diff --git a/mdx/incommon/import.xml b/mdx/incommon/import.xml
index c927bf10..fd618261 100644
--- a/mdx/incommon/import.xml
+++ b/mdx/incommon/import.xml
@@ -69,6 +69,22 @@
                     p:whitelistingEntities="true"
                     p:designatedEntities-ref="incommon_edugain_import_whitelist"/>
 
+                <!-- Filter the entity attributes imported from eduGAIN. -->
+                <bean parent="EntityAttributeFilteringStage" p:id="entityAttributes">
+                   <property name="rules">
+                       <list>
+                           <!-- Permit REFEDS R&S category membership -->
+                           <bean parent="EntityCategoryMatcher"
+                                c:category="http://refeds.org/category/research-and-scholarship"/>
+
+                           <!-- Permit REFEDS R&S category support -->
+                           <bean parent="EntityCategorySupportMatcher"
+                               c:category="http://refeds.org/category/research-and-scholarship"/>
+
+                       </list>
+                   </property>
+                </bean>
+
                 <ref bean="standardImportActions"/>
 
                 <!--