Information for Proposals with International Collaborators

Senior/key persons

The following provides instructions for inclusion of biographical information for each international collaborator identified as a senior/key person on the proposal. Biographical information must be provided separately for each individual designated as a senior/key person. Biographical information is used to assess how well qualified the individual, team, or organization is to conduct the proposed activities.

Individuals are reminded not to submit any personal information in biographical information. This includes items such as: home address; home telephone, fax, or cell phone numbers; home e-mail address; driver’s license number; marital status; personal hobbies; and the like. Such personal information is not appropriate for the biographical sketch and is not relevant to the merits of the proposal. NSF is not responsible or in any way liable for the release of such material.

Information beyond what is noted below should not be provided. Except where noted below, there is no page or character limit to this section of the proposal.

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(1) Identifying Information

1. *Name: Enter the name of the senior/key person (Last name, First name, Middle name, including any applicable suffix).
2. ORCID ID (Optional): Enter the ORCID ID of the senior/key person.
3. *Position Title: Enter the current position title of the senior/key person.

(2) *Organization and Location

1. Name: Enter the name of the primary organization of the senior/key person.
2. Location: Enter the City, State/Province, and Country where the primary organization is located. If the State/Province is not applicable, enter N/A.

(3) *Professional Preparation

Provide a list of the senior/key person’s professional preparation (e.g., education and training), listed in reverse chronological order by start date. Include all postdoctoral and fellowship training, as applicable, listing each separately. Also include the baccalaureate degree or other initial professional education.

For each entry provide:

• The name of the organization.
• The location of the organization: Enter the city, state/province and country where the organization is located. If the State/Province is not applicable, enter N/A.
• The degree received (if applicable).
• The start date of the degree or fellowship program.
• The month and year the degree was received (or expected receipt date).
• The field of study.

(4) *Appointments and Positions

Provide a list, in reverse chronological order by start date, of all the senior/key person’s academic, professional, or institutional appointments and positions, beginning with the current appointment (including the associated organization and location). Appointments and positions include any titled academic, professional, or institutional position whether or not remuneration is received, and whether full-time, part-time, or voluntary (including adjunct, visiting, or honorary).

Senior/key personnel must only identify all domestic and foreign professional appointments and positions outside of the primary organization for a period of up to three years from the date the proposer submits the proposal to NSF for funding consideration.

For each entry provide:

• Start date: YYYY.
• End date: YYYY.
• Appointment or position title.
• Name of organization.
• Department (if applicable).
• Location of organization: city, state/province, country.

(5) *Products

Provide a list of: (i) up to five products most closely related to the proposed project; and (ii) up to five other significant products, whether or not related to the proposed project that demonstrate the senior/key person’s qualifications to carry out the project. It is up to the individual to determine how to best organize this listing to demonstrate their ability to carry out the project. 

Acceptable products must be citable and accessible, including but not limited to:

• Publications, conference papers, and presentations.
• Website(s) or other Internet site(s).
• Technologies or techniques.
• Inventions, patents, patent applications and/or licenses.
• Other products, such as data, databases, or datasets, physical collections, audio or video products, software, models, educational aids or curricula, instruments or equipment, research material, interventions (e.g., clinical or educational) or new business creation.

Only the list of ten will be used in the review of the proposal.

Each product must include full citation information including:

• Names of authors.
• Product title.
• Date of publication or release.
• Website URL.
• Other persistent identifier (if available).
• Other relevant citation information (e.g., in the case of publications, title of enclosing work such as journal or book, volume, issue, pages).

If any of the items specified above is not applicable, enter N/A.

Senior/key personnel who wish to include publications in the products section of the biographical information that include multiple authors may, at their discretion, choose to list one or more of the authors and then "et al" in lieu of including the complete listing of authors' names.