Once you have Created a Biosketch and selected "NIH Fellowship Biosketch", you can fill in or import information for each of the sections:
Then, export it for submission.
This section details the education and training history of the researcher. It should include baccalaureate or other initial professional education (like nursing). It should also include postdoctoral, residency, and clinical fellowship training, listing each separately.
Step 1. If you did not import or copy previously-entered information, then click "add one" under the Education/Training heading.
If you did import information but need to add additional entries, click "add another degree/training" in the lower left of the box.
Step 2. Fill in the information for the first entry for as many of the fields as possible. Once you have filled in the information for this entry, click "Save & add another entry".
Step 3. Repeat Step 2 as many times as needed to fill in the relevant Education/Training history.
In this section, you are expected to briefly describe why you (or the Faculty/PI for Delegates) are well-suited for your role(s) in this project. For further information about what to include, be sure to review the application guidelines specific to the funding opportunity. You will also be allowed to highlight up to four papers that demonstrate your experience and expertise.
Step 1. Click "Edit statement" under the "A. Personal Statement" heading.
Step 2. Input the text of the personal statement into the text box. If you imported a personal statement from another document, you can modify the personal statement here as well. Once you are finished, click the green check mark to save.
Step 3. You also have the option to include up to four peer-reviewed publications to highlight experience and qualifications. To do this click the "Select citations" button in the Personal Statement box. If you imported the biosketch, you can modify the publications you want to include here as well.
Step 4. This will bring up a list of all the publications in "My Bibliography", enabling you to check the publications that you want to highlight. You can also connect your ORCiD account and select publications from this list. If you want to add publications that are not in "My Bibliography", you can click the "Add citations" button to search for the publication and then add it to "My Bibliography". Select (using the blue checkboxes) all of the publications you want to include. Then click "Save citations".
Step 5. Make sure the citations were saved and listed. Then move to the next section.
In this section, you will detail employment, scientific appointments, and honors. If you linked other accounts or copied another biosketch, the information will be imported for you.
Step 1. If you need to add an appointment or position, click the "add one" option under this heading.
If you imported the information, you can add additional entries by clicking "add another entry".
Step 2. Fill in as many of the fields as possible for the entry, and then click "Save & add another entry".
Step 3. Repeat step 2 as many times as needed.
Step 4. Then add any honors by clicking "add one" under the "Honors" heading.
If you imported information, you can add more honors by clicking "add another entry".
Step 5. Fill in as much information about the honor as possible, and then click "Save & add another entry".
Step 6. Repeat step 5 as many times as needed, and then check to make sure all entries are present.
This section provides space for a researchers to highlight their most significant contributions to science. It is important to note that reviewers consider researcher seniority when evaluating scientific contributions. For each contribution, you can provide a description and up to four peer-reviewed publications that are relevant to the contribution.
Step 1. Click "Edit section" under the "C. Contribution to Science" heading.
Step 2. Click the "edit" button next to "Description". Provide a detailed description of the contribution in the text box. Click the green check mark once you have completed the description.
Step 3. Click "Select citations". This will bring up the list of publications in "My Bibliography". Select up to four citations using the blue check mark button to left of the publication. Once you have selected all the publications that you want to include, click "Save citations".
Step 4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 for up to five contributions to science. They will appear as tabs as you add them.
In this section, it will import the degrees detailed in the Education/Training section. For predoctoral applicants: you will list by institution and year all undergraduate and graduate courses, with grades. For postdoctoral applicants: list by institution and year all graduate scientific and/or professional courses with grades. For both, you must explain the grading system if other than a 1-100 grading scale. You must also indicate the levels required for a passing grade.
Step 1. Click "Add courses" under the degree during which you took the course.
Step 2. Fill in the requested information, and then click "Save". A personal note from the creator of the guide: I would avoid the "Save & add another entry" button. When I did this, it did not properly save all of my courses. This ensures that all of your courses get added.
Step 3. Repeat step 2 until all courses are included for all education required for the application.
Step 4. Once you have entered all coursework, click "Edit notes" next to the "Explanation of grading system" heading.
Step 5. A text box will appear; enter the relevant information, and be sure to explain deviations from 1-100 grading system and what constitutes a passing grade. Once you have entered the information, click the green check mark in the lower right.
Once you have completed all of the sections, you can export the biosketch to a PDF, Word, or XML format. You can do this by clicking on the of the formats at the top or bottom right of the biosketch page.
