NIH eRACommons Form | Research Enterprise Services (NU-RES)

NIH eraCommons account request

Request a new NIH eraCommons account or affiliate an existing account with Northeastern University. Submissions are reviewed by the NU-RES Help Center.

Account type

First time registration

I don’t have an eraCommons account yet

Affiliate existing account

I already have an eraCommons account

Are you completing this form for yourself or on behalf of someone else? *

Requester’s email address *Email address of the person this request is being submitted for

First name *

Middle name

Last name *

Username *Must be more than 8 characters

Email address *Please use your Northeastern University email address

NIH role *

Specify role *

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Requester’s email address *Email address of the person this request is being submitted for

Username *Must be more than 8 characters

Email address on existing account *The address used when originally opening your eraCommons account

Current email address *

NIH role *

NIH roles

AA: Account Administrator at an organization, who facilitates the administration of Commons accounts.
ASST: An assistant who may be delegated to perform tasks on behalf of the PD/PI.
FCOI: Those at an organization who manage the Financial Conflict of Interest module and report submission.
FSR: A person in an organization responsible for completing and submitting Federal Financial Reports (FFR).
Graduate: Role assigned to an individual who is a graduate student and is participating in an NIH-funded project for at least one person month. Refer to the guide notice for more information.
PACR: Having this role provides access to the Public Access Compliance Report system via the Commons home page.
PI: Program Director/Principal Investigator (also called PD/PI), who directs a research project or program supported by the NIH.
POSTDOC: POSTDOC role exists in Commons for those at an institution serving in a postdoctoral role. This could be someone who is being mentored and not yet in a permanent position.
Project Personnel: Role assigned to an individual performing other project roles on a project. Refer to the guide notice for more information.
SPONSOR: Sponsors supervise the research training experience of individual fellows supported by fellowship awards in the xTrain module.
TRAINEE: TRAINEE user manages the electronic appointments of their own awarded training grants.
Undergraduate: Role assigned to an individual who is in an undergraduate program and is participating in an NIH-funded project for at least one person month. Refer to the guide notice for more information.