Transition to SciENcv (Effective October 20, 2023)

Research.gov and Grants.gov October 20th Deadlines

Friday, October 20, 2023 (5:00 PM submitter’s local time) is the last day to upload the NSF fillable PDF format for the biographical sketch and current and pending (other) support.

• Proposers currently may prepare the biographical sketch and current and pending (other) support using either SciENcv or the NSF fillable PDFs.
• The mandate to use SciENcv only for preparation of the biographical sketch and current and pending (other) support will go into effect for new proposals submitted or due on or after October 23, 2023.
• Refer to Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide Chapters II.D.2.h.(i). and II.D.2.h.(ii). as well as the NSF biographical sketch and current and pending (other) support pages for more information.
• Please be aware that biographical sketch and current and pending (other) support format is validated for Grants.gov proposals at proposal submission to NSF rather than at document upload as in Research.gov. Grants.gov proposals which include the NSF fillable PDF format will not pass the submission validations after Friday, October 20, 2023 (5:00 PM submitter’s local time). For more information about NSF proposal submissions via Grants.gov, please visit the Grants.gov Proposal Processing in Research.gov informational page.

 SciENcv Training Resources 

• NSF Biographical Sketch video tutorial
• NSF Current & Pending (Other) Support video tutorial
• SciENcv help guide with NSF-specific section (includes screenshots and step-by-step instructions)
• Using SciENcv Frequently Asked Questions
• SciENcv demo recording from June 2023 NSF Grants Conference (demo starts at the 23:49 minute marker)

Questions? If you have IT system-related questions, please contact the NSF Help Desk at 1-800-381-1532 (7:00 AM - 9:00 PM ET; Monday - Friday except federal holidays) or via rgov@nsf.gov. Policy-related questions should be directed to policy@nsf.gov.

Regards,

Division of Information Systems

National Science Foundation