Digital Persistent Identifiers (DPIs) and Digital CVs make it easier for researchers to create and maintain a complete and up-to-date record of their publications and achievements in one location. 

Some federal agencies are moving toward requiring investigators to register with a DPI service, such as ORCID, to address the challenge of distinguishing researchers and their research activities from those of others with similar names.  ORCID allows researchers to easily and uniquely attach their identity to researcher objects such as datasets, equipment, articles, media stories, citations, experiments, patents, and notebooks.

See below for step-by-step instructions on creating and ORCID ID:          

• ORCID ID - Distinguish Yourself in Three Easy Steps

In addition, NSF now requires the use of SciENcv to generate your BioSketch and Current and Pending Support documents for ALL grant applications. Contact ndsu.researchdev@ndsu.edu for assistance.