Research Security Training and Certification

Research Security Training Requirements

Research Security training is applicable to Purdue faculty, staff, students and others involved in research-related activities. Purdue’s research security training can be accessed and completed here. Personnel must also complete a certification as to whether or not they are participating a malign foreign talent recruitment program.

There is also federal research security training that we encourage you to review here.

Research Security Certification Requirement

The CHIPS and Science Act prohibits “covered individuals” from participating in a federally funded research and development project if they are currently participating in a “malign foreign talent recruitment program.”

It also requires covered individuals to disclose if they are a party to any foreign talent recruitment program, and to certify that they are not a party to a malign foreign talent recruitment program.

It further states that that federal research agencies may request supporting documentation from applicants, and take a range of funding-related actions if warranted.

Recipient institutions are required to prohibit covered individuals participating in malign foreign talent recruitment programs from working on projects supported by research and development awards.

A “covered individual” is “an individual who:

• (A) contributes in a substantive, meaningful way to the scientific development or execution of a research and development project proposed to be carried out with a research and development award from a Federal research agency; and
• (B) is designated as a covered individual by the Federal research agency concerned.”

All Purdue researchers must complete research security training and certification by Sept. 1, 2024. This training is done via Purdue’s Brightspace.

Visit the training site to take the training and certification.

Researchers who are applying for NSF or DoD federal funding will be required to certify that they are not a participant in a Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Program during the proposal submission. The new requirement will be implemented by NSF on May 20, 2024 and by DoD on Aug. 9, 2024.