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NIH is adopting the Biographical Sketch Common Form and the Current and Pending (Other) Support Common Form in 2025 as per the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) memorandum on Policy Regarding Use of Common Disclosure Forms for applications and Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPRs).
The approved Common Forms for Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support (OMB Number 3145-0279 managed by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)), can be accessed at NSF’s website at NSTC Research Security Subcommittee NSPM-33 Implementation Guidance Disclosure Requirements & Standardization.
Goals
- Greater standardization across federal agencies.
- Provide clarity regarding disclosure requirements (e.g., who discloses what, relevant limitations and exclusions), disclosure process (e.g., updates, corrections, certification, and provision of supporting documentation), and expected degree of cross-agency uniformity (excerpt from Guidance for Implementing National Security Presidential Memorandum 33).
Timing
Use of the Common Forms for Biographical Sketch, Current and Pending (Other) Support and NIH Biographical Sketch Supplement will be required for application due dates and all JIT, RPPR, and Prior Approval submissions on or after January 25, 2026.
See NOT-OD-26-018 for a table of effective dates relevant to different application, performance report, just-in-time and prior approval submission scenarios.
Related Announcements
- NIH’s Implementation of Common Forms for Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support for Due Dates on or after January 25, 2026: NOT-OD-26-018 - December 2, 2025
- Preview of NIH Common Forms for Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support Coming Soon to SciENcv - September 4, 2025
- NIHs Adoption of Common Forms for Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support by May 25, 2025 – July 31, 2024
What you can do now to prepare
- Familiarize yourself with Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae (SciENcv).
- SciENcv is a researcher profile system for all individuals who apply for, receive, or are associated with research investments from federal agencies.
- You will be required to use SciENcv to complete Common Forms (i.e., Biographical Sketch, Current and Pending (Other) Support) and the NIH Biographical Sketch Supplement to produce digitally certified PDF(s) for use in application submission.
- Preview the new new system functionality, forms, and instructions in SciENcv. NIH anticipates finalizing the templates in SciENcv for Common Forms, the NIH Biographical Sketch Supplement and associated instructions the week of December 15, 2025.
- Get an ORCID ID.
- ORCID is a free, unique, persistent identifier (PID) for individuals to use as they engage in research, scholarship, and innovation activities.
- Once NIH adopts the new forms, all senior/key personnel listed on an application must have an ORCID ID and the ID must be linked to their eRA Commons Personal Profile.
- You will be required to enter your ORCID ID in the Persistent Identifier (PI) section of the Common Forms.