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Using SciENcv to Create an NIH Biosketch and Other Support Documents

This guide describes how to use the NIH's SciENcv platform to create a "Common Form" biosketch and Other Support documents

The Other Support Document

  • Using SciENcv to create your Common Form Other Support document(s) will be required for proposals submitted on or after May 25, 2025 (target date).
  • Creating the Other Support document using SciENcv is a change from how this document was created previously.
  • The NIH Other Support document is not yet available in the SciENcv platform. 
    • It is scheduled to be added sometime in late March, 2025 (target date). 
    • For now, the NSF Current and Pending (Other) Support document in SciENcv can be used as a template to get a head start on populating your funding -- especially if you have many grants. It is expected that the NIH (Common Form) Other Support document will be almost or completely identical to the NSF document.

Tips for the Other Support Document

  • All data must be entered into your first Other Support document manually.
    • This is why we again recommend you create a Master Other Support document (just as we recommended creating a Master biosketch).
    • You can then use this master to generate each new Other Support document for each proposal. This will save you time.
  • Consider enlisting the help of your research administrator(s), program assistants or other staff to populate your Other Support document. You must give them Delegate status (see our section on naming delegates) so they can access your SciENcv account. They can enter your funding information into the document for you.