ORCID setup (required link + recommended linked account)

Required for NIH Common Forms: link your ORCID iD to your eRA Commons Personal Profile so it can be used as the Persistent Identifier (PID).

Strongly recommended for easier setup/import: link ORCID in MyNCBI → Account Settings → Linked Accounts if you want to use ORCID-linked workflows in SciENcv.

Missing the eRA Commons link can create NIH/eRA compliance problems. Missing the MyNCBI linked account is usually a workflow problem (more manual entry or limited import options), not the core NIH identity requirement.

Steps (PI does this)

  1. Create ORCID: https://orcid.org/register
  2. In eRA Commons: Personal Profile → ORCID ID → connect (required)
  3. In MyNCBI: Account Settings → Linked Accounts → add ORCID (recommended when using ORCID import / linked-account workflows)
  4. In SciENcv, confirm your ORCID appears as the Persistent Identifier (PID).

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