1 amount
  • Provide non-SNAP Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPRs) or other progress reports requiring institutional submission by OSP

For more detailed information on the data to include, see:

Modification Request Header Elements

The header contains the following information:

  • “Back to list” blue arrow, on the far left
  • New Modification Request default title
  • Request ID: Prefix “MOD” with unique 5-digit number
  • Award Application (eGC1) with link to open
  • Award Activity: Associated award number from Workday Finance
  • Request Status (OSP Setup, OSP Assigned, Processed, etc.)
    • A list of all award statuses can be found in this user guide article
  • “More actions” menu with drop-down list showing “Add comment” and ”Delete request” (options vary)

The following image shows a Modification Request header:

modification request header

“More Actions” Menu

The menu choices vary depending on the status of the Modification Request.

Status Menu Choices
Composing
  • Add comment
  • Delete request (if request was created by campus)
Withdrawn
  • Add comment
Returned
  • Add Comment

The following image shows the possible menu choices:

more actions menu with delete request option

Add Comment

The option to add a comment always displays, as shown in the following image:

SAGE Modification More Actions menu

Select “Add comment” to include a comment in the Comments & History section.

The following image shows the Add Comment window. Enter your comment, then select Add Comment.

Additional Guidance on Award Modification Comments:

more actions add comment dialog

Modification Request Form Sections

On the left side of the page is the Navigation Menu, divided into two parts.

From the top part, you can access the Form Sections. The section being displayed will be highlighted. Select any section name to navigate to that section.

Select each of the following for more information:

Below the Form Sections are links to Approvals, Access & Roles, and Comments & History.

The following image shows the Navigation Menu, with the General Information section highlighted. A section with a checkmark indicates it is complete.

SAGE Modifications Form Sections

Previous and Next Section Buttons for Navigation

At the bottom of each section, a button for the Previous Section and the Next Section will appear, as appropriate.

previous and next section buttons

Select each of the following for information about the Award Setup Request Header and Navigation:

Award Setup Request Header Elements

At a glance, the header contains the following information, reading from left to right:

  • A blue arrow that returns you to the task list
  • “New Award Setup Request” default title
  • Request ID: prefix ASR with unique 6 digit number
  • Request Application (eGC1) ID with link to open
  • Award Activity: Workday Award ID
    • Note: The Workday Award ID is only visible if the award is Processed or is associated with a Processed Advance.
  • Request Status (Composing, OSP Setup, etc.)
  • A “More actions” menu (3 vertical blue dots). Choices vary with status:
    • Add comment
    • Change Request Application (eGC1)
    • Delete request. Note: ASR’s created by OSP cannot be deleted.

More Actions Menu

The menu choices vary depending on the status of the Award Setup Request.

Status Menu Choices
Composing
  • Add comment
  • Change Request Application (eGC1)
  • Delete request. Note: ASR’s created by OSP cannot be deleted.
Withdrawn
  • Add comment
  • Change Request Application (eGC1)
  • Delete request
Returned
  • Add Comment
  • Delete request (Note: this option appears only if OSP has not already approved the Award Setup Request)

Add Comment

Select “Add comment” to include a comment which will be displayed in the Comments & History section. Enter your text in the comment box and then select the Add Comment button.

Click Cancel or the X (in the upper right) to close the dialog window without adding a comment.

Change Request Application (eGC1)

Select “Change Request Application (eGC1)” to replace the eGC1 application currently associated with the Award Setup Request with a different awarded eGC1.

Note: Changing the associated awarded application will update and, in some cases, remove appropriate data in the Award Setup Request.

The values updated from the newly associated application are:

  • Short Title
  • Full Title
  • Sponsor
  • Bill To Sponsor
  • Originating Sponsor
  • Principal Investigator (PI)
  • Award Preparer

Delete Request

Select “Delete request” to remove the Award Setup Request from the system.

more actions delete request

Click Cancel or the X (in the upper right) to exit the dialog window without deleting the request (keeping the Award Setup Request).

Note: ASR’s created by OSP and in composing status cannot be deleted.

Award Setup Request Form Sections

On the left side of the page is the navigation menu to access the form sections. The section being displayed will be highlighted. Click on any section name to navigate to that section.

Below the Form Sections are links to Awards Approvals, Awards Access & Roles, and Awards Comments & History.

Awards navigation menu

Previous and Next Section Buttons for Navigation

At the bottom of each section a button for the Previous Section and the Next Section will appear, as appropriate.

previous and next section buttons

The form sections that display will vary depending on user permissions and request status. For example, only Approvals, Access & Roles, and Comments & History are viewable to campus users on an ASR that has been submitted and is in OSP Assigned status. The following table lists what sections display for each request status.

 

User All form sections are displayed when the request is in the following statuses: Form sections are replaced by the Request Summary for the following statuses:

 

Campus user with edit/view rights
  • Composing
  • Returned
  • Withdrawn
  • OSP Setup
  • Routing
  • OSP Assigned
  • GCA Assigned
  • GCA Workday Setup
  • Denied
  • Processed
Campus Approvers, including Ad Hoc Approver Note: Form sections are read-only.
  • OSP Setup
  • Routing
  • OSP Assigned
  • GCA Assigned
  • GCA Workday Setup
  • Denied
  • Processed

The Award Requests list page displays your Award Setup Requests, and Modification Requests in process. Review the Managing Your SAGE Award Requests List video for a demonstration of features with examples.

From the Award Requests list page you can:

The following image shows the header and a few columns and rows of the Award Requests page:

A screenshot of the Award Requests list.

Request List Display

For each existing request, the list displays the following information.

Note: The Request Application (eGC1) ID and Short Title columns are “frozen” so they are always visible. You can scroll to the right to see the additional columns. Fields without a value will display an “em” dash (—).

Field Description
Request ID

(doesn’t scroll)

Unique identifier; select this to open the Award Setup Request or Modification.
Short Title

(doesn’t scroll)

Short Title of the associated eGC1 application
Principal Investigator The principal investigator for the request
Request Status Values:

  • Composing – newly created by campus, or created by OSP and sent to campus (initially OSP Setup status), but not yet submitted for approval
  • Routing – submitted and routing for approval
  • Withdrawn – withdrawn from Routing by an owner/editor
  • Returned – returned from Routing by an approver
  • OSP Setup – newly created by OSP, but not yet sent to campus
  • OSP Assigned – an OSP individual and/or team has been assigned to the request
  • GCA Assigned – OSP has approved the request
  • GCA Workday Setup – the data is being entered into Workday
  • Denied
  • Processed – the request is fully processed
Request Status Date Date the status changed, for example: 12/06/2025, 9:42 AM
Application (eGC1) ID eGC1 Application associated with this request; select this to open the Award Setup Request or Modification Request
Workday Award ID The Award ID for this request
OSP Individual Assigned Person’s name; blank if unassigned.
Sponsor Name Sponsor name for the award
Sponsor Award Number Number assigned by the sponsor
Request Amount The Sponsor Total Amount for Spending Periods for the request
Request Deadline Sponsor’s deadline for accepting the award
Request Created Date Date and time, for example: 12/01/2023, 5:12 PM

By default, there are ten items on a page, with the most recent first. If you have more than ten requests, the system will add pagination links at the lower right of the page. You can also customize the number of items on the page to 25 or 50.

The results display below the Search By menu. The first line indicates the number of results found, up to ten items. The search results are sorted by most recently created.

You will see two lines of information for each result:

  • First Line: Short Title (with link to open in another tab) or “No Short Title Available”
  • Second Line: Request ID | Workday Award ID (in some cases, if available) | PI First Last Name (if available)

The following image show an example result:

award requests list search menu

The results display below the Search By menu. The first line indicates the number of results found, up to ten items. If more than 10 items are returned, select the Show More button to display additional results. The search results are sorted by most recently created.

You will see two lines of information for each result:

  • First Line: Short Title (with link to open in another tab) or “No Short Title Available”
  • Second Line: Request ID | Award ID | PI First Last Name (if available)

The following image show an example result:

Example of an search by application result, showing 10 results and a "Show More" button at the bottom of the dropdown menu.

Click on the desired item to open it in a new browser tab. The list will include items you have read-only or edit access to. Advance Requests may appear in the search results.

If no matches are found, the following text displays:

  • No Matches. Try a different search term or choose another option to Search By.

Note: the search icon (magnifying glass) is always enabled. This means you can enter a different value and start a new search at any time.

Filter Options

To filter the list of award requests, select Filter List at the upper right of the page to open the Filter Requests panel. Selecting the button again, or the X in the upper-right corner, closes the panel. The following image shows the Filter List button:

awards tasklist filter list button

There are four different filters:

  • By Award (Workday Award ID)
  • By Principal Investigator
  • By Status
  • By Request Type

You can apply one or more of these filters to your list.

Select one or more values to include requests with the desired By Status or By Request Type. A selected filter value will change color to blue and include a checkmark. Selecting it a second time removes that value.

  • Status values are:
    • All Statuses – selected by default, with a light blue color
    • Composing
    • Routing
    • GCA Assigned
    • Processed
    • Returned
    • Withdrawn
    • Denied
    • OSP Assigned
    • OSP Setup
    • GCA Workday Setup
  • Request Type values are:
    • All Request Types – selected by default, with a light blue color
    • Award Setup Request
    • Modification Request

To filter By Principal Investigator, enter the person’s name in the search box. You can enter as First Last or as Last, First. Select the person from the results list.

Once you have chosen all of the desired filter values, select the Apply Filters button to display the tasklist with all those filters applied. The number of results displayed based on your filtering selections will be indicated.

Note: Clicking directly on the filtered items will remove your filters. To avoid this, hold the control key + click the Request ID link or right click on the Request ID link and select “open in a new tab.”

The following image shows the Routing and OSP Assigned status filters selected along with the Award Setup Request type. This filtered the tasklist to 285 results, as indicated just above the Apply Filters button.

Screenshot that shows filtering options selected for the Routing and OSP Approved Statuses for only Award Setup Requests.

Select the Reset Filters button to remove all filtering. This will leave the Filter List panel open, and will refresh the tasklist to display the full list of requests.

When the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) receives or retrieves a new Notice of Award (NoA) and the PI is not included on the notification, OSP creates the Award Setup Request (ASR). The request has an initial status of OSP Setup.

When OSP finishes the setup and sends the item to SAGE, it changes to Composing status. The contacts on the linked eGC1 application are then automatically notified by email about the newly-created ASR. They are able to edit and complete the request, and then route it.

Individuals on the Access list will see the item on their Awards tasklist. When opened,  it displays a “review” version and cannot be edited.

Review the FAQ: What do I do when I receive an Award Setup Request created by OSP?  for an overview, details on what data OSP will enter, and what data you will need to enter and review.

SAGE Awards allows campus preparers to create an Award Setup Request (ASR) after receiving a notice of award (NoA) from the sponsor or to complete one that OSP has started.

Note: The system will prevent more than one Award Setup Request from being created for the same eGC1.

Review the FAQ: What do I do when I receive an Award Setup Request created by OSP?  for an overview, details on what data OSP will enter, and what data you will need to enter and review.

 

The Awards component of SAGE (System to Administer Grants Electronically) allows you to complete an online Award Setup Request after receiving a Notice of Award (NoA) from the sponsor or to complete one that OSP has started.  To make changes to your existing award, you would create a Modification Request.

Awards requests components

The Approvals section of the Award Setup Request displays the units and individuals that will need to approve it. The section appears for all award statuses and can be used to check the approval progress.

The approval flow reads from top to bottom. Some approver cards may be grouped, and can be approved in any order. When the award has been submitted for routing, and reviewers are approving it, the card statuses and color will update to show the award’s progress. When all of the approvals are done, and GCA has completed their steps, the Processed card will also change to green.

example approval flow of process award setup request

Review Approving Awards for details on the approval flow, and Awards Email Notifications for details on emails sent.

The Access & Roles page displays a read-only list of the individuals who have access to the Award Setup Request or Modification Request and their level of access, as well as other details. Access is shared with the selected eGC1.

The table displays one contact per row. The columns of information include:

  • Contact
  • Role
  • Permissions
  • Primary Organization (cost center) – only for Owners
  • Email – only for Owners
  • Phone – only for Owners

The following image shows this section with some example data.

access and roles section with details

Access Roles

Individuals with a role that has Owner permissions are listed first in the table, followed by any General Collaborators. The Owner rows display in the following order:

  • Award Preparer
  • Advance Preparer
  • Budget Preparer (if applicable)
  • eGC1 Preparer
  • Pre-Award Budget Contact
  • Administrative Contact
  • Principal Investigator

All owner role rows display even if there is no one assigned to that role. General Collaborators will display in the order added.

By default, the person who creates the Award Setup Request or Modification Request becomes the Award Preparer. The exception is when OSP creates the request, the Award Preparer will be empty when the PI or administrator first views it. An Award Preparer will need to be added.

Note: The exception is when OSP creates the request, the Award Preparer will be empty when the PI or administrator first views it. An Award Preparer will need to be added before the Submit & Route button will be active.

The other owners are populated from the associated eGC1 application and from its connected budget, if applicable. An owner’s primary organization, email, and phone information will display. Anyone with Owner permission can make changes to the request. A new request will not have any default collaborators.

Note: At the time of award, eGC1 owners will have the ability to initiate an Award Setup Requests. Access to the eGC1 and Award Setup Request will then need to be updated on each item independently. So if someone leaves/needs to be removed, the change must be made on both the eGC1 and the ASR.

A person may have more than one Owner role, but cannot be both an Owner and a General Collaborator. If you try to add an existing person in a role that would conflict, their name would appear grayed out in the search results.

Editing the Access List

Anyone who is an Owner or who has Can Edit permissions may update the Access & Roles page of an award in any status.

Owners

To replace an existing owner, start typing the new person’s name or NetID in the Contacts column for that role, then select them from the results list. The one exception is that the Principal Investigator cannot be changed or removed.

In addition, a Pre-Award Budget Contact or Administrative Contact can be either demoted to a general collaborator with edit permission or removed from the budget by using the “more options” menu icon to the far right (three vertical blue dots). Any time you choose “remove” from the menu, a confirmation dialog will display.

An Award Preparer, if there is at least one other Award Preparer, can be demoted or removed.

General Collaborators

To add a general collaborator, select Add Contact, then choose “Add general collaborator” from the drop-down menu. A new row will be added to the top of the table. Start typing the person’s name or NetID in the Contact column, then select them from the results list. After adding a person, you can use the Sort by Role link to re-order the list.

Use the drop-down menu in the Permissions column to give either View Only or Can Edit access. The default choice is View Only.

You can change the access permission at any time. Anyone with Can Edit permissions can make changes to the award.

General Collaborators can also be:

  • Promoted to be the Pre-Award Budget Contact or Administrative Contact
    • If the contact role is empty, the collaborator is moved directly.
    • If the contact role is not empty, a confirmation dialog appears to confirm the replacement. The person being replaced is demoted to a general collaborator with edit permission.
  • Removed from the SAGE budget

MOD Review & Submit

Use this read-only section to review your entries in the General Information, Comments & History, and Supporting Attachments sections for accuracy. You can return to those sections in the left navigation menu to fix any errors or omissions.

Review detailed guidance & instructions:

Authority & Approval Submission Requirement

The statement in this section affirms your submission information. It reads:

  • By submitting this request, you are confirming that you have the authority and approval to submit this modification request on behalf of the PI or the department.

Select Submit & Route to route the OSP/GCA or GCA only MOD for review, approval & processing.