Co-I / Key Personnel quickstart

If you are being included as senior/key personnel, you will generally need a SciENcv-generated NIH Biosketch. You will also need CPOS / Other Support when NIH requests it for your role and submission type.

Two common exceptions to remember: CPOS is not required for Other Significant Contributors (OSCs), and NIH says CPOS is not specifically requested for Program Directors, training faculty, and other oversight individuals in training grants.

Quick steps

  1. ORCID iD: create (if needed)
  2. Link ORCID to eRA Commons (required). Link ORCID in MyNCBI/SciENcv too if you plan to use ORCID-linked import workflows
  3. Ensure your My Bibliography is correct
  4. Create the SciENcv documents (or work with your delegate)
  5. Certify + download PDFs

Next: Biosketch overview (what you’re producing)