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 @
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
- NIH eRA Commons: Registration and accounts
- NIH eRA: extensive instructions for pre-award and post-award use of the eRA Commons
- NIH's Hands-on Guide to Electronic Submission and the NIH eRA Commons (PPT): PowerPoint presentation of step-by-step process for submitting electronic applications and for accessing proposals and awards
- NIH eRA Commons User Guide: information on how to use the Commons
- NIH eSNAP Users Guide: explains the process for submitting continuation applications
- Introduction to the xTrain system
- xTrain website: explains how to submit training grant appointment and termination forms on-line
- NIH eRA Commons Demo: allows you to assume various roles in order to practice using the various components of the Commons with sample proposals and grants provided by NIH
- NIH eRA Commons Help: provides information about how to log on to the Commons and how to access various components
- eRA Commons Roles: provides a table of all Commons roles and the privileges assigned to each
For more information or questions email researchadmin@ucsd.edu.