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Academic CV structure

Use this as the skeleton for your own CV. Keep it to two pages for most scholarships unless the funder says otherwise. Fill each section with your own details, and drop any section that does not apply to you.

Suggested order

Full name
Contact: email · phone · city, country · (optional) LinkedIn / ORCID

EDUCATION
Degree, institution, location, dates. Grade/GPA. Thesis title if relevant.

RESEARCH / RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Role, organisation, dates. 2-3 bullet points of what you did and the result.

PUBLICATIONS / PROJECTS  (if any)
Formatted consistently. Newest first.

AWARDS & HONOURS
Award, awarding body, year.

SKILLS
Languages (with level), technical/lab/software skills relevant to the field.

LEADERSHIP & SERVICE
Positions, volunteering, community work. Say what changed as well as the title you held.

REFEREES
"Available on request", or listed if the funder asks.

Checks before you send it

  • Reverse chronological order within each section (newest first)
  • Bullet points include results as well as duties
  • Consistent formatting: same date style, tense and punctuation throughout
  • The experience most relevant to the award sits nearest the top
  • No photo, age or marital status unless the funder asks for them

Fill this structure with your own experience. Only the headings are meant to be reused.