In compliance with requirements in the National Security Presidential Memorandum-33 (NSPM-33) and the CHIPS and Science Act, MIT has developed a research security training program. MIT’s program is designed to provide the Institute’s research community with important information about establishing and maintaining secure research practices at MIT to better assure safe collaboration with peers, both domestic and international. Course participants will learn about federal regulations and Institute policies regarding research integrity and security, as well as the systems and services available at MIT to support a robust and secure global research ecosystem.
While this training was created to fulfill the research security training requirements for federally-funded researchers, the information in this course is useful for all members of the MIT research community.
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Pursuant to NSPM-33 and 42 U.S.C. sec. 19234 of the CHIPS and Science Act, all “covered individuals” who are involved with federally- funded research must complete research security training. "Covered individuals" (CIs) are those who contribute significantly to the scientific development or execution of a research and development project, including:
- Principal Investigators (PIs)
- Co-PIs
- Senior/Key research personnel
These individuals have responsibility for the design, conduct and reporting of the research.
Please note, federal funding agencies have the option to add additional CIs, even on a project-by-project basis. Read the funding announcement and/or award terms carefully for any additional agency or project-specific CIs.
Covered individuals / Key personnel who receive federal funding at MIT must complete all four modules of the MIT Research Security course in the Atlas Learning Center to fulfill the research security training requirements outlined in 42 USC sec. 19234 of the CHIPS and Science Act.
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The Research Security Training course is available to the MIT community in the Atlas Learning Center [requires Touchstone].
To facilitate compliance reporting, key personnel must join a training group in the Atlas Learning Center:
- Go to the Research Security for Federal Funding training group
- When you join this training group, the course modules will be added to the required training on your My Training Needs page.
The training consists of four modules, which must be taken in order:
- Research Security 1: What is Research Security?
- Research Security 2: Disclosures
- Research Security 3: Manage and Mitigate Risk
- Research Security 4: Principled International Collaboration
When you have completed all four modules, you will receive a notice of course completion for your records.
Estimated time to complete all four modules: 1-1.5 hours
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If a key person has already completed the training developed by NSF or training provided by another research institution that specifically fulfills the federally-mandated NSPM-33 requirement, they can submit their certificate of course completion to ra-help@mit.edu to receive credit in MIT’s system of record.
Contact
Questions? Contact research-compliance-help@mit.edu.