The PI has overall responsibility of implementing the project and ensuring its success on behalf of the University and has been bound by a PI agreement with the University making them culpable for any mismanagement.

The PI with support from the GAMSU, brings all key stakeholders on board, requesting account set-up, obtaining ethical approvals, ensuring that the right cadres of staff are hired following existing procedures set out by the Appointments Board, and all the necessary supplies and equipment are acquired through the existing procedures.

Opening of a project account in cases where funders require a project specific bank account or an interest- bearing account opening. account, authority to open an account will be obtained from the University Accounting Officer following existing laws, policies and regulations on

Award management occurs after the grants, contracts or cooperative agreements awarded to the University have been set up in our financial system (IRIS). Award Management includes policies and procedures of the University, school, and sponsor to ensure compliance with the award’s terms and conditions, often referred to as the post-award phase of the award life cycle.

Proper management of sponsored programs is crucial to maintaining public trust in research outcomes. Our Sponsored Program Analyst(s) undertake the analysis and interpretation of agreements and associated documents for new sponsored projects. This ensures an accurately structured setup to meet billing and reporting requirements and coded correctly to facilitate accurate financial reporting. Furthermore, our analysts ensure that the sponsored projects comply thoroughly with the University and sponsor parameters.