National Science Foundation (NSF)

Templates & Policies

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DocumentDetails
Prior Approval Matrix Chart outlining whether prior approval is required or waived. [October 1, 2024]
1030 Budget FormExcel budget spreadsheet: provide to your GCA if a transfer is coming to Princeton, to provide easily transferable budget details on the incoming award.
Budget Revision Request / Proposal File UpdateHow a PI/Co-PI shares proposal & Proposal file update/budget revision access with SPOs/AORs in Research.gov
Collaboration & Other Affiliations (COA)

Excel template to be used for all proposal submission - senior/key personnel

Common Form - Biograhical SketchNSF Presentation & Slides on Common Forms
Common Form - Current & Pending (Other) SupportNSF Presentation & Slides on Common Forms
Foreign Financial Disclosure

Each recipient of higher education must annually report all ‘current financial support’ associated with a foreign country of concern. 

  • People's Republic of China
  • Islamic Republic of Iran
  • Democratic Republic of Korea
  • Russian Federation

NSF also requires negative reports to be submitted.

While the PAPPG and Award Terms & Conditions documents indicate that Foreign Financial Disclosure Report (FFDR) is due July 31, 2024, NSF is providing a one-time grace period for the initial report until September 3, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. (organization's local time).

Mentoring PlanNSF Presentation on new Mentoring Plan Requirements & Slides [4/23/2024]
Pre-Award and Post-Award DisclosuresMatrix relating to the Biograhical Sketch and Current & Pending (Other) Support - where it should be disclosed [January 2024]
PI/Co-PI Initiate & Prepare an Updated C & P (Other) Support DocWhen a program officer requests an updated C & P (Other) support document - ONLY THE PI/CO-PI'S can initiate the submission in the proposal - NSF INSTRUCTIONS
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Research Security

[source: DOE Office of Science communication, 2/6/2024]

Training Modules 


 

Module 1: Introduction to Research Security

Learn key concepts of research security, how to recognize situations that may indicate undue foreign influence, and employ tools to protect your own work and safeguard the core values that underpin U.S. academic research.

Module 2: The Importance of Disclosure

Understand federal funding agency disclosure requirement, including types of information that must be disclosed, how that information is used and why such disclosures are fundamental to safeguarding U.S. research from foreign government interference and exploitation.

Module 3: Manage and Mitigate Risk

Identify types of international collaborative research and professional activities, associated potential risks, and strategies and best practices for managing and mitigating such risk.

Module 4: The Importance of International Collaboration

Learn strategies on how to balance principled international collaboration with research security concerns, as well as how to foster an open, welcoming research environment that fulfills research security needs.