{"id":65817,"date":"2026-04-17T11:05:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T18:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/new-tools\/spaerc\/topics\/attachments\/application-attachments\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T11:05:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T18:05:54","slug":"application-attachments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/new-tools\/spaerc\/topics\/attachments\/application-attachments\/","title":{"rendered":"Application Attachments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This article covers<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#docs\">document options<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#attach\">attaching a document<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#update\">updating an attached document<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#view\">viewing an attached document<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#delete\">deleting an attached document<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"docs\">Document Options<\/h2>\n<p>You can attach many types of documents to an application, including the documents to be submitted to the sponsor, internal documents for OSP to review, and administrative and award documents. You can view all of these documents from the Attachments &amp; Routing Questions page.<\/p>\n<p>The following table outlines the document options on the Attachments &amp; Routing Questions page of the application.<\/p>\n<p>These are uploaded by OSP staff to the related Funding Actions and\/or Administrative Actions, and are only displayed here for convenience. SAGE users can also view these attachments.<\/p>\n<table class=\"table table-bordered\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th width=\"25%\">Section<\/th>\n<th width=\"45%\">Document Types<\/th>\n<th width=\"30%\">Who Uploads<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Documents to be Submitted to Sponsor<\/td>\n<td>Any files to\u00a0be submitted to the sponsor, in the requested format.<\/td>\n<td>Application preparers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Internal Documents for OSP<\/td>\n<td>Any files requested or required by OSP or other unit reviewers for the internal review process, but which will not be submitted to the sponsor. Example: Cost Share Addendum.<\/td>\n<td>Application preparers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Internal Documents for Dept\/School\/ College<\/td>\n<td>Attachments that only your division, department or school\/college need to review.<\/td>\n<td>Application preparers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Documents Uploaded by OSP<\/td>\n<td>Documents in support of or in reference to this application.<\/td>\n<td>OSP staff<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Related Documents<\/td>\n<td>Administrative and award documents, which may include partially- and fully-executed award documents, signed concurrence letters, and notifications by sponsor.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>While different rules apply to each section of the Attachments &amp; Routing Questions page, the basic functionality for viewing, attaching, and updating documents is the same. Documents that you attach would typically be placed in the Documents Uploaded by OSP section of that page.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: Anyone with access to the application can view any of the attached documents, regardless of which section they&#8217;re in.<\/p>\n<p>When you create an Auto-Generated Document for the application, the system will automatically attach it in the Documents Uploaded by OSP section.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"attach\">Attaching a Document<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>On the left navigation menu, click <strong>Attachments &amp; Routing Questions<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Click the Lock icon to unlock the application.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The following image shows the attachments part of the Attachments &amp; Routing Questions page.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2311\" src=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/spaerc_application_attachments_section.jpg\" alt=\"application add attachments section\" width=\"753\" height=\"682\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Documents Uploaded by OSP section displays the comment &#8220;No attachments have been associated&#8221; and the Add Attachment link.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li value=\"3\">Click <strong>Add Attachment<\/strong> to display the Upload Attachments dialog box, as shown in the image below.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2312\" src=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/spaerc_app_upload_attachment.jpg\" alt=\"spaerc application upload attachments\" width=\"478\" height=\"158\" \/><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li value=\"4\">Enter a description for the attachment, and then click <strong>Browse<\/strong> to locate the file you want to attach.<\/li>\n<li>Click the file name to select it and click <strong>Open, <\/strong>or double-click the file name.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Upload<\/strong> to complete the process.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 id=\"update\">Updating an attached document<\/h2>\n<p>Click <strong>Update<\/strong> to the right of the attached document you want to update. In the Upload Attachment dialog box, enter a description, browse to find the new version, and upload it. The most recent version will display in the list of attachments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: You can view previous versions of a document, but you can only update the most recent version.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2313\" src=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/spaerc_app_attachment_update.jpg\" alt=\"application update attachments\" width=\"787\" height=\"88\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"view\">Viewing an attached document<\/h2>\n<p>From the open application, click <strong>Attachments &amp; Routing Questions<\/strong>, and then scroll to the document you want to review. The description, file name, version number, and date and time attached display for each file you uploaded.<\/p>\n<p>Select the <strong>Description<\/strong> for\u00a0the document you want to view. 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