Working with NSF

• National Science Foundation (NSF) Projects with U-M

• NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide 24-1 (PAPPG 24-1), effective May 20, 2024.
• Award Terms and Conditions updated for consistency
• Review NSF's Summary of Changes.

• NSF Proposal Checklist

In working with NSF, use Research. gov. Fastlane, a predecessor to Grants.gov, has been phased out. Read more about the transition to Research.gov.

• New users are able to register directly through Research.gov. Existing users in FastLane will be migrated to the new system through a simple, one-time operation when signing in to FastLane or Research.gov.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is mandating the use of SciENcv for the preparation of Current and Pending (Other) Support (C&POS) information, effective for new proposals.

To get started, faculty researchers should:

1. Login to Research. gov.
2. Set up My Bibliography.
3. Create an NSF Biosketch in SciENcv.
4. Delegate access to research administrators.
5. Work with your RA to identify projects (including outside consulting that involves the design, conduct, or reporting of research) and in-kind resources that need to be included in your C&POS.

This can take time. For more information on how to do this, please consult these resources.

Resources to Help with Using SciENcv for Biosketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support (C&POS)

• U-M Library Resources on SciENcv including a Webinar and Slides and Step-by-Step Handout
• NSF Biographical Sketch video tutorial
• NSF Current & Pending (Other) Support video tutorial
• Using SciENcv Frequently Asked Questions
• NSF SciENcv Demo Video (June 2023) (demo starts at the 23:49 minute marker)
• MyNCBI Help Guide with Step-by-Step Resources:
  • Creating SciENcv Biosketches
  • Using the NSF Biographical Sketch
  • Using the NSF Current & Pending Support
  • Editing and Deleting SciENcv Biosketches
  • Sharing SciENcv
  • Downloading SciENcv
  • Adding Delegates to SciENcv

What is SciENcv?

Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae (SciENcv) is an online system that researchers can use to create and maintain biosketches and your C&POS. You can share with others, and most importantly, the biosketch must be submitted with NIH and NSF grant applications and annual reports.

SciENcv pulls information from other systems, including MyNCBI, ORCID, and eRA Commons in order to ease administrative burden and allow researchers to quickly create and recreate a biosketch and C&POS for each grant application or annual report.

NSF requires SciENcv for Current & Pending (Other) Support. 

U-M Plan Template

ORSP has developed a Safe and Inclusive Work Environment Plan Template for such projects. Also see the Safe & Inclusive Working Environment web page.

NSF Public Access Policy 2.0 - Ensuring Open, Immediate and Equitable Access to National Science Foundation Funded Research. Updated February 2023.