Award and Administration Guide

Award and Administration Guide(AAG),Chapter IV.B,Page IV-3

Institutional Responsibilities 

1. An institution must have a plan in place to provide appropriate training and oversight in the responsible and ethical conduct of research to undergraduates, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers who will be supported by NSF to conduct research. As noted in GPG Chapter II.C.1.e, institutional certification to this effect is required for each proposal.
2. While training plans are not required to be included in proposals submitted to NSF, institutions are advised that they are subject to review, upon request.
3. An institution must designate one or more persons to oversee compliance with the RCR training requirement.
4. Institutions are responsible for verifying that undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers supported by NSF to conduct research have received training in the responsible and ethical conduct of research.