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Updates to NSF Research Security Policies

On July 10, 2025, NSF issued an Important Notice providing updates to the agency's research security policies, including a research security training requirement, Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Program annual certification requirement, prohibition on Confucius institutes and an updated FFDR reporting and submission timeline.

NSF's New Mentoring Requirements for Graduate Students

April 18, 2024

The Council of Graduate Schools, with support from NSF (Award # 2413980), is hosting a virtual workshop to help principal investigators respond to NSF's new graduate student mentoring plan and graduate student/postdoctoral individual development plan requirements.

Learn more about registering for this event.

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