{"id":5195,"date":"2020-03-04T11:01:51","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T16:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/?page_id=5195"},"modified":"2026-02-18T16:11:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T21:11:24","slug":"principal-investigator-eligibility","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/principal-investigator-eligibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Principal Investigator Eligibility"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id10012_96afe9-ab{margin-top:-20px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id10012_96afe9-ab > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id10012_96afe9-ab > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id10012_96afe9-ab > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:60px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1268px;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 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.kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column5195_6703ca-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column5195_6703ca-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column5195_6703ca-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column5195_6703ca-24{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column5195_6703ca-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column5195_6703ca-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column5195_6703ca-24\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-1c6fba87654346f1cafddce49a4b5cc8\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgb(8,46,88) 0%,rgb(65,118,161) 100%);text-transform:uppercase\"><strong><strong><strong>Principal Investigator Eligibility<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The University is the legal recipient of all grants and contracts made in support of sponsored projects. \u00a0However, it is the Principal Investigator (PI) who initiates, oversees and develops sponsored project applications and when funded is responsible for project execution, award management, and compliance with all applicable rules and regulations that govern sponsored projects. To serve as Principal Investigator an individual must be a faculty member or other professionally qualified staff, as noted below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>PI Eligible<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Active full- or part-time salaried employees holding the following titles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tenured and tenure track faculty<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research faculty<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Extension faculty<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Instructor or lecturer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Professional staff<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>University administrators<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Post-Doctoral or Graduate Student fellows on training and fellowship applications, where a PI eligible faculty member is named as a mentor.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Post-doctoral and graduate student fellows may be designated as the Principal Investigator (PI) on applications when required or permitted by the sponsor. In such cases, while the sponsor may recognize the post-doctoral or graduate student as the external PI, the University requires that a PI-eligible faculty member (such as the fellow\u2019s faculty advisor or mentor) be identified as the internal PI of record within University systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emeritus Faculty who have an active appointment in PeopleSoft HR and receive compensation for their effort<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>New Hires<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>New faculty hires who have accepted positions at the University are PI eligible and may submit proposals before they start their appointment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ineligible Positions<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Individuals in the following categories are not eligible to be a Principal Investigator unless they have written approval from the Department Chair\/Center Director, Dean if applicable, and the Vice President for Research &amp; Dean of the Graduate School through use of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ora\/resource\/pi-eligibility-approval-form\/\"><strong>PI Eligibility Form (PDF)<\/strong><\/a>; have an active appointment in PeopleSoft HR; and receive compensation for their effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>External Associates<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Visiting Faculty<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adjunct Faculty<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">Revised 3\/2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-fa3b8700eab5a0b44af2edc9f508c90b\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgb(8,46,88) 0%,rgb(65,118,161) 100%);text-transform:uppercase\"><strong><strong><strong>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id5195_b88f82-b2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id5195_b88f82-b2 > 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.kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible{border-top-color:#d4d4d4;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#d4d4d4;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#d4d4d4;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#d4d4d4;border-left-style:solid;}.kt-accordion-id5195_ba2251-18 .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible,\n\t\t\t\t.kt-accordion-id5195_ba2251-18 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active{border-top-color:#eeeeee;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#eeeeee;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#eeeeee;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#0e9cd1;border-left-style:solid;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id5195_ba2251-18 kt-accordion-has-7-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-1 kt-pane5195_b94466-b3\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong><strong>Are soft-funded research faculty who have a lapse in funding eligible to submit proposals as a PI?<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> <em>Current soft-funded research faculty can go on leave when they have a lapse in funding. They are still considered employees.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-3 kt-pane5195_83d5b0-f4\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong><strong>Is there a way for a faculty member at another institution to serve as PI under an UMaine award while remaining as a faculty at their current institution?<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> <em>Possibly.&nbsp; This individual would need to be given an adjunct faculty appointment at UMaine and would need to be compensated for their actual efforts.&nbsp; The adjunct faculty appointment letter should state what they are doing and should coincide with the start and end date of the award.&nbsp; They would need to be compensated for their efforts so that UMaine can accurately document effort certification.&nbsp; Other items that should be considered is whether they are being \u2018released\u2019 from their appointment at their current institution in order to perform the research here at UMaine or whether they are performing this work in the summer and are forgoing their summer salary at their current institution.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column5195_f0b1e9-fe > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column5195_f0b1e9-fe > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column5195_f0b1e9-fe > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column5195_f0b1e9-fe > 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ul.kt-svg-icon-list:not(.this-prevents-issues):not(.this-stops-third-party-issues):not(.tijsloc){margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items5195_ddcc1d-d2 ul.kt-svg-icon-list{grid-row-gap:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items5195_ddcc1d-d2 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap .kt-svg-icon-list-single{margin-right:10px;}.kt-svg-icon-list-items5195_ddcc1d-d2 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-level-0 .kt-svg-icon-list-single svg{font-size:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items5195_ddcc1d-d2 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .wp-block-kadence-listitem a{color:#4176a1;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items5195_ddcc1d-d2 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .wp-block-kadence-listitem a:hover{color:#000000;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-iconlist kt-svg-icon-list-items kt-svg-icon-list-items5195_ddcc1d-d2 kt-svg-icon-list-columns-1 alignnone\"><ul 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