Writing & StyleStyle guide

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.

Quick answer

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

Core IssueInstitutional approval workflows can require a dedicated signature page whose signers and acceptable signature method are determined by the governing authority
Registerinstitutional forms, grant applications and formal document approval

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

Purpose

["Use a signature page to capture required institutional or sponsor sign-off when the workflow explicitly calls for it."]

Requirements

["Follow the controlling form, sponsor or institutional instructions for who signs and whether electronic or other signature methods are accepted."]

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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