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2023 NSF POLICY OFFICE

Webinar Series

The National Science Foundation hosted a webinar covering the NSF Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support: SciENcv and NSF Formats, on Thursday, January 19. The presentation and on-demand recording are now posted in the Resource Center.
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Credit: Zhangxian Ouyang, University of Delaware

NSF Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support: SciENcv and NSF Formats

Thursday, January 19 from 3:00 – 4:00pm EST

NSF implemented revised versions of the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support formats for consistency with the Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 23-1). The requirement to use the revised formats is effective for proposals submitted or due on or after January 30, 2023.

These revised formats are now available in SciENcv and on the NSF Policy Office website. As a reminder, the mandate to use SciENcv only for preparation of these senior personnel documents will go into effect for new proposals submitted or due on or after October 23, 2023.

The presentation and on-demand recording from this webinar are now posted in the Resource Center.

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2022 Policy Office Webinar Series​

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