Foreign Talent Recruitment Programs (FTRPs) Policy

As required by federal law, UK is issuing a new policy concerning participation in foreign talent recruitment programs (FTRPs). The CHIPS and Science Act required federal research funding agencies (e.g. NSF, NIH, DOE) to establish policies that require “covered individuals” to (a) disclose all participation in foreign talent recruitment programs and (b) certify that they are not a party to a malign foreign talent recruitment program (MFTRP) at the time of project proposal submission and annually thereafter for the life of an award issued by those agencies. Further, as a recipient of federal research funding, UK must certify that such individuals have been made aware of the requirement. As part of the policy, UK prohibits covered individuals from participating in malign foreign talent recruitment programs. The new policy is effective August 9, 2024. Learn more