Introduction PI/PD Eligibility Guideline Interpretation Submission Timeliness Budget Preparation Subc ontracting Cost Sharing Form Preparation Transmittal Form To view a PDF version of this guide, click here. Grant Submission Process Principal Investigator (PI)/Project Director (PD) Eligibility When a proposal is submitted and/or accepted by Ohio University for research or other sponsored activity, the University assumes significant financial and legal obligations. Although projects are funded based on the expertise of the PI or PD, the formal award is made to Ohio University . The PI/PD of a project is an individual who has the primary responsibility for the technical compliance, completion of programmatic work, fiscal stewardship of sponsor funds and administrative compliance of the project. Given the magnitude of responsibility, the University has to ensure that the individuals serving in the PI/PD capacity have the technical and administrative competence to carry out the sponsored project. OHIO considers individuals in the following categories eligible for PI/PD status: • Group I & II faculty • Directors of University approved Institutes or Centers • Emeriti faculty with active research programs and/or facilities • Full time administrators On a case-by-case basis, in conjunction with the sponsoring agency, Department Chairs, School Directors, and Deans, the following individuals may attain PI/PD status: • Emeriti faculty • Adjunct/Visiting faculty • Research Scientists • Students (with eligible PI mentor) • Post-doctoral fellows In some cases, a sponsoring agency may have restrictions as to who may serve as a p rincipal investigator or project director on a particular project or program that are more stringent than Ohio University defines above. In these cases, the sponsor's requirements take precedence over the institutional procedure for that project. In the case where a sponsor may require, allow or expect an individual to serve as a PI/PD, who, under Ohio University definitions would otherwise not be eligible, the individual will have a tenure track faculty member serve as Co-Principal Investigator for interna l purposes and assume responsibility for compliance with sponsor and institutional requirements.If a Department Chair or School Director and Dean are confident in the abilities of an otherwise ineligible individual to serve as PI/PD, the Department Head, School Director or Dean may request that the Vice President for Research consider a deviation from procedure. Such requests must be submitted in writing and contain a statement by the Department Head or School Director and Dean that he or she will assume fu ll responsibility for the actions of that individual in their capacity as PI/PD. << Previous Section Next Section >>