PI Eligibility at ANR
What is a Principal Investigator?
The individual responsible for the design, scientific conduct, administrative conduct and reporting of a research, training or public service project supported by extramural funding is known as the Principal Investigator (PI) and sometimes a Project Director (PD) The PI must personally participate in the project to a significant degree.
Contacts
Questions about PI eligibility and exceptions may be directed to Director, Office of Contracts and Grants
Additional Resources
Who at ANR Can be a PI?
The eligibility criteria to serve as a PI are different for UC campus faculty than for ANR academics.
ANR Academics
For ANR county and statewide program-based academics, the VP ANR has determined that individuals appointed to the following job titles are eligible to be designated PI on a project.
Cooperative Extension Advisor series |
Director, Research & Extension Center |
Director, Statewide Program |
Cooperative Extension Specialist series |
*Retirees granted emeriti status by the VP ANR |
*Exceptions granted by the VP ANR |
Campus Faculty
Campus faculty member must work at least 50 percent of full time in any combination of the following six appointments to serve as a PI.
Member of the Academic Senate |
Appointee in the Agronomist series |
Appointee in the Adjunct Professor series |
Appointee in the Clinical Professor series |
Appointee in the Professional Researcher series |
Appointee in the Cooperative Extension Specialist series |
Exception on Eligibility to be a PI
With the approval of the VP ANR, individual exceptions to the PI eligibility policy may be permitted. Such exception requests must be endorsed by the individual’s director. Each request should include a justification as well as the time period required for the exception. Further information may be requested during the review process. Exceptions are approved on a case-by-case basis, and most are valid only for a specific project or for a limited period of time.