Reminder: Consistent with the USC Guide to Sponsored Research, all tenured, tenure track, and Research, Teaching, Practice, and Clinical (RTPC) faculty (with the exception of lecturers, adjunct, and part-time faculty) may serve as Principal Investigators on Sponsored Research Projects. Other specific employee types including part-time faculty, certain staff positions and postdoctoral scholars may serve as a Principal Investigator only if a waiver is granted.
To streamline the request for a waiver to serve in a PI role, please complete the applicable form below and, once complete and signed by your school, provide to DCG to secure VP approval:
- Keck School of Medicine Principal Investigator Exception Request and Approval Form
- All Other Schools Principal Investigator Exception Request and Approval Form
Your DCG point of contact for all PI eligibility waiver forms is Katie Rountree. Please direct all completed forms to her attention to secure VP approval. For additional guidance, please see the PI Eligibility section of the DCG Website.
Questions? Please direct any questions to the DCG Contracts and Grants Officer assigned to your unit.