PLEASE NOTE:  For all National Science Foundation (NSF) proposals submitted on or after July 31, 2023, the NSF expanded Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training requirements to include faculty and other senior personnel in addition to any postdoctoral researcher, graduate student, or undergraduate student who is supported by NSF to conduct research.

Who needs RCR training per NSF policy?  All faculty, principal investigators, co-principal investigators, senior personnel, post-doctoral researchers, graduate students, and undergraduate students supported by an NSF grant awarded to UConn/UConn Health directly, or as a sub-recipient, are required to complete Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training.

How can the requirement be met?  The RCR Basic Course offered online through the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) covers all essential RCR topics and will satisfy the NSF requirement for RCR training. For instructions on how to access CITI’s RCR training course and which option to complete, please visit our RCR CITI webpage.

Are there alternative options to CITI training?  Yes, RCR training workshops (offered each February and November; 8 total hours are required) and department-sponsored RCR courses will also satisfy NSF’s RCR training requirement.

 

For questions, please contact Research Compliance Monitor, Ellen Ciesielski, in the RCR Office.