Simons Award Manager (SAM) FAQ and Instructional Videos

Between the fall of 2024 and the fall of 2025, all ProposalCentral records will be migrated to our new grants management system, Simons Award Manager (SAM). Affected grantees will be contacted 90 days before their records are imported into the new system with detailed instructions. If you do not receive an email by September 1, 2024, your records will not be imported in the first phase of the migration in fall 2024. We will keep all grantees updated about specific timelines for all imported records as the process progresses.

If you are applying to the Simons Foundation for the first time, please register in SAM before selecting “Apply now.”

If you have a ProposalCentral (pC ) account, a profile was created for you in SAM using the email address associated with your pC account. Please select “Forgot Password?,” set a new password for your SAM account and then select “Apply now.”

Institution profile (for institution administrators)

Access the institution profile and manage contacts:

Direct link: https://vimeo.com/727038123/f24b250073

Approve new institution officials and contact delegates:

Direct link: https://vimeo.com/1075747995

Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) Payment Information (for Authorized Institution Officials)

Submit a New Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) Payment Form:

Direct link: https://vimeo.com/video/1075747995

Submit an Annual Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) Payment Form Recertification:

Direct link: https://vimeo.com/1075747967

User profile

Complete the user profile:

Direct link: https://vimeo.com/727038172/7d32a7ede8

Add publications and other support to the user profile:

Direct link: https://vimeo.com/727038183/a2b222da3d

Add degrees to the user profile:

Direct link: https://vimeo.com/727038202/d57299b21a

Give another user access to the user profile:

Direct link: https://vimeo.com/727038218/86891d4bd6

Setting up your ORCID iD:

Direct link: https://vimeo.com/video/1000419639

Create and prepare an application

Add publications and other support to an application:

Direct link: https://vimeo.com/727038301/b9ce85012b

System support

Access instructional walk throughs and contact SAM support:

Direct link: https://vimeo.com/727038492/6e1c6bd2ba