PI ETP Policy

Refer to the ETP Determination Chart by Appointment Type matrix to see if you are eligible to request an ETP. Use the ETP Form to make an exception to policy request.

Definitions:

A Principal Investigator (PI) is an individual who has primary responsibility for the design, execution, and management of a research project and who will be involved in the project in a significant manner. A Project Director is an individual who has primary responsibility for the design, execution, and management of a training or public service project and who will be involved in the project in a significant manner.

Eligibility to submit proposals:

A research project proposal may be submitted only by one or more academic appointees who will personally participate in the project in a significant manner and serve as the Principal Investigator(s). A training project proposal may be submitted only by an academic appointee who will personally participate in the project and serve as the Project Director. A proposal for a research, training or public service program involving more than one project may be submitted only by an academic appointee who will personally participate in the projects and also serve as the Program Administrator.

Academic appointees in the following title groups are eligible to submit proposals for research or training contracts or grants:

Members of the Academic Senate, including emeriti.

1. Appointees in the Agronomist series, including emeriti.
2. Appointees at 50 percent or more of full time in the Adjunct Professor series.
3. Appointees at 50 percent or more of full time in the Health Sciences Clinical Professor series.
4. Appointees at 50 percent or more of full time in the Professional Research series.
5. Appointees at 50 percent or more of full time in the Cooperative Extension Specialist series.