Support services for narrative CVs
Since January 2026, the Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ) has required a narrative CV for all its programs. Federal funding agencies are also gradually adopting this model. This type of CV emphasizes the real-world impact of scholarly and professional contributions, in alignment with the principles of the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), to which Polytechnique is a signatory.
The Library offers support services that include:
- identifying and formatting data to illustrate the impact of your contributions in your narrative CV;
- self-training materials to help you locate and extract your own data.
Reserve your place
- Click on the green button.
- At the bottom of the page, click on Inscription and fill in the form.
- Fill in the Document Submission form, on the page or in your confirmation email.
- Once your place has been booked and your form was submitted, a member of our team will contact you within 3 working days.
Timelines
Confirmation of intake: within 3 business days.
Delivery of outputs: 5 to 10 business days, depending on the complexity of the CV.
Service Terms and Conditions
This service is intended for certain members of the Polytechnique Montréal community preparing a narrative CV for a competition offered by the FRQ or federal agencies:
- professors;
- researchers;
- postdoctoral fellows.
Types of Searches and Tools Used
Depending on the needs of each case, the Library may consult:
- alternative impact metrics (Altmetric via Dimensions);
- media presence (Eureka.cc, ProQuest One Business, Google News);
- public policy documents (Overton);
- patents (The Lens, Altmetric);
- views and downloads (arXiv, RePEc, Zenodo, HAL, PolyPublie, Borealis);
- bibliometric indicators (Web of Science/InCites, OpenAlex);
- persistent identifiers (ORCID).
Deliverables
- summary table of impact data;
- brief interpretive note;
- source files (.csv, .ris, .xlsx when available);
- consultation to present findings and offer methodological guidance, as needed.
* A revision support service is offered to faculty members only by the BRCDT.
Write your CV
For more information on the transition to the narrative CV, as well as advice and resources, consult the Outils et références page and the recordings of the webinars organized by the Bureau de la recherche.
Contact
For any questions or requests for information, please contact us at biblio@polymtl.ca.
