A Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Program<\/strong> (MFTRP)<\/strong> is defined by an effort to use U.S. scientists and students to unethically or unlawfully acquire U.S. proprietary technology or software, unpublished data\/methods and intellectual property, often for military and\/or economic gain. Malign foreign talent recruitment programs are <\/em><\/strong>programs, positions or activities sponsored by a country of concern (China, Iran, North Korea or Russia) or by certain academic institutions<\/em><\/strong>.<\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The <\/strong>Chips & Science Act of 2022<\/strong><\/a> prohibits federal dollars from being awarded to individuals who are involved actively associated with any MFTRP. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The National Science Foundation (NSF) requires that all Principal Investigators or Co-Principal Investigators named on an NSF grant, awarded on or after May 20th<\/sup> 2024 must annually certify in research.gov that they are not party to a Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Program. NSF requires this certification annually. After logging into research.gov, the user will be prompted to provide a certification. Further instructions for navigating this process were provided by NSF and can be found here<\/a><\/mark>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Clarkson University prohibits employees, students and faculty members who are involved in federally funded research from participating in a Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Program. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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