Request an eRA Commons Account

To request an eRA Commons account for someone, please email the following information to nih-help@mit.edu

  • First Name
  • Last Name
  • Email address
  • Does user have an existing eRA Commons Account at another organization?
  • What role will they need? Choose from the following, or see the eRA Commons Roles Matrix for guidance:  
    • ASST
    • PI
    • POSTDOC
    • SCIENTIST
    • SPONSOR
    • TRAINEE
    • GRAD STUDENT
    • PROJECT PERSONNEL
    • UNDERGRAD

NOTE: For NIH fellowship applications the fellow needs both PI and Postdoc roles

To request existing eRA Commons account be affiliated with MIT:

Users with an eRA Commons Account from another organization requiring affiliation must have their MIT home department send a request with the following information to nih-help@mit.edu

  • E-mail address for their current account
  • Username for user’s current account

To request password reset send request including user’s name and commons ID to nih-help@mit.edu