Research Security Training

Federal agencies are mandating that Covered Individuals (PI, PD, Co-PI, Co-PD, or other individuals “who contribute in a substantive, meaningful way to the development or execution of the scope of work”) included on research and development (R&D) projects and/or applications must complete Research Security Training.

GW is using the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) Program’s "Research Security Training (Combined)" module to meet these training requirements. This CITI training module will take approximately 1-1.5 hours to complete, and is a condensed version of the four-hour NSF modules which were initially required.

The Research Security Training Requirements Matrix below can be used to determine if you are required to take annual training.

Steps to complete the CITI research security training course

• Access the CITI website.
• Log in to your existing CITI account or register if this is your first time visiting CITI.
• When you select an email address for your registration, please use your GW email address .
• Under "Learner Tools…"choose "Add a Course".
• Under "Getting Started" select "Research Security".
• Under "Research Security Curriculum", select "Research Security Training (Combined)". This will add the course to your "Courses Ready to Begin".
• Next, click "Start Now" and take the course.
• Save the Completion Certificate

If you have any questions related to Research Security training, please contact GW's Office of Research Security at rsecgwu [dot] edu (rsec[at]gwu[dot]edu).

Research Security Training Requirements Matrix