Principal Investigator on Sponsored Programs
I. POLICY
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.
University of Colorado System Administrative Policy Statements, Sponsored
Research Policies, May 14, 2001.
III. PURPOSE
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, Center, or Institute and dean(s), 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 his/her academic unit, Center, or Institute taking responsibility for the project and the dean(s), where appropriate. 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.