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Why this exists

NIH’s 2026 implementation moves the biosketch + other support workflow from static Word templates to a data-driven system centered on SciENcv. The output must be a digitally certified PDF generated in SciENcv.

The “minimum viable compliance” path

  1. Everyone who needs a biosketch gets:
    • eRA Commons ID
    • ORCID iD, linked to eRA Commons (required)
    • MyNCBI/SciENcv access working; ORCID appears as the SciENcv PID and matches eRA Commons
  2. Publications are curated in My Bibliography
  3. A delegate (admin) is assigned where helpful
  4. PI logs in to certify the final PDFs
flowchart TD
    accTitle: Minimum viable compliance path
    accDescr: The minimum path links ORCID and eRA Commons, checks the SciENcv PID, cleans My Bibliography, drafts documents, and ends with individual certification.
    A["eRA Commons ID"] --> B["ORCID iD"]
    B --> C["Link ORCID in eRA Commons"]
    C --> D["Confirm matching SciENcv PID"]
    D --> E["Clean My Bibliography"]
    E --> F{"Delegate helping?"}
    F -- "Yes" --> G["Delegate drafts and checks"]
    F -- "No" --> H["Individual drafts"]
    G --> I["Named individual certifies"]
    H --> I
    I --> J["Certified SciENcv PDFs"]

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