Electronic Portals and Access Requests
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National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Health (NIH)
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation (NSF)
To create a new NSF user account, please complete the following steps:
New NSF users create their own accounts in Research.gov / Fastlane and request their role within the system. ORS will then approve and manage their roles.
- Go to the NSF ID Lookup page to ensure you do not have an existing NSF ID. If you do not, please continue to follow the steps below.
- Go to research.gov
- Click the “Register” link in the top right hand corner of the screen.
- Complete the required fields and click submit.
- Check the primary email account that you entered for two emails – one containing NSF ID and the other containing your temporary password.
- Go back to research.gov and sign in with your NSF ID and temporary password.
- Follow the instructions to change your temporary password.
- Further instructions can be found at this link and a helpful video can be viewed at this link.
Once you have logged in, you will be able to request a Principal Investigator role through the following steps:
- Click the “My Profile” link on the top right of the screen.
- Select the “Add a New Role” option from the left navigation bar.
- Click “Add Investigator Role” to request a PI role.
- Select the option “Yes, prepare and manage proposals with an organization.”
- On the Find Organization page, enter UIC’s DUNS Number (098987217) and click “Search.”
- Verify UIC is displayed, then click “Next.”
- Add Information as necessary, then click “Next.”
- Choose Role (only the PI role should show) and click “Next.”
- Verify your entered information, then click “Submit.”
- OSP will then receive your role request for approval.
- Further instructions can be found at this link.
If you need to reset a password, please do the following:
- Go to research.gov.
- Click “Log In” then “Forgot Password”
- Enter your NSF ID# and click “Send Temporary Password.”
- You will be able to reset your password using the temporary password sent to your email address on file.
Grants.gov
To create a new Grants.gov workspace account, please complete the following steps:
- Go to Grants.gov
- Click the “Register” link in the top right hand corner of the screen.
- Click the “Get Registered Now” link.
- Complete the required fields and click Continue
- Click “Add Organization Applicant Profile – Affiliates you with an Organization and with additional access allows you to apply for Opportunities on behalf of the Organization.”
- Add UIC’s Duns #098987217 to affiliate to UIC
- Complete registration
myResearch Portal/myProposals
myResearch
- myResearch integrates and displays information from a number of different university systems, giving faculty access to the information they need to prepare, submit, route, and manage their grants.
- myResearch Portal can be used by PI’s and Business Managers
- MyResearch Portal Updates
myProposals
- Electronic development, submission and routing for approvals to the sponsored research offices