Electronic Portals and Access Requests

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

To create a new NSF user account, please complete the following steps:

New NSF users create their own accounts in Research.gov and request their role within the system. OSP will then approve and manage their roles.

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.

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 UEI (W8XEAJDKMXH3) 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.