Who is eligible to serve as a Principal Investigator on a proposal?
?} All Loyola faculty members are eligible to become principal investigators. Staff and students may serve as co-investigators if a faculty member is designated as the Principal Investigator. • Can there be more than one Principal Investigator on a proposal? {?} It depends on the sponsor. If allowed and that is what you want, we can show more than one PI in the proposal. However, for internal purposes, the first PI shown will be considered to have overall responsibility for the project and be designated “Principal Investigator” while other PIs will be termed “Co-Investigators.” • Who is designated as the authorized institutional representative for purposes of signing grant proposals and awards? {?} The Research Services Director, William Sellers, has been delegated this authority (wsellers@luc.edu; x8-2478). • How many copies of my proposal do I need to make? {?} In accordance with the sponsor’s instructions, ORS will make the required copies and send them via overnight delivery servic
