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Related Notices
- 12/3/2025 NIH's Implementation of Common Forms for Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support for Due Dates on or after January 25, 2026.
- 12/17/2025 RA Town Hall 12.17, Other Support and NIH Biographical Sketch Form Pages, Form Conversion on SciENcv and Office Hours.
- 1/08/2026 NIH Biosketch and Commons Forms Office Hours January 8th
- 1/13/2026 NIH Biosketch and Commons Forms Office Hours January 13th
- 1/20/2026 NIH Common Form, Biographical Sketch and Supplement: Known Issues, NIH Training Requirements Summary & New Office Hours.
The OSR Other Support page and OSR NIH Biographical Sketch Format pages have been updated to include the most recent information on NIH requirements. The Other Support FAQs published on the public site have also been reviewed for accuracy and updated to align with the new guidance.
Common Forms for submissions planned on and after January 25th are now available in SciENcv.
The Common Form and Biographical Sketch templates have been released. Preview versions of the Common Forms should automatically convert to the Official versions this week. No additional action will be required for users who have already started working in a Preview version.
How to Delegate Access?
A common question OSR has been receiving is about delegating access in SciENcv. Please see instructions and resources here.
NIH Biosketch and Commons Forms Office Hours
Office Hours for all UCSF employees on the topic of the new NIH Biosketch and Common Forms. During open office hours, we will demonstrate creating new forms in SciENcv and address any questions.
Please use this form to submit questions in advance.
22nd, Thursday 10:10 am - 11 am Registration link
27th Tuesday, 10:10 am - 11 am Registration Link
Previous NIH Biosketch and Commons Forms Office Hours January 8th and January 13th recordings. (UCSF MyAccess is required to access the videos)
February Office Hours TBD.