NCURA is offering a certificate program during the 68th Annual Meeting, August 1-4, 2026. Registrants of the conference can pick one certificate to earn. There are 10 time slots during the conference. Participants must attend 10 total sessions, 6 sessions in their track area, and the other 4 sessions are considered electives and can be in any track. Workshops, regional business meetings, sponsor demonstrations and breakfast roundtable sessions do not apply.

Steps to participate:

1. Register for the conference. There is no additional fee to request a certificate. No additional registration is needed.
2. Identify the track you wish to earn a certificate. See the full list of tracks below.  
3. Attend one concurrent session or discussion group during each of the 10 timeslots. At least 6 of the 10 sessions must be within your chosen track. For the remaining 4 time slots, you can choose sessions from other tracks. Once the conference concludes, you will complete a survey (survey will be available on Wednesday, August 5) to request your certificate. 
4. Complete your certificate request electronically by Wednesday, August 19th. Certificates will be issued by Friday, September 25th.  

• Artificial Intelligence, Data and Systems
• Departmental
• Federal/Sponsors/Agencies
• Financial/Post-Award

• Human Capital
• International/Global
• Medical/Clinical/Industry
• Organizational and Executive Leadership

• Pre-Award/Research Development
• PUI/ERI (Emerging Research Institutes)
• Research Compliance and Ethics