🔬 SciENcv Migration Tool

Convert existing biosketches to SciENcv-ready format

For the January 25, 2026 NIH Common Forms requirement

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Why this tool exists:

SciENcv cannot import biosketch XML – only Current & Pending docs accept XML upload. This tool formats your text for copy-paste, handling the tricky Markdown quirks (like needing two trailing spaces for line breaks in Contributions).

Supports both NIH and NSF biosketch formats.

Paste your existing biosketch text:

0 characters

📋 Character Limits

Section	Limit
Personal Statement	3,500
Each Contribution to Science	2,000
Overall Objectives (Other Support)	1,500

✍️ SciENcv Markdown

Format	Syntax	Result
Bold	text	text
Italic	text	text
Link	[text](url)	text
Line break (Contributions)	two spaces + Enter	New line
Line break (Personal Statement)	Enter key	New line

⚠️ Note: Line break behavior differs by section! This tool handles it automatically.

🔄 XML Capabilities

Document Type	Export XML	Import XML
Biosketches	✅	❌
Current & Pending Support	✅	✅

💡 Tips

• First migration is hardest – once you have one biosketch in SciENcv, you can copy sections between documents
• Long-term strategy: Populate ORCID → Link to My NCBI → Use as external source in SciENcv
• Deadline: January 25, 2026 – NIH requires SciENcv Common Forms for all new submissions

Built to help researchers navigate the NIH Common Forms requirement.

View source on GitHub · Go to SciENcv

🔬 SciENcv Migration Tool

Converted Sections

📋 Character Limits

✍️ SciENcv Markdown

🔄 XML Capabilities

💡 Tips