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NSF-Approved Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending Support Formats

The NSF has recently announced availability of both NSF-approved formats for the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending Support sections of NSF proposals that fall under the revised Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 20-1). Although use of an NSF-approved format for submission of the proposal sections is not required until June 1, 2020, NSF is encouraging use of NSF-approved formats now. These approved formats are-

• SciENcv: NSF has partnered with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to use SciENcv: Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae as an NSF-approved format for use in preparation of both the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending Support sections of an NSF proposal. SciENcv will produce an NSF-compliant PDF version of the documents which proposers can save and submit as part of their proposals via FastLane, Research.gov or Grants.gov. Additional information about the NSF-approved SciENcv formats is available on the NSF biographical sketch and current and pending support websites.
• NSF Fillable PDF: NSF is also providing a fillable PDF as an NSF-approved format for use to prepare both the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending Support sections of an NSF proposal. Proposers can download the respective fillable PDF form from the NSF biographical sketch and current and pending support websites and then submit the completed forms as part of their proposals via FastLane, Research.gov or Grants.gov. Note that the NSF fillable PDF for the Biographical Sketch does not integrate with ORCID.

To assist the community about these new requirements and to start using SciENcv now, NSF and NIH are planning to conduct a joint webinar that will include a walk-through of how to prepare the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending Support documents in SciENcv. Information will be provided as soon as it is available.

The following training resources are now available, and NSF will continue to keep the community informed as additional resources are released.

Biographical Sketch Resources

• NSF-Approved Formats for the Biographical Sketch website
• SciENcv Guidance on Creating an NSF Biographical Sketch, including step-by-step instructions and screenshots for each of the four required sections (This is a subsection of the guidance at SciENcv Help.)
• YouTube Video - SciENcv for NSF Users: Biographical Sketches (This is a new video targeted to the NSF research community.)
• NSF PAPPG (NSF 20-1) webinar (recorded February 6, 2020)
• YouTube Video - SciENcv Tutorial
• YouTube Video - Integrating with ORCID
• FAQs on using NSF Fillable PDF

Current and Pending Support Resources

• NSF-Approved Formats for Current and Pending Support website

• SciENcv Guidance on Creating an NSF Current and Pending Support document, including step-by-step instructions and screenshots for the two required sections (This is a subsection of the guidance at SciENcv Help.)
• NSF PAPPG (NSF 20-1) webinar (recorded February 6, 2020)
• FAQs addressing policy questions related to the PAPPG (NSF 20-1) clarifications to the current and pending support coverage, as well as questions regarding use of an NSF-approved format for current and pending support
• FAQs on using NSF Fillable PDF