PI Eligibility
Because of the diversity in type and purpose of various award mechanisms, the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) strongly encourages close review of the eligibility requirements in the solicitation as well as close collaboration with your dean’s office to ensure the Principal Investigator (PI) is an appropriate candidate for the award. Some mechanisms apply to current graduate and PhD students (fellowships, etc.); others are geared toward new investigators; others are for breakthrough research, etc. The PI should also be able to meet the requirements of University Policy RI 08: Responsibilities of Sponsored Research Investigators.
Proposal Submission Responsibilities
PI and Department Administrators
The PI bears the primary responsibility for the preparation of the detailed technical proposal / research plan and corresponding budget. Department research administrators should work closely with the PI to prepare the MyFunding Funding Proposal record (FP record) for submission and to obtain all of the necessary documents required for OSP proposal review.
Department Reviewers
The chair or designee for each department is responsible for the review and endorsement of the FP record at the Department Review stage. The chair is also instrumental in making the PI eligibility determination.
School Reviewers
The dean or designee for each school is responsible for the review and endorsement of the FP record at the School Review stage. Please note that School Review may not apply to a FP record if the school does not have separate Department Reviewers and School Reviewers.
Office of Sponsored Programs
All proposals submitted by University personnel must be submitted to OSP for review via MyFunding prior to submission to the sponsor to ensure adherence to all external and internal policies and requirements. The Vice Chancellor for Sponsored Programs and Research Operations serves as the Authorized University Official responsible for endorsing research proposals for submission to a sponsor. Proposals received by the Grants Management Team will be reviewed in accordance with our Standard Proposal Review Guidelines.
Each department has a dedicated Grants and Contracts Officer and a Grants Analyst responsible for the review and submission of every grant proposal. You can locate your Grants Officer.
You can also find more details on roles and responsibilities here.