The Principal Investigator must relinquish their position if they are unable to carry out their role for more than three (3) months and must submit a request for a change to PPPI if the following conditions are met:
- Study leave
- Unpaid leave
- Industrial attachment leave
- Postdoctoral leave
- Retirement
- End of service
- Loaned to another institution
- Transferred to another organization
- Illness
- Other valid reasons