Can a Postdoctoral Fellow serve as PI on a sponsored project?

As of September 6, 2023, the Office of Research Administration will accept and submit applications for sponsored projects where Postdoctoral Researchers serve in the role of Principal Investigator where the following criteria are met:

1. The program announcement/solicitation specifically states that postdoctoral researchers are eligible to be PI; and
2.  The Postdoctoral Fellow Intent to Serve as PI form with all required signatures (Postdoc, Mentor and Department Chair/Division Chief) is submitted to ORA along with the proposal. The form can also be found on the ORA Proposal & Applications: Forms and Templates page.

Please contact your ORA Grants or Contracts team member with any questions.