Signature Page
University of Alberta research administration uses signature pages within grant-application approval workflows and notes that signature requirements depend on the form or sponsor. This guide is scoped to formal approval/sign-off packets; thesis/dissertation Approval Page guidance remains a separate owner.
A signature page is an authority-controlled sign-off page used in some formal approval/application workflows. Use it only when the governing institution or sponsor requires one, and follow that authority’s signer and electronic-signature rules.
Key details
Important caveats
Scope Boundary
["Do not merge this with thesis/dissertation approval-page rules; the existing Approval Page guide owns that institution-controlled front-matter intent."]
Further guidance
Practical Application
Include a signature page only when the controlling institution, sponsor, or workflow requires formal sign-off, and reproduce its required signer names, roles, dates, and signature method.
Purpose
["Use a signature page to capture required institutional or sponsor sign-off when the workflow explicitly calls for it."]
Reader Check
Have you checked the authoritative form or instructions for who must sign and whether electronic signatures are accepted?
Requirements
["Follow the controlling form, sponsor or institutional instructions for who signs and whether electronic or other signature methods are accepted."]
Worked Example
Example: use the institution’s supplied approval block for the principal investigator and department chair rather than inventing a generic signature layout.
Sources and evidence
Sources are shown with the role they play in this guide. Historical or style-sensitive claims are kept within the evidence boundary described above.
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