NSF requires full disclosure of biographical and current and pending support, which includes foreign and domestic support and affiliations.
Biosketch
What to Disclose
Senior personnel are required to provide a Biosketch that includes:
- professional preparation (e.g., education and training)
- Academic, professional, or institutional appointments, paid or unpaid, and whether full-time, part-time or voluntary. All appointments and positions that were active during the three years prior to proposal submission must be disclosed.
When to Disclose
Biosketches are required to be submitted at the time of proposal.
Current and Pending Support
What to Disclose
- all current and pending resources made available, or expected to be made available, to the individual in support of the individual’s research and development efforts (including the project that is the subject of the application), regardless of whether i) support is foreign or domestic, ii) support is provided through Ohio State or directly to the individual, or iii) the resource has monetary value
- in-kind contributions with an estimated dollar value of $5,000 or more with an estimated dollar value of $5,000 or more not intended for use
- current or pending participation in, or applications to, programs sponsored by foreign governments, instrumentalities or entities, including foreign talent recruitment programs (disclosure placement may be contract dependent)
- postdoctoral scholars, students, or visiting scholars who are supported by an external entity, whose research activities are not intended for use on the project/proposal being proposed and have an associated time commitment
- consulting activities, if i) the activity will require the senior/key person to perform research as part of the consulting activity, ii) the consulting activity does not involve performing research, but is related to the senior/key person’s research portfolio and may have the ability to impact funding, alter time or effort commitments, or otherwise impact scientific integrity, or iii) the activity involves a contract that requires the senior/key person to conceal or withhold confidential financial or other ties between the senior/key person and the entity
- travel supported/paid by an external entity to perform research activities with an associated time commitment
- startup company based on non-Ohio State licensed IP
- startup packages (other than startup packages provided by Ohio State)
Current and pending support must be signed, dated and certified to indicate it is true current, complete, and accurate. Investigators are also required to certify that they are not a party to a malign foreign talent recruitment program.
When to Disclose
Current and pending support must be disclosed to NSF with grant applications and updated on annual and final progress reports.
The university is required to notify NSF within 30 days of any support that should have been disclosed but was not disclosed. Investigators should immediately contact their Sponsored Program Officer (SPO) if they become aware of undisclosed support. The SPO will assist with proper NSF notification.
Facilities, Equipment and Other Resources
What to Disclose
- in-kind contributions with an estimated value of $5,000 or more that support the research activity for use on the project/proposal being proposed. Include a letter of collaboration from each collaborator
- current or pending participation in, or applications to, programs sponsored by foreign governments, instrumentalities or entities, including foreign government-sponsored talent recruitment programs (disclosure placement may be contract dependent)
- postdoctoral scholars, students, or visiting scholars who are supported by an external entity, and whose research activities are intended for use on the project/proposal being proposed
When to Disclose
Facilities, equipment and other resources are disclosed at the time of proposal.
International Activities (Cover Sheet)
What to Disclose
- list the primary countries involved with any international activity described in the proposal, including research, training, and/or education carried out in cooperation with international counterparts either overseas or in the U.S. using virtual technologies
- list the countr(ies) that project participants will engage with or travel to for international conferences
When to Disclose
International activities are disclosed on the cover sheet at the time of proposal.