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¶¶Òõ̽̽ salaried employee‘s holding the following titles:

• All tenured and tenure track faculty
• All clinical and research professors, assistants, associates
• All extension professors, assistants, associates
• Post-Doctoral or Graduate Student fellows on training and fellowship applications, where a ¶¶Òõ̽̽ PI eligible faculty member is named as aÌýmentor.
• Professionally qualified ¶¶Òõ̽̽ employees with Department Chair and SPA approval.

Approval Process: TheÌýchair submits theÌýapproval letter to the Director of SPA at spa@uvm.edu, who will review, approve and return. For letter content see the below accordion "RequestÌýPI Eligibility". The fully approved letter shall be uploaded to the ¶¶Òõ̽̽Click - Funding Proposal, other document section,Ìýprior to entering the proposal into the workflow approval process.

• If a PI is leaving ¶¶Òõ̽̽ for a new institution within 6-months from a proposal deadline, the PI should work with their new Institution for submission.
• If the faculty member is not able to arrange for the new institution to be the submitting institution, the faculty member must identify this issue in the ¶¶Òõ̽̽Click proposal record so that the PI’s Dean in conjunction with the VP for Research can coordinate with the new institution to arrange for submission by that institution or ¶¶Òõ̽̽ will continue to support the faculty member’s submission.Ìý
• If the submitted proposal is awarded to ¶¶Òõ̽̽, ¶¶Òõ̽̽ will have the option of retaining such award and re-assigning the award to a ¶¶Òõ̽̽ PI, declining the award, or transferring the award to the faculty member’s new institution.

Each department shall decide if Emeritus appointees will be allowed to submit proposals and manage awards.

If yes, the chair providesÌýan approval that is uploaded to the ¶¶Òõ̽̽Click - Funding Proposal (Submission Information page "Add any Internal Supporting Documents and Sponsor Correspondence) prior to entering the proposal into the workflow approval process."

The Emeritus Professor must have an active job in PeopleSoft HR. This active job will allow the Emeritus Professor to manage the award using the ¶¶Òõ̽̽ accounting system.

Please contact your Department Chair to initiate the appropriate appointment.

New faculty hires who have accepted ¶¶Òõ̽̽ positions are PI eligible and may submit proposals before they start work date at ¶¶Òõ̽̽.

New hires who have accepted a faculty position at ¶¶Òõ̽̽ should coordinate with their department HR administrator and have a ¶¶Òõ̽̽ job entry made as soon as possible, which allows the new hire to submit proposals using ¶¶Òõ̽̽Click - Grants.

If a job entry cannot be completed, a temporary courtesy faculty appointment should be created by the department HR Team and notify SPA at spa@uvm.edu. SPA will then allow the new hire to submit proposals using ¶¶Òõ̽̽Click - Grants prior to starting work.

Individuals in the following categories are not eligible to be a Principal Investigator unless they have written approval from the Department Chair and SPA. The approval letter is uploaded into the ¶¶Òõ̽̽Click - Funding Proposal, other documents section. For letter content see the below accordion "Request PI Eligibility".

• Visiting Faculty
• Adjunct Faculty
• Courtesy Faculty
• Students

If you find you are in one of theÌýineligible positions and you would like to be approved as a PI,Ìýyou mustÌýreceive Chair and SPA approval as follows:

The Chair or designee must generateÌýan approval letter that clearly states the individual is approved to be a PI.

• The approval letter should beÌýsubmitted to spa@uvm.edu.
• The approvalÌýcan be in email format or as a pdf attachment.
• The approvalÌýshould be addressed to Lana Metayer, Director for Sponsored Project Administration.
• If SPA has concerns they will contact theÌýDepartment Chair or designee.

The approval letter shouldÌýaddress the following information:

• Provide the name, qualifications and capabilities of the individual that would allow the person to perform the duties of a PI, such as their ability to supervise staff, manage the project funds, and manage the responsible conduct of research.
• Discuss the importance of the project to the Department.
• Indicate space and facilities are available to support the project.
• Include in the request the name of the individual with PI eligibility that will act as the internal Co-PI on the project and will assume the PI role in case the approved PI cannot fulfill the responsibilities.

SPA will review, approve and return the letter for upload into the ¶¶Òõ̽̽Click - Funding Proposal, other document section.