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eRA Commons Registration

eRA Commons Account

The eRA Commons is an online interface created by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) where researchers can access and share information relating to research grants. An account in this system is necessary for interactive electronic transactions for the receipt, review, monitoring, and administration of NIH grants The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) manages account activation. Reference this page for more information. 

To obtain access to an eRA Commons account, email OSP and provide the following information:

  • Name (first, last, and middle initial)
  • WVU email address
  • User role being requested (e.g., PI, graduate student, post doctorate, undergraduate student, sponsor, etc.)
  • If the user anticipates serving as personnel on a clinical trial submission
Your login information will be provided by OSP, and your password will be provided by NIH. It will take up to two business days for NIH to open the account after it is requested by OSP. Please contact OSP well in advance of your proposal or progress report due date.