In order to say more about yourself you may add some personal and professional information. This is not a requirement, but it can help to raise your visibility.
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ORCID also enables you to add awarded grants to your profile by using the ÜberWizard for ORCID.
The continuously-updated ÜberResearch grant data include grants from funding organizations worldwide such as the NIH and NSF in the United States, the UK Research Councils and Wellcome Trust in the UK, the Austrian Research Council, and over fifty others.
It is also possible to add grant data manually to your ORCID record.
You can also add information about your education and employment history to your profile.
Different privacy settings can be applied to individual entries.