Biosketches
Most sponsors require investigators and project key personnel to provide a curriculum vitae (CV) or biographical sketch as part of a proposal. Many sponsors request biosketches be provided to them that adhere to the format specified by either the National Institutes of Health, or the National Science Foundation, or a variant of one of these. Given different sponsors request this information in different formats, it is highly important to always closely review and adhere to each sponsor’s specific CV or biosketch requirements when preparing these. Below are links to the current NIH and NSF guidance on their biosketch requirements.
SciENcv
NIH Biosketch
NIH Disclosures - Stanford Guidance
- Implementation Changes to the Biographical Sketch and Other Support Format Page - Use of the updated format pages specified in NIH NOT-OD-21-073 is not required until January 25, 2022 - Notice NOT-OD-21-110 (Updated 4/28/21)
- NIH Biosketch Format Pages, Instructions and Samples
NSF Biosketch
NSF Disclosures - Stanford Guidance
- NSF Biosketch Instructions PAPPG NSF 23-1 - for use with proposals and project reports submitted or due on or after January 30, 2023
- NSF Fillable PDF - Effective for proposals submitted or due on or after January 30, 2023
- SciENcv Guidance on Creating a NSF Biosketch
- YouTube Video: SciENcv for NSF Biosketch
- NSF webinars covers use of NSF-Approved formats and other significant changes to PAPPG
- NSF Policy-related questions should be directed to policy@nsf.gov
- NSF Technical or IT system-related questions about NSF fillable PDF formats - contact the NSF Help Desk at 1-800-673-6188 or rgov@nsf.gov