NIH and AHRQ require a new biosketch format for applications submitted for due dates on or after May 25, 2015.
Key changes include:
Old Format |
New Format |
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4 page limit |
5 page limit |
Personal Statement |
Personal Statement + up to 4 references |
5 contributions to Science + up to 4 references for each contribution |
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15 selected references |
Up to 24 selected references |
Link to online bibliography ("in a publicly available digital database") |
NEW: These Biosketch clarifications are effective for applications submitted for due dates on or after May 25, 2016.
Source: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-16-004.html
The biosketch format includes four major sections. The Contributions to Science section is a new required section that may optionally include references and a link to your complete bibliography.
Details on New Components
1. Contributions to Science
2. URL to Complete List of Published Work (component of Contributions to Science section)
"Per NOT-OD-15-032, the new biosketch format allows applicants to include a link to a full list of their published work as found in a “publicly available digital database” such as My Bibliography. The link is optional.
NIH cautions reviewers against accessing URLs that may compromise their anonymity. The NIH prefers applicants use My Bibliography because the NIH can assure reviewers that their anonymity will be protected if they review publications at that site.
Use of a publicly available database other than My Bibliography is at the discretion of the applicant, but applicants should bear in mind that reviewers are unlikely to click on unknown links. These links must be accessible to the general public without registration and must not point to informational websites that may violate page limit rules (NOT-OD-11-080).
For these reasons, linking to a lab or researcher's site would be inappropriate."
New Biosketch Creation Tools
For more instructions, a blank format page, and sample Biosketches, go to the NIH Biosketch page.
SciENcv is a new tool designed to help researchers complete biosketches efficiently. This tool will link to and pull in biographical information from your eRA Commons account (or other sources) and publications from your NCBI My Bibliography account. An ORCID ID can be linked as well to provide a unique author identifier. SciENcv currently includes templates for the new NIH biosketch format as well as for the NSF biosketch format. SciENcv will support additional biosketch formats in the future.
Why should I use SciENcv?
To create a biosketch using SciENcv, follow these steps: