Applicability Criteria
The Georgia Tech RCR Compliance Policy applies to the following NIH programs:
- D43, D71, F05, F30, F31, F32, F33, F34, F37, F38, K01, K02, K05, K07, K08, K12, K18, K22, K23, K24, K25, K26, K30, K99/R00, KL1, KL2, R25, R36, T15, T32, T34, T35, T36, T37, T90/R90, TL1, TU2, and U2R, and to other NIH programs if required by the funding announcement.
All undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral scholars funded by an NIH training grant, a career development award (individual or institutional), a research education grant, or a dissertation research grant must receive RCR instruction, with the exception of those funded by the K99/R00 program. For the K99/R00 program, only the PI (fellow) of the project is required to complete the RCR training. Applicable NIH trainees must be retrained at certain intervals.
Training Requirements
The Compliance Policy has the following two training requirements for covered NIH projects:
An online CITI RCR course must successfully be completed within 90 days of first being appointed to a covered NIH project, or before an applicable person graduates, or otherwise leaves the Institute, even if that imposes a shorter deadline.
At least eight hours of in-person RCR training must successfully be completed within the first year of the appointment to the covered NIH project, or before an applicable person graduates, or otherwise leaves the Institute, even if that imposes a shorter deadline. The type of training required varies by career stage (see Compliance Training Matrix below).
NIH Compliance Training Matrix
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Funding Source
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Career Stage
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NIH
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Online
AND 8 hours In-Person |
Online
AND 8 hours In-Person |
Online
AND RCR Doctoral Course |
Online
AND 8 hours In-Person |
(Encouraged but not required) |
‡ Applicable doctoral students who have catalog year prior to 2011-12 should check with the Office of Sponsored Programs if they need to discuss other options for satisfying the in-person training requirement.