NIH plans to launch preview versions of the NIH Common Forms within Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae (SciENcv). Users should be able to access these versions of the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support Common Forms and the NIH Biographical Sketch Supplement on or before September 15, 2025.
These preview documents will allow users to save, reopen, and edit the preview forms in the SciENcv module. However, the download PDF functionality will be disabled, and the form(s) and data entered into the preview versions will be deleted and no longer accessible once the official NIH Common Forms become available for preparation and submission, anticipated November 2025.
The preview forms are an opportunity for users to preview the new system functionality and new instructions and are not the final official versions. NIH will issue a subsequent Guide Notice to announce final details of their Common Forms implementation.
Under no circumstances may applicants or recipients use the preview documents for submissions to NIH. During this preview period, applicants and recipients must continue to use the current NIH Biosketch (generated either through SciENcv or NIH Form Library.docx templates) and Other Support Format Pages for all submissions to NIH until NIH’s official implementation of the Common Forms.
Additional background and instructions:
National Institutes of Health
NOT-OD-25-152
September 4, 2025
