A release scheduled for Monday, January 26, 2026, will implement changes to align the Prior Approval Change of PD/PI Request, Just-in-Time (JIT), and Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) Participants section with the Common Forms requirements detailed in NOT-OD-26-018 The use of the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support (CPOS) Common Forms and the NIH Biographical Sketch Supplement will be required for all individuals required to submit one of the above documents, including all Senior/Key personnel, on or after January 25, 2026. Read more.
Overall Changes for Participants:
- All people listed as Senior/Key Personnel or New Other Significant Contributors must have a CommonsID and that CommonsID must be linked to the ORCID iD they use in SciENcv
- All Biographical Sketch and CPOS Common Form documents must be created in SciENcv and certified by the owner of the information
- When required, all Biographical Sketch and CPOS Common Form documents must be uploaded in the PDF format generated by SciENcv.
- The file name of the PDF may be updated once certified and downloaded from SciENcv. No other alterations may be made to the PDF. Do not flatten the PDF once certified and downloaded from SciENcv
- Users who have initiated but not submitted their Change of PD/PI Prior Approval or JIT as of January 25,2026 will need to redo the submission.
- Users who have initiated but not submitted their RPPR as of January 25, 2026, will need to redo the Participants section.