ERA at OSU

As part of the Prosperity Widely Shared vision to modernize research, Oregon State University is launching a new Electronic Research Administration system. This strategic initiative will streamline research administration across the university. The ERA will provide a comprehensive, integrated system to support the full lifecycle of research administration — from proposal development and submission to award management and compliance. This new platform is designed to enhance efficiency, improve transparency and support Oregon State’s growing research enterprise.

Key Functions of eRA System

• Proposal Development & Submission
• Award Management
• Compliance Management
• Agreements Management
• Reporting & Analytics
• Integration & Workflow Automation
• Faculty & Department Support

Benefits of ERA

• Provides for greater collaboration in research across the university through a centralized user-friendly interface.

• Improves management and delivery of the administration of research.

• Enhances transparency across the entire research lifecycle.

• Allows for systemwide reporting and exporting of data to OSU's data lake.

• Improves compliance with federal, state and institutional regulations.

• Streamlines proposal, approvals and awards management across the university in one integrated system.

• Provides a universitywide data source for proposals, awards and research compliance.

• Tracks all research activity from a single ERA system along with Workday.

Why Now?

In a shifting research environment, we have a unique opportunity to make an impact by innovating and transforming how we work. In modernizing our systems, we will be more resilient to outside impacts, will be better able to provide excellent support to researchers, and will continue to expand research across the state and beyond.