A-Z Index and Glossary

The Principal Investigator (PI) or Project Director (PD), Participating Investigators, Senior/Key personnel (as identified by the institution in a proposal or sponsor report), and any other individual identified by the PI/PD as responsible for the design, conduct, or reporting of the research (i.e., not simply working on or engaged in the project). This includes administrative and programmatic aspect sof a project.

There is also a Sponsor PI.  If an employee or student of the University of Michigan does meet the eligibility requirements for the sponsor but not for the requirements of U-M, they are named on applications as Sponsor PI (e.g., students or fellows). See: Definition of Principal Investigator. 

Peer Review Oversight Group

The period of time for which the programmatic work occurs. A project period may contain more than one budget period. For example, a project period may be 22-months and consist of two budget periods of 12- and 10-months.

The written description of a project that is presented to a sponsor. A federal proposal includes cost estimates, subject to the provisions of federal cost accounting standards.

All proposals that will result in funding for sponsored projects if accepted, require review and coordination through ORSP, utilizing a Proposal Approval Form (PAF) in eRPM and other administrative details, in addition to a statement of work.

Formal proposals are prepared and submitted to a potential sponsor and outline the scope of activities to be undertaken in response to a Request for Proposal (RFP) or other requests from a potential sponsor (e.g. RFQ). Informal discussion may also result in the submission of a written proposal to be evaluated by the external organization before a commitment is made to provide funds to support the program or project envisioned.
Unsolicited proposal may be submitted to a potential source of external funds, which then would be reviewed and acted upon much in the same manner as a formal proposal.

Gift solicitation may describe a general area or program to be supported by the requested funds, but do not take the form of a proposal (that is, gift solicitations do not include a description of the scope of activities or a statement of work to be undertaken). If directed toward a sponsored project, a gift solicitation is considered a proposal.

Primary Research Staff

Personal Service Contract. 

Project Team

Patent and Trademark Office

Sometimes a sponsor requests a publication restriction -- such as a delay (of more than 180 days), or the sponsor may request their prior approval of a research publication. Such requests are counter to our principle of open scholarly exchange and openness in research.
Therefore, such restrictions must be approved by the vice president for research via an Agreement Acceptance Request (AAR) using a Publication Restriction Project Team Impact Form.  

An activity code used by the NIH for research projects (pronounced ahr-oh-one)

Research Administrator

RAAC Metrics Committee

RAAC Process Committee

RAAC Training Committee

Research Associate Dean

Research Administrators Instructional Network (former training program for RAs)

Research Administrators Mentoring Program

Research Administrators Network