Professional profiles have two parts. The first part is the General Personal Information, which includes basic proposal-related personal information: name, degrees, demographics, biosketches (stored as PDF or word-processing documents).
A name is required to identify the profile. The other information is optional, but can be very helpful for submitting certain types of proposals. For example, an NIH Commons ID would be useful if you frequently submit NIH proposals. The more information you enter here, the more fields will be auto-filled during proposal creation. This will make the proposal creation process faster and easier.
Name
If the Profile name is incorrect or has changed, you can use the Rename button shown to the upper right of the name.
Degrees
There are two fields for degrees, one following the NIH format and one following the NSF format. For NIH proposals, separate each degree by a comma. Use the drop-down menu to select an NSF Degree Type.
Demographics
This section contains demographic information frequently required on NSF proposals.
Biosketches
Biosketches can be uploaded and stored in Cayuse Proposals, making them easily accessible to you and your collaborators as you assemble proposals. You can add multiple biosketches within a profile, and you can store both the source file (usually word processor format) and the final PDF file in Cayuse Proposals.
When the source file is uploaded, the blue yes link is active in the src column.
To add a biosketch, follow these steps:
- Click the
button next to Biosketches. Cayuse Proposals will prompt you for a name for the biosketch.
- Enter a good identifying name and click Next, and you'll see the dialog below.
- Browse to the PDF file on your computer and click Next.
- If you want to also upload the source file, in the next window, browse to the file on your computer.
- Click Done.
To delete a biosketch from a professional profile, click the 
icon on the far right of the row in the table.