Current and Pending (Other) Support

Prepare for NIH Moving to Common Forms

NIH Biographical Sketch & Other Support Common Form Requirement

Use of the Common Forms for Biographical Sketch, Current and Pending (Other) Support will be required for application due dates and all JIT, RPPR, and Prior Approval submissions on or after January 25, 2026.

You must continue to use the current version of the forms (not the Common Forms) for submissions due on or before January 24, 2026.

Submission ScenarioYou must use
Application submission:

– For due dates on or before January 24, 2026		The NIH Biosketch and Other Support format pages.
Application submission:

– For due dates on or after January 25, 2026

– All other applications submitted on or after January 25, 2026 under the “NIH Policy on Late Submission of Grant Applications” 2-week window of consideration, and NIH applications submitted under the NIH Continuous Submission Policy.		The Common Forms for Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support and NIH Biographical Sketch Supplement.
RPPR submission on or before January 24, 2026.The NIH Biosketch and Other Support format pages.
RPPR submission on or after January 25, 2026.The Common Forms for Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support and NIH Biographical Sketch Supplement.
JIT submission on or before January 24, 2026.The NIH Biosketch and Other Support format pages.
JIT submission on or after January 25, 2026.The Common Forms for Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support and NIH Biographical Sketch Supplement.
Prior approval request submission on or before January 24, 2026.The NIH Biosketch and Other Support format pages.
Prior approval request submission on or after January 25, 2026.The Common Forms for Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support and NIH Biographical Sketch Supplement.
Key Changes
  • Documents must be completed in SciENcv
  • Form sections are renamed and re-ordered. Information may be entered into a different section of the form. Review the NIH Notice and WashU’s resource page for details.
  • Form sections have new citation, entry, or character limits. Review the table on the NIH Notice that addresses changes section-by-section.
  • Each document requires the individual to certify that the information is complete and accurate.

Faculty: Prepare for the Transition

  1. Obtain an ORCID ID. Please see the Becker Library resources guide for instructions on how to set up your account.
  2. Create a SciENcv account, linking it to your ORCID ID.
  3. Assign delegates in SciENcv. Delegates can enter Common Form information but cannot certify documents. Individuals must have a SciENcv account before they can be added as a delegate.
  4. Once your ORCID ID is linked to your SciENcv account, you can view the forms available in SciENcv
    1. Login to SciENcv
    2. Select the New Document button
    3. Select document type
    4. Continue to create the document using one of the data source options.
  5. Update your profile in eRA Commons. Cleaning up the information in eRA Commons now will result in better data importing into the Biosketch form.

Form Instructions

The NIH Common forms (Biosketch, Biosketch Supplement, and Current and Pending (Other) Support) are available in SciENcv. Instructions are available for each form:

Biosketch Common Form Changes

  • NIH will no longer accept the NIH Biographical Sketch format page.
  • The NIH Biographical Sketch Supplement section collects the “Personal Statement,” “Contributions to Science,” and “Honors” statements.
  • Sections of the document have new names.
  • Information may be required in a different area of the form.

The individual must certify that the information is complete and accurate.

NOT-OD-26-018: NIH’s Implementation of Common Forms for Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support for Due Dates on or after January 25, 2026 lists notable changes for the Biosketch:

Current NIH BiosketchBiographical Sketch Common FormNIH Biographical Sketch Supplement
Education/TrainingProfessional PreparationNot Applicable
A. Personal Statement: Narrative and 4 product citations.Products: Products Most Closely Related to the Proposed Project, limit 5 citations. Personal Statement:No citations allowed.  Can provide narrative for Personal Statement including information on the Products Most Closely Related to the Proposed Project, cited in the Products section of the Biographical Sketch Common Form.Field is limited to 3,500 characters.
B. Positions, Scientific Appointments and HonorsAppointments and Positions: Must only identify all domestic and foreign professional appointments and positions outside of the primary organization for a period up to three years from the date the applicant submits the application to the agency for funding consideration.Honors:Limited to no more than 15 entries.
C. Contributions to Science: Up to 5 narrative contribution descriptions, each allowed to include citations for up to 4 products.Products: Can provide up to 5 other significant products that highlight the senior/key person’s Contributions to Science. The NIH Biographical Sketch Supplement will provide the opportunity to describe these contributions in more depth.Contributions to Science:No citations allowed. Can provide up to 5 narrative contributions to science. Each entry is limited up to 2,000 characters.You may refer to products listed in the Other Significant Products section of your Biographical Sketch Common Form that are relevant to the contributions described in this section.

Current and Pending (Other) Support Changes

Current NIH Other SupportCurrent and Pending (Other Support) Common Form
Person Months:Effort is classified as either calendar or academic/summer months.Person-Month(s) (or Partial Person-Months): Effort is classified only in person months not calendar or academic/summer. For example: an individual’s effort currently expressed as 1.2 calendar months, or 0.9 academic and 0.3 summer would be expressed as 1.2 person months on the Current and Pending (Other) Support Common Form.
Major Goals:Overall Objectives: The field label changed, and the field is limited to 1,500 characters.
Estimated Dollar Value of In-Kind Contribution: An estimate always needed to be reported regardless of time commitment or dollar value.US Dollar Value of In-Kind Contribution: The field label changed and an In-Kind Contribution should only be reported if estimated at $5000 or more and requires a commitment of the individual’s time.
Overlap Section: Currently Overlap is summarized at the end of the document rather than for each Other Support Entry.Statement of Potential Overlap: Each Proposal, Active Project or In-Kind Contribution entry will have its own Statement of Potential Overlap rather than being summarized at the end.
Supporting Documentation:Currently, provided/appended as a PDF following the Other Support form.Supporting Documentation:This document will not be attached to the Current and Pending (Other) Support document produced in SciENcv. It will be attached in a separate field alongside the Current and Pending (Other) Support document when submitting via the Just-In-Time, RPPR, or Prior Approval modules.

Research Administrators: Prepare for the Transition

  1. Create your own SciENcv account. This is required for you to be added as a delegate.
    1. From the login screen, select More Options
    2. Select More login options
    3. Search for Washington University in St. Louis
    4. Continue with account set up
  2. Ensure faculty have ORCID ID and SciENcv accounts set up.
  3. Encourage faculty to assign you access in SciENcv.
    1. Note: Staff must click on the delegate email received from SciENcv within three days of receipt to avoid the faculty member having to complete this a second time. Recent tests confirm that this functionality is still working.
    2. Delegates can only generate PDFs for certified documents. If the document is not certified, the delegates sees the Certification Required warning.
  4. Encourage faculty to update profiles in eRA Commons. Cleaning up the information in eRA Commons now will result in better data importing into the Biosketch form.
  5. Ensure all senior/key personnel complete Current and Pending (Other) Support Training.
  6. Create and/or update faculty’s information in RADAR.
  7. Test exporting data from RADAR and importing into SciENcv. Instructions are provided in the RADAR section below.
  8. Provide an overview of key changes to faculty within your department (resources available below).
  9. Review the instructions for the NIH Common Form Instructions (links available above).

RADAR – Research Administrators Data and Reporting

SciENcv will allow for import of Current and Pending (Other) Support from RADAR.

  • Data can be exported out of RADAR into SciENcv.
    • Select a report in NIH Other Support Report.
    • Click Preview Report at the bottom.
    • Click Export.
    • Click Export for SciENcv (XML).
      • On Microsoft Edge, the file will be automatically saved into your download folder on your C: (default location).
      • On Chrome, a new window may pop up asking for the location to save the file.

NIH Resources and Guidance

WashU Resources and Guidance