Certify + download CPOS (individual-only)

Same pattern as the biosketch:

  1. Download PDF
  2. The individual named on the CPOS certifies (delegate cannot)
  3. Submit SciENcv-generated PDF without modification

Don’t print/flatten the PDF after download—submit the certified file as generated.

You may rename the downloaded PDF file to match NIH filename guidance, but do not alter the PDF content. If the document changes, or if the certification/signature date is more than 12 months old at submission time, download and re-certify.

NIH added Research Security Training (RST) certification text back into SciENcv Common Forms on April 22, 2026. For applications with due dates on/after May 25, 2026, if a Common Form was certified before April 22 and has not yet been submitted, regenerate and re-certify the PDF before submission.

If NIH requires supporting documentation for foreign appointments/employment reported in CPOS, attach those contract copies separately in the relevant eRA JIT, RPPR, or Prior Approval module. Do not append them to the SciENcv CPOS PDF.

sequenceDiagram
    actor Person as Named individual
    participant SciENcv
    participant eRA
    Person->>SciENcv: Review complete CPOS
    Person->>SciENcv: Certify
    SciENcv-->>Person: Certified CPOS PDF
    alt Foreign appointment documentation required
        Person->>eRA: Attach contracts separately
    else No separate documentation required
        Person->>eRA: Submit CPOS PDF only
    end