NSF Standard Biosketch Format
Updated 2/5/2016
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Provide a biosketch for each PI and Co-PI and anyone else designated as senior personnel
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Two page limit for each investigator
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Provide ONLY the requested information and include each section. If you don’t have information
to provide for a section, indicate “Not applicable.”
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Allowable fonts and fonts sizes: Arial, Courier New or Palatino Linotype in 10 pt or larger, Times
New Roman or Computer Modern Family in 11 pt or larger
REMOVE INSTRUCTIONS IN BLUE ITALIC TEXT BEFORE UPLOADING
TEMPLATE FOR NSF BIOSKETCH
Insert Name Here
Insert University Address
Insert University telephone, fax, e-mail
A. Professional Preparation Listed in chronological order
Undergraduate Institution(s)
Location
Major
Graduate Institution(s)
Location
Major
Postdoctoral Institution(s)
Location
Area
Degree & Year
Degree & Year
Inclusive Dates (years)
B. Appointments List professional/academic appointments in reverse chronological order (starting with
the most recent appointment and working back). Do not include postdoctoral appointments in this section.
C. Products Each publication, data set, software, patent, or copyright identified must include the names
of all authors (in the same sequence in which they appear in the product), the article and journal title,
book title, volume number, page numbers, and year of publication. If the document is available
electronically, the website address also should be identified. Do not include unpublished documents not
yet submitted for publication, invited lectures, or additional lists of products.
Up to 5 products most closely related to the proposed project.
PRODUCTS MOST CLOSELY RELATED
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Up to 5 other significant products, whether or not related to the proposed project.
OTHER SIGNIFICANT PRODUCTS
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D. Synergistic Activities List up to five activities which relate to the proposal or which reflect
demonstrated skills, assets, and inroads to the program activities being suggested by the proposal. If you
review for a number of journals or funding agencies, give the total number, but do not list each individual
journal or agency: NSF will count each of those as one synergistic activity!
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