CAMPUS POLICY

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO at COLORADO SPRINGS

SUBJECT:  Principal Investigator Eligibility on Sponsored Programs

Authority:

      University of Colorado System Administrative Policy Statements (APS), “Sponsored Research Policies,” May 14, 2001.

Purpose and Definitions:

                              The purpose of this policy is to specify who may serve as a Principal Investigator on externally sponsored programs at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS).  For the purposes of this policy, the term “Principal Investigator” includes Principal Investigator, Project Director and Program Director.  This is the person who has been identified by UCCS and the sponsoring organization as the individual having primary responsibility for the intellectual and technical conduct and fiscal management of the sponsored program.

Policy:

            Individuals holding tenured and tenure-track faculty positions or having the title of Research Associate, Senior Research Associate, Assistant Research Professor, Associate Research Professor, or Research Professor at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs are eligible to serve as Principal Investigator.  Furthermore, the individual is to have the necessary experience and independence to apply for and conduct his/her own program.  These qualifications are confirmed by his/her academic-unit dean, or Center or Institute director, where appropriate, by their approval to submit a given proposal.

            Other individuals may be approved by the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs to serve as the Principal Investigator.  To initiate a request, a recommendation is required from the appropriate academic unit dean, or Center or Institute director.  This recommendation is to include an acknowledgement that the academic unit, Center, or Institute takes full responsibility for the conduct of the project, both technically and fiscally.  This recommendation is then forwarded to the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, or designee, for approval.  This approval is to be obtained prior to contacting the Office of Sponsored Programs for assistance in proposal preparation and/or submission.