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SciENcv Virtual Tutorials

Join the Research Development team to learn how to use the required platform for creating Biographical Sketches and Current and Pending (Other) Support (CPOS) forms for federal agencies.

In 2023, the National Science Foundation (NSF) started requiring investigators to use SciENcv to create and attach their biosketches and CPOS to new funding proposals. Starting in May 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will shift to this platform for the Common Forms and NIH-specific supplemental documents. We want to equip you with all of the tools you'll need before this change takes effect next year. See below for a summary of the coming changes!

These sessions will include a virtual tutorial through the ORCiD, MyNCBI, and SciENcv platforms, including efficient ways to import your citations and a how-to demonstration for creating and exporting NIH and NSF biosketches. If you have not done so already, be sure to create accounts in MyNCBI and ORCiD before the virtual session. This will allow you to click along with us and start creating documents for your next proposal!

Session 1: Tuesday, February 11, 2025 from 2:00 - 3:00 PM - Register Here!

Session 2: Tuesday, April 8, 2025 from 12:00 - 1:00 PM - Register Here!

NIH's Adoption of Common Forms for Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support:

Below is a brief summary of the coming changes. Full details of this notice can be found online here: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-24-163.html

  • Common Forms for the biosketch and CPOS will be required effective May 25, 2025
  • NIH will require the use of SciENcv to complete Common Forms (i.e., Biosketch, CPOS) and the NIH Biographical Sketch Supplement to produce digitally certified PDF(s) for use in application submission
  • NIH will require all Senior/Key Personnel to enter their ORCID ID into SciENcv in the Persistent Identifier (PID) section of the Common Forms
    • ORCID ID must be linked to the eRA Commons Personal Profile for each Senior/Key Personnel
  • NIH will no longer accept the previous NIH Biographical Sketch format page
  • NIH will require the use of the Common Form for Biographical Sketch
  • NIH will require the use of a new NIH Biographical Sketch Supplement to collect the “Personal Statement,” “Contributions to Science,” and “Honors” statements
  • NIH will no longer accept the previous NIH Other Support format page
  • NIH will require the use of the Common Form for Current and Pending (Other) Support
  • Failure to use the required forms or format pages may cause NIH to withdraw your application from consideration

Additional Resources: https://grants.nih.gov/policy-and-compliance/changes-coming-2025/common-forms-for-biosketch 

Speaker Information:

This workshop series will be led by Dr. Nicole Viverito, Program Director in Research Development. Please contact Nicole by email if you have any questions.