Senior and key personnel applying for NIH grants or filing progress reports starting in May 2025 will need to transition their biosketches to the forthcoming Common Forms that ask for their Open Researcher and Contributor Identifier (ORCID iD). NIH-funded researchers, If you haven't already, create your ORCID iD and link it to your eRA Commons personal profile.
Scholarly authors at any career stage, discipline and funding status can create their ORCID iD. It is a persistent digital identifier that distinguishes you throughout your career from other authors across name, location, and institutional affiliation changes. In addition to the NIH, many funders and publishers use it, making it easier to auto-fill information from one system to another. For example, Jefferson faculty can update their publications in Interfolio from their ORCID record.
Learn more:
- Update on Linking ORCID To Implement Persistent Identifier Requirements While Reducing Burden and Improving Transparency
- Securing your scholarly identity