Yes. The Principal Investigator serves at the discretion of the institution, and certain events may necessitate a change in Principal Investigator. For example, if the Principal Investigator is departing the institution, but the grant is remaining, the institution would need to designate a new PI. The terms of the sponsored award will typically require prior written approval from the sponsor for a change in Principal Investigator.

Civil service exempt appointment: Follow the same process outlined for academic professionals in RP-06 Eligibility to Serve as a Principal Investigator.

Yes, provided the Board of Trustees (BOT) has approved the hiring of the new faculty member and the employment contract start date is before the start of the project. The new faculty member must follow all applicable campus procedures for proposal submission, including the requisite certifications. In situations in which there is a hard sponsor proposal deadline and BOT approval is pending, the academic dean or institute director may grant approval to serve as a PI. Should BOT approval be denied, the proposal will be withdrawn.

Yes.

Yes. However, a Cooperative Extension Specialist’s participation as a PI is generally limited to cooperative extension, training, or public service projects related to the individual’s official duties.

No. Students may not serve as either a Principal Investigator, Mulitple-Principal Investigator, or Co-Principal Investigator. In the event a graduate fellowship is awarded as a grant, the Dean of the Graduate College, the Dean’s designee, or the student’s faculty advisor shall be designated as the Principal Investigator. Even if a sponsor requires that the student’s name be listed as Principal Investigator externally, the university still will not permit the student to serve as PI internally. However, these students can be listed as Co-I to help track these projects.