Electronic Research Administration

Over the last few years, the research community has experienced a shift towards a more efficient and eco-friendly environment. This shift has resulted in the development of a system known as Electronic Research Administration, or eRA. The eRA system enhances a research administrator's ability to manage proposals and awards while simultaneously providing department administrators and faculty greater transparency into the proposal and award stages of projects.  The systems provide electronic creation, submission, workflow, review, approval and communication surrounding compliance with IRB, IBC, IACUC and animal operations in addition to conflict of interest.   Increased functionality and transparency allow for the continuous improvement of monitoring and management processes.
 

Status of eRA at Auburn – UPDATE

Conflict of Interest and Commitment began onboarding on June 5 and is NOW LIVE!!  The IRB began onboarding, process analysis, iterations and testing mid-august continuing into the fall with "GO-LIVE" anticipated for the end of June 2024.  Grants and Agreements is well underway with go-live on January 10, 2025.  Negotiations are underway for IACUC and Animal Operations.
 

Implementation Timeline estimates*

*Timeline is subject to change.

For assistance with the issues listed below please submit an Endeavor Technical Support Ticket:

• Error Messages
• General Help/Instructions 
• Missing People, Organizations, or Locations: If the user can’t find the needed information in Endeavor, they should submit a support ticket to have it added to the system.  Example: The IRB module does not have students automatically loaded into the system. If you are trying to add a student to your IRB protocol and can’t find the person from the list, please submit a ticket and the ERA team will add the student to the system. 

For assistance with IRB specific questions or training please use the links below:

• Endeavor IRB Toolkit
• Endeavor IRB FAQs