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.

Program Solicitation: National Science Foundation Research Traineeship Institutional Partnership Pilot (NRT-IPP) Program

This National Science Foundation Research Traineeship Institutional Partnership Pilot (NRT-IPP) Program represents a collaboration between the Directorates for STEM Education (EDU) and Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP). The key goal of this program is to pilot a new partnership approach that will support research and education projects with high industry relevance and that may subsequently be integrated as a separate Track of the NRT program.

NSF 24-566: National Science Foundation Research Traineeship Institutional Partnership Pilot (NRT-IPP) Program

NRT-IPP Informational Webinar