SciENcv is an application in My NCBI that helps you to create and manage documents for grant applications with participating agencies. SciENcv helps to create official biographical sketches (i.e., biosketches) for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Science Foundation (NSF), and other institutions.

Important Note: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will be requiring the use of SciENcv for all grant applications starting on May 25, 2025. For additional information, see the NIH's notice.

You will need to have an NCBI account in order to use SciENcv.

To create an NCBI account:

1. Go to https://account.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
2. Select an account through which to login. If you don't see your preferred account, click "More Options."
3. Sign in using the same credentials you use for your selected account.
4. If prompted, agree to the terms.
5. You should be redirected to My NCBI. Make sure "Create a new NCBI account" is checkmarked.
6. Click "Continue."
7. In the future, repeat steps 1 through 3 to access your NCBI account.

You can access SciENcv directly or via your NCBI account.

To access SciENcv directly:

1. Go to https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sciencv/
2. Scroll down until you see the login options in the lower right-hand corner.
3. Select the same login option you use to access your NCBI account. If you don't see your preferred login option, click "More Options."
4. Sign in using the same login credentials you use for your selected account.

To access SciENcv through NCBI:

1. Go to https://account.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
2. Select the login option you use to sign into NCBI. If you don't see your preferred login option, click "More Options."
3. Sign in using the same login credentials you use for your selected account.
4. Once you're logged in, scroll down until you see the SciENcv box in the lower right-hand corner.
5. Click "Click Here" to create a new biosketch using SciENcv.

Click here to access a downloadable PDF of A Guide to SciENcv for NIH Biosketches. This document includes instructions for accessing SciENcv, creating and filling out the different sections of an NIH biosketch, linking ORCID and eRA Commons to My NCBI, setting up My Bibliography in My NCBI, adding ORCID to your SciENcv profile, adding and removing delegates, editing biosketches as a delegate, and exporting biosketches from SciENcv.

Note: In addition to NIH biosketches, you can create NIH fellowship biosketches, NSF biographical sketches, NSF pending (other support), and IES bioketches in SciENcv.

For additional information (including instructions on how to create the aforementioned biosketch types), see NCBI's Help documentation on SciENcv.

The Ebling Library provides education and consultation services for creating and managing researcher profiles.

For additional information, contact Paije Wilson (paije.wilson@wisc.edu) or Trisha Adamus (adamus@wisc.edu)