Electronic Portals and Access Requests

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Health (NIH)

NIH eRACommons
- NIH Commons Account Request Form

National Science Foundation

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

START myResearch/myResearch Portal/myProposals

START myResearch

START (Systemwide Tools for Administration of Research and Training) is the grants management software leveraging open source (Kuali Coeus) as well as University of Illinois developed software.
The project will modernize and streamline the research enterprise at University of Illinois and reduce the administrative burden for faculty and business office staff, ultimately saving the University money and ensuring that we are fulfilling our financial, legal, and ethical obligations.

MyResearch Portal

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

OSPNews Subscription Request

OSPNews Subscription Request

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