Manage Project Scientist

NIH only

NIH only: NIH users can select up to 500 grant applications in the Search Results and Portfolio screens and manage the project scientist assignments for those projects.

When you select the Manage Project Scientist action for one or more grant applications, the View Selected Grant Applications screen opens, as shown here:

Manage Project Scientist screen

Follow these steps to manage Project Scientist assignments for applications in this screen:

  1. First, look through the applications and decide which ones you want to take action on.

    • For applications that don't have a project scientist assigned, you can create an assignment.

    • For applications that do have a project scientist assigned, you can delete that assignment or replace it with a new one, or add another assignment.

  1. Use the checkboxes on the left to select one or more applications to work with:
    Choose either applications with assignments that you want to delete, or applications for which you want to create or replace assignments.

  2. 2. Use the checkboxes on the left to select one or more applications to work with:

  3. Choose either applications with assignments that you want to delete, or applications for which you want to create or replace assignments.

  1. Then take one of these actions:

ClosedDelete Assignment

  1. Use the checkboxes as described above to select the assignments you want to delete, then click the Delete Assignment button Delete Assignment button.

  2. A confirmation message appears, as shown below. Click the Delete Assignment button to complete the deletion.

Confirm Deletion of Project Scientist Assignment

 

ClosedCreate or Replace Assignment

  1. Use the checkboxes as described above to select the applications for which you want to create or replace a Project Scientist assignment.

  2. Then search for the scientist: Enter at least a last name in the Search Options section and click Search:
    Enter at lease a last name in the Search Options and then click Search

  3. In the Search Results, click a radio button to select the scientist you want, then click Create Assignment:
    In the Search Results, select the scientist you want and click Create Assignment

  4. A confirmation message appears, as shown below. Click the Add Assignment button to complete the assignment and leave the current assignments, if any, or click Replace Assignment to remove any current assignment selected and add the selected project scientist instead:
    Click the Add Assignment to complete the assignment

Note: About Create New Profile:

If you cannot find the scientist you want in the search results, it may be because they do not yet have an eRA user ID.
In that case you can create a profile for the user, which initiates the process of inviting them to create a user account and accept the project scientist assignment.

Check the box indicating that you cannot find the individual in the search results, then click Create New Profile button, then add the requested information in the confirmation dialog:
Check the box indicating that you cannot find the individual in the search results, then click Create New Profile button