As part of NSF’s commitment to enhancing security and safeguarding NSF’s IT systems, user accounts, personal and scientific data, and the integrity of the merit review process, effective on October 27, 2024, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is implementing multifactor authentication (MFA) for Research.gov.
An MFA provides an added layer of security and helps to ensure that only authorized users can access Federal resources online.
Beginning on October 27, 2024, external users must first complete a one-time Multifactor Authentication (MFA) enrollment process and use the MFA method to sign into Research.gov.
Additionally, users must:
1. only use their JHED email for login access; and
2. select one of the NSF phishing resistant methods for MFA (multi-factor authentication). MFA methods will be available for selection beginning October 27th.
More information from the NSF can be found here: Dear Colleague Letter: Multifactor Authentication Implementation for Research.gov (nsf25011) | NSF – U.S. National Science Foundation. The NSF will be releasing training information on October 27, 2024.
Questions should be directed to your Grants Associate, while technical questions should be directed to the NSF Helpdesk.