RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT IN RESEARCH TRAINING
CERTIFICATION
Claremont McKenna College requires that all Principal Investigators, undergraduates
(whether receiving wages or working as a volunteer, whether earning academic credit or
not), graduate students, postdoctoral researchers and other collaborators participating
in any NSF, NIH or other federally funded grant activity complete responsible conduct in
research (RCR) training as required by the granting agency.
To certify that RCR training has been completed and that the funded Principal
Investigator is providing ongoing mentoring in responsible and ethical research
practices, please complete the form below.
Students, postdoctoral researchers, and other research participants:
In order to comply with Claremont McKenna College’s RCR requirement, I hereby
certify that I have completed responsible conduct of research training.
Name: ___________________
Signature: _____________________
Date:______
Principal Investigator:
I hereby certify that the above-named individual is a researcher in my laboratory, and
that he/she has completed RCR training. I further certify that I will provide ongoing
mentoring to this individual including guidance on issues such as authorship and
publication practices, peer review, stewardship of data, lab procedures, conflicts of
interest, and IRB issues.
Name: ___________________
Signature: _____________________
Date:______