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Using eRA Commons to Complete the Submission Process

  • Overview of Electronic Submission of Administrative Supplements (PDF - Jan 2012)
  • eRA Commons Administration, Post Submission (PowerPoint - May 2017)

eRA Commons Resources

  • Instructions for Confirming Your Preferred eRA Commons User ID (PDF – October 2017)
  • Having Trouble Logging in to eRA Commons (PDF - Sep 2016)
  • Submitting Reference Letters through eRA Commons(Video - Jun 2015)
  • Service Desk Top Ten Issues (PDF - Aug 2016)
  • Switching Institutions? Take your Commons account with you. (PDF - Nov 2012)
  • What are eRA Commons' Status Codes? (PDF - April 2021)
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