Electronic Research Administration
Endeavor System Status: Operational
Scheduled downtime:
To ensure optimal performance and security, Endeavor undergoes regular scheduled maintenance or configuration patching during the following times:
Monthly Maintenance Updates
- When: Third Saturday of each month
- Time: 1:30 PM – 11:30 PM Central Time
- Impact: The system may be intermittently unavailable during this timeframe. Each individual server will be down for a short period of time (15 minutes or less) while the server reboots after the updates are installed.
Configuration Patch Updates
- When: Select Tuesdays
- Time: 6:00 PM Central Time
- Duration: Typically 15 minutes
- Impact: Brief interruptions may occur. If you experience issues accessing the system during this time, please wait a few minutes and try again.
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Endeavor – Auburn’s Electronic Research Administration (eRA) System
Over the past few years, the research community has embraced a shift toward more efficient and transparent administrative processes. In support of this transformation, Auburn University began implementing Endeavor in early 2023 and continues to roll out new modules to enhance research administration capabilities.
Endeavor streamlines the management of research proposals, awards, and compliance activities. It enhances the ability of research administrators to oversee projects while providing faculty and departmental staff with greater visibility into each stage of the research lifecycle. Endeavor provides electronic creation, submission, workflow, review, approval, and communication about proposals, awards, and compliance programs like Conflict of Interest, IRB, IBC, IACUC, and animal operations.
Please refer to the timeline below for details on the current status and upcoming releases for the different Modules.
Below you will find quick user guides that will help you complete different tasks in Endeavor.
COI Module
IRB Module
Grants Module (AU login required)
Proposal Guides
For Department Users (Proposal Preparers)
For Faculty and Reviewers
- Certify a Proposal (PI/COPI)
- Review and Approve a Proposal (Dept. Reviewer)
- Request Changes on a Proposal (Dept. Reviewers and Specialist)
- Complete an ancillary review
For College-Level Designees or OSP
- Review and approve a proposal (Specialist view)
- Submit a proposal (Specialist)
- Submit SF424 Application (Specialist)
Award Guides
- New Award Assignment (OSP)
- Award Modification Assignment (OSP)
- Complete award/mod and submit to designated reviewer (OSP)
- Financial setup, budget allocation, and reconciliation (OSP)
Agreements Module (AU login required)
IACUC Module
Endeavor Proposal Training:
Audience |
Topics |
Date |
Place |
Proposal preparers and College-level Designees. |
System navigation and terminology, proposal workflow overview, creating and submitting a Proposal |
January 9, 2025 10:00 am - 11:30 am |
CASIC 109 |
Grants.gov proposal submission and other topics |
January 16, 2025 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm. |
Zoom Meeting |
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Principal Investigators and Department Approvers (Department Heads, ADRs) |
PI/COPI proposal certification, and approvals
|
January 9, 2025 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
Zoom Meeting
|
January 15, 2025 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm |
Zoom Meeting Same topics as the session above.
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Need Help? Have Questions?
The ERA team is happy to offer Virtual Office Hours via Microsoft Teams to assist you with any questions about Endeavor. Join us at any time during the following periods:
January 15, 2025 (Wednesday) 3:00- 4:00 pm Join Here!
January 17, 2025 (Friday) 9:00 - 10:00 am Join Here!
January 21, 2025 (Tuesday) 10:00 - 11:00 am Join Here!
January 23, 2025 (Thursday) 10:00 - 11:00 am Join Here!
* Office Hours will be updated periodically and are subject to change. Please check back for more dates and current information.
If you need immediate assistance, feel free to submit a Support Ticket at aub.ie/endeavorsupport
If you experience any issues with Endeavor or need assistance, please submit a support ticket using the link below.
Submit a Support Ticket: aub.ie/endeavorsupport (AU login required)
Areas of Support:
- Error Messages: Problems with login or account settings.
- General Questions
- Add/update user roles
- A student who is not a registered user and requires access to the IRB system.
- Difficulty finding an entity or location in the system.
- Enhancement requests
Martha M. Taylor
Assistant Vice Provost for Research
and Scholarship Analytics
Silvia Quintero
Director, ERA & Research Analytics
sqn0002@auburn.edu
Research and Innovation Center
540 Devall Drive
Auburn, AL 36832