NIH Biosketch Format

NIH grant applicants are required to include biographical sketch (or biosketch) documents with their applications to demonstrate the magnitude and significance of scientific advances associated with their discoveries, and the specific role they played in those findings.

Note: NIH required a revised biosketch format for grant applications and progress reports submitted on or after May 25, 2021,

NIH Biosketch Resources

The following NIH resources may be helpful as you prepare biosketches.

NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) Resources

• NIH SF424 (R&R) Application and Electronic Submission Information, Form G
  
• Answers to frequently asked questions about biosketches

Guidance from the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

• Create Biosketches

SciENcv

Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae (SciENcv) is an online tool from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at NIH that helps researchers create a research profile that complies with the new NIH biosketch format.

• Instructional video on using SciENcv [Video] on YouTube
• Article on how to use SciENcv to create your biosketch from NCBI

MyNCBI

My NCBI is a tool that retains user information and database preferences to provide customized services for many National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) databases.

• My NCBI Help Manual
• My NCBI Tutorials [Video] on YouTube
• Answers to frequently asked questions about MyNCBI from the NIH electronic Research Administration (eRA)

Updated February 10, 2023