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NIH BIOSKETCH

NIH BIOSKETCH. Nancy Myers Sims, Grants & Contracts Development Specialist. NIH BIOSKETCH. A Biosketch is a faculty member’s curriculum vitae presented in a specified format. NIH BIOSKETCH. Required for A ll Senior Personnel Key Personnel Other S ignificant Contributors

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NIH BIOSKETCH

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  1. NIH BIOSKETCH Nancy Myers Sims, Grants & Contracts Development Specialist

  2. NIH BIOSKETCH A Biosketch is a faculty member’s curriculum vitae presented in a specified format

  3. NIH BIOSKETCH Required for • All Senior Personnel • Key Personnel • Other Significant Contributors • All people who play a substantive role in the project

  4. About BIOSKETCHES • Biosketches highlight key personnel and other significant contributors’ relevant experience and/or qualifications • Biosketches demonstrate that the PI and staff have enough experience to execute the research plan • Biosketches are required for these people even if they show no specific effort on the project and aren’t being paid from the grant. • Biosketches are specific to a proposed project

  5. MAJOR SECTIONS of BIOSKETCH Header Personal Statement*** Positions and Honors Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications Research Support

  6. Specifications for Biosketch • Not to exceed four (4) pages • Header Info – Name, Position (at university, not on grant), eRA Commons username, Education (beginning with Bacc). • Personal Statement – Very important. Will review separately. • Positions and Honors – List in chronological order, concluding with present position • Selected Peer-reviewed Pubs – key word “selected.” No more than 15. • Research support – ongoing and completed research projects for past 3 years

  7. Biosketch Header The Header contains personal and educational information

  8. Biosketch Header Information on the NIH Biosketch header should be consistent with information in eRA Commons

  9. Personal Statement • Tell a story of how your own background intersects with the project at hand • Don’t list publications and achievements again in a narrative format • List your strengths that aren’t apparent from pubs and educational sections

  10. Personal Statement • Write in 1st or 3rd person (I/The PI) • Begin by stating the goal of project • State experience and qualifications that make you well-suited for your role in this specific project

  11. Personal Statement What makes for a BAD Personal Statement? • Failure to adequately link your expertise to the proposed project • Incorrectly explaining the project and its aims • Listing info included elsewhere in biosketch without providing elaboration or supporting info • Egotistical reference to yourself • Omitting your important contributions to the field • Letting someone else write your Personal Statement and submitting it without your review • Failure to be consistent with 1st and 3rd person

  12. Personal Statement While the personal statement may not make a huge difference in your grant’s fundability, it could make a difference if you’re close to the funding line and need just that extra bit to push you over into the black (that means funded) range

  13. Common Problems in Biosketches • Including Current & Pending support instead of current (on-going) and completed support • Incomplete or incorrect data • Including % of effort on projects • Adding budget amounts to projects

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