PROCEDURE TITLE: Change of Principal Investigator

All principal investigators, departmental staff, and administrative units involved in managing externally sponsored projects

ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY:

Office of Research & Innovation (ORI)

Sponsored Programs

Office of the Provost and Vice President of Academic & Student Affairs

APPROVED BY:

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This procedure outlines the process for requesting a change of principal investigator (PI) on an active externally sponsored project. A change of PI is a significant modification that requires strong justification and the prior formal approval of the sponsoring agency. All requests must be submitted to the sponsor by KSU's authorized organizational representative (AOR) after a thorough institutional review.

A designated official in the Office of Research & Innovation (ORI) who has the legal authority to act on behalf of KSU in matters related to sponsored projects.

The individual with the primary responsibility for the scientific and administrative leadership of a sponsored