In December 2014, the NIH released new requirements for the Biographical Sketch (biosketch) for grant applications submitted on or after May 25, 2015. Major changes include:
- page limit extending from four to five pages
- describing up to five of your most significant contributions to science
- for each contribution, listing up to four relevant peer-reviewed publications or other non-publication research products (audio or video products; patents; data and research materials; databases; educational aids or curricula; instruments or equipment; models; protocols; and software or netware)
- linking to a full list of your published work (e.g. MyBibliography or SciENcv).
Resources you may find helpful as you compose your biosketch:
NIH does not provide a LaTeX template but there are a few floating out there. Thus far, I’ve only been able to find one publicly available biosketch template with the 2015 modifications:
- https://github.com/pmagwene/latex-nihbiosketch
(This is not an endorsement. Please use with caution.)
However, it’s not particularly difficult to build your own file with the article class using tables and sectioning. For example, see Professor Rob MacLeod’s Biosketch, which he provides as a .tex file so you can read the code.
For more information about getting started with using LaTeX, please see the subject guide. If you have any questions or would like to request a private consultation, please contact us through chat, phone, or email.
