Boston University Medical Campus
Research Administration

NIH Commons

Welcome to the electronic era at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)!

For those not familiar with NIH Commons, it is “a virtual meeting place where NIH extramural grantee organizations, grantees, and the public can receive and transmit information about the administration of biomedical and behavioral research.”

Please use the links below for additional information and instructions:

• Link to the NIH Commons

• Overview of NIH Commons

• Account Activation

• Available “Roles” for Accounts

• Updating a PI’s Personal Profile

• Checking the Status of an Application

• Preparing Just-in-Time Information

• eSNAP (Online Progress Report Submission)

• No-Cost Extensions

• NIH Commons Help Desk