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NIH eRA Commons

eRA Commons is an online interface where grant applicants, recipients, and federal staff at NIH and grantor agencies can access and share administrative information relating to research grants. Principal Investigators and postdoctoral personnel funded by NIH are required to be registered with the Commons, and to include their Commons user name in their proposals.

Registration in eRA Commons

To be able to use the NIH eRA Commons you must be registered as a user.

Principal Investigators and postdoctoral personnel funded by NIH are required to be registered with the Commons and to include their Commons user name in their proposals.

General Campus Units: Online Form

Heath Sciences Units: Email requests directly to Elizabeth Tang and they will be processed within 24-48 hours.

  • First Name
  • Middle Name or Initial (optional)
  • Last Name
  • Email Address
  • Role  (PI, Postdoc, ASST)
  • Preferred user name (6-20 characters of letters, numbers, &/or the following special characters: hyphen - , underscore _ , period . , or at sign @
For an at a glance look at roles, and the privileges associated with those roles, please see the roles and privileges matrix.

eSNAP

All non-competing continuation applications subject to the Simplified Non-competing Award Process (SNAP) must be submitted electronically via the Commons as eSNAP proposals. The UCSD Signing Officials (SOs) have delegated "submit" authority for eSNAPS to UCSD Principal Investigators (PIs).

Who needs to be registered

Sponsored Projects Office (SPO) is responsible for registering Principal Investigators (PI)s, Training Grant Business Officials (BO), Postdoctoral Staff (POSTDOC), Mentors of Fellows (SPONSOR), and Assistants (ASST), who are affiliated with UCSD.

  • Only PD/PIs are required to have a Commons User Name for competing proposal submission.
  • PostDocs need a Commons User Name for continuations.

Co-Investigators and all other senior Key Personnel are required to have an eRA Commons ID.

Resources for eRA Commons

For more information or questions email researchadmin@ucsd.edu.