Activities Involving Russia
Overview
The United States maintains extensive sanctions and export control restrictions involving Russia. Research and other University activities involving Russia may be prohibited, restricted, or require prior U.S. Government authorization.
Activities involving Russia may also involve federal sponsor requirements, research security requirements, contractual obligations, or other institutional requirements.
The Office of Research Security (ORS) assists faculty, staff, and students in identifying applicable sanctions, export control, research security, sponsor, and institutional requirements before engaging in activities involving Russia.
REQUEST A SANCTIONS /EXPORT CONTROL REVIEW
Contact ORS Before You
Contact ORS before you:
- Travel to Russia for research, educational, professional, or other University activities.
- Establish or participate in a research collaboration with an individual or organization in Russia.
- Provide research, consulting, teaching, technical assistance, training, or other professional services involving Russia.
- Participate in conferences, meetings, workshops, seminars, or other professional activities involving Russian organizations.
- Ship, hand-carry, or electronically transfer research equipment, materials, software, technology, technical information, research data, or other research assets involving Russia.
- Purchase goods or services from, or make payments to, individuals or organizations in Russia.
- Enter into a research agreement or other arrangement involving a Russian organization.
- Accept an appointment, affiliation, or other formal relationship with a Russian institution or organization.
- Are uncertain whether sanctions, export controls, federal sponsor requirements, or other research security requirements apply.
Key Considerations
University-related travel to Russia is subject to ORS review.
Travel may involve sanctions, export control, sponsor, research security, financial, or other institutional requirements depending on the proposed activities and circumstances.
Researchers should contact ORS before making travel arrangements. ORS will review the proposed activities, equipment and research assets, information that may be accessed or transferred, financial transactions, and participating organizations to identify applicable requirements.
Research activities and collaborations involving individuals or organizations in Russia are subject to ORS review.
This includes:
- Joint or collaborative research.
- Sponsored or supported research.
- Research involving Russian universities, research institutions, companies, nonprofit organizations, or government organizations.
- Sharing research data, software, technology, technical information, materials, or other research resources.
- Consulting, technical assistance, teaching, training, or other professional services.
- Other collaborative research activities.
ORS will review the proposed activity to identify applicable sanctions, export control, research security, sponsor, contractual, and institutional requirements.
Conferences, meetings, workshops, seminars, and other professional activities involving Russia or Russian organizations are subject to ORS review.
This includes:
- Attending or presenting at conferences in Russia.
- Participating in activities hosted by Russian organizations.
- Providing presentations, instruction, training, technical assistance, or other professional services.
- Participating in virtual activities involving Russian organizations.
- Sharing software, technical information, research data, or other research resources in connection with an event.
Researchers should contact ORS before committing to or participating in these activities. ORS will review the proposed activity to identify applicable sanctions, export control, research security, sponsor, and institutional requirements.
The United States maintains extensive export control restrictions involving Russia.
Do not ship, hand-carry, or electronically transfer research assets involving Russia until ORS has completed an export control review.
This includes:
- Research equipment and scientific instruments.
- Materials, chemicals, biological samples, and other research materials.
- Software and source code.
- Technology and technical information.
- Engineering drawings and technical specifications.
- Research data.
- Other research assets.
ORS will evaluate the item or information, export classification, destination, recipient, intended end use, and other relevant circumstances to determine whether the transfer is prohibited, requires U.S. Government authorization, or may proceed.
Financial transactions involving individuals or organizations in Russia are subject to ORS review when associated with University research or other activities covered by this guidance.
This may include:
- Payments for goods or services.
- Registration fees.
- Reimbursements.
- Honoraria.
- Procurement activities.
- Payments associated with research or professional activities.
- Other financial transactions involving Russian individuals or organizations.
ORS will coordinate with the appropriate University offices, as needed, to identify applicable sanctions and other institutional requirements.
Research agreements and other arrangements involving Russian organizations are subject to ORS review.
This may include:
- Sponsored research agreements.
- Collaboration agreements.
- Subawards.
- Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs).
- Data Use Agreements (DUAs).
- Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs).
- Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs).
- Other research-related agreements or arrangements.
ORS will review applicable sanctions, export control, research security, sponsor, and institutional requirements and coordinate with the appropriate University offices, as needed.
Russian universities, companies, government agencies, financial institutions, and other organizations or individuals may be subject to U.S. Government sanctions or other federal restrictions.
As part of its review, ORS conducts Restricted Entity Screening to identify organizations and individuals appearing on applicable U.S. Government restricted party lists and determine whether restrictions, additional review, or U.S. government authorization applies.
Related Guidance
| Related Guidance | Description |
|---|---|
| International Travel | Guidance for international travel involving research, teaching, field work, conferences, or other University activities. |
| International Collaborations | Guidance for planning, establishing, conducting, and managing research collaborations with international researchers, institutions, companies, and organizations. |
| Conferences, Professional Activities & External Appointments | Guidance for participating in conferences, meetings, seminars, workshops, professional societies, external appointments, teaching, lectures, and other scholarly activities involving international organizations or conducted outside the United States. |
| Foreign-Sponsored Research | Guidance for proposing, conducting, and managing research funded or otherwise supported by foreign governments, universities, companies, foundations, or other foreign organizations. |
| International Transfers (Shipments, Hand-Carry & Electronic Transmissions) | Guidance for shipping, mailing, hand-carrying, or electronically transferring research equipment, materials, software, technology, technical information, or research information internationally. |
| Sharing Research Information | Guidance for sharing research information, data, software, technology, technical information, presentations, publications, or other research outputs with collaborators, sponsors, companies, government agencies, or other third parties. |
| Restricted Entity Screening | Guidance for screening collaborators, organizations, vendors, and sponsors against U.S. government restricted party lists. |
| Sponsor & Agreement Requirements | Guidance for reviewing and complying with research security, export control, information protection, publication, and other project-specific requirements contained in sponsor solicitations, award terms, and research agreements. |
| Sanctions & Embargo Programs | Guidance for understanding U.S. sanctions programs and conducting research activities involving sanctioned destinations. |
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I collaborate with researchers or organizations in Russia?
Possibly. Research collaborations involving Russia are subject to ORS review. Sanctions, export controls, federal sponsor requirements, research security requirements, or other institutional requirements may affect the proposed activity.
Contact ORS before establishing or beginning the collaboration.
Can I travel to Russia for University research?
Possibly. University-related travel to Russia is subject to ORS review.
Contact ORS before making travel arrangements so that applicable sanctions, export control, research security, sponsor, and institutional requirements can be identified.
Can I ship research equipment, software, or research information to Russia?
Do not ship, hand-carry, or electronically transfer research assets involving Russia until ORS has completed an export control review.
U.S. export control restrictions involving Russia are extensive, and a proposed transfer may be prohibited or require U.S. Government authorization.
Can I participate in a conference or professional activity involving Russia?
Possibly. Conferences, meetings, workshops, seminars, and other professional activities involving Russia or Russian organizations are subject to ORS review.
Contact ORS before committing to or participating in the activity.
Can I enter into a research agreement with a Russian organization?
Possibly. Research agreements and other arrangements involving Russian organizations are subject to ORS review to identify applicable sanctions, export control, research security, sponsor, and institutional requirements.
Does ORS screen Russian organizations and individuals?
Yes. As part of its review, ORS conducts Restricted Entity Screening to identify organizations and individuals appearing on applicable U.S. Government restricted party lists and determine whether restrictions, additional review, or U.S. Government authorization applies.
Need Assistance?
Activities involving Russia may involve overlapping sanctions, export control, research security, sponsor, contractual, financial, and institutional requirements.
Contact the Office of Research Security before making travel arrangements, establishing collaborations, entering into agreements, transferring research information or materials, making financial commitments, accepting appointments or affiliations, or beginning other University activities involving Russia.
Early consultation helps identify applicable requirements, determine whether U.S. Government authorization is required, and support compliant international research and collaboration.