Research Systems and Platforms

GW Research Commons

GW Research Commons is a portal for research support and resources at GW.

GW Student Research Commons highlights postings for events, fellowships, and research position postings as well as the Zero-Credit Undergraduate Research Experience Transcript Notation application.

GW Faculty Research Commons highlights research enhancement services, chartered cross-disciplinary research institutes, and shared research facilities.

• Contact: [email protected]

InfoReady

GW’s InfoReady portal manages GW’s intramural funding opportunities and the selection process for limited submission opportunities.

• Contact: [email protected]
• Log-in: To get started, register using the link in the site’s header or select a funding opportunity, where you will be directed to register (use your GW e-mail and password).

Pivot

Pivot is a searchable database of funding opportunities from federal and non-federal sources including foundations and commercial sponsors. The university's subscription to this service allows GW users to create customized searches and have matching opportunities e-mailed as they are posted.

• Contact: [email protected]
• Log-in: Utilizes GW's single sign-on (SSO)

myResearch

myResearch is GW’s integrated system for proposal development and sponsored award management. (myResearch replaced Cayuse as of February 16, 2022.)

• Contact: [email protected] or visit the myResearch project page
• Log-in: Utilizes GW's single sign-on (SSO)

PI Dashboard

PI Dashboard displays personalized financial and human resources information to help principal investigators make more informed project decisions. The system is designed to reduce administrative burden, increase transparency and streamline the financial management of awards.

• Contact: [email protected]
• Request Access: Review the instructions on the PI Dashboard project page

GW iRIS

GW iRIS is the primary platform for submission, modification, and review of protocols for human subject (IRB), animal research (IACUC), and biosafety (IBC).

• Contact: Each module has a point of contact for questions and support:
  • Human subjects: Office of Human Research; [email protected]
  • Animal research: Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee; [email protected]
  • Research involving biological agents: Office of Research Safety; [email protected]
• Log-in: Follow the instructions on the GW iRIS support page on the Office of Research Integrity website.

LabArchives

LabArchives is a secure, cloud-based platform for creating and collaborating within digital lab notebooks and for the storage, organization and sharing of scientific research and data. The Office of the Vice Provost for Research (OVPR) has secured an enterprise license of LabArchives that allows all GW researchers (faculty and students) to utilize LabArchives at no cost to their projects.

• Contact: [email protected]
• Log-in: Utilizes GW's single sign-on (SSO)

Learn more about LabArchives at GW

REDCap

REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture) is a secure web application for building and managing online surveys and databases. While REDCap can be used to collect virtually any type of data, it is specifically geared to support online data capture for research studies and operations. REDCap surveys and databases are HIPAA compliant and include audit trails. There is no usage charge of REDCap for current GW faculty, staff, students, and affiliates (faculty and investigators at Children’s Hospital).

• Contact: [email protected]
• Log-in: Utilizes GW’s single sign-on (SSO)

Additional Systems

GW’s scholarly community also relies on systems administered by other GW units.

Banner

• Banner is an Oracle-based administrative software application developed for institutions of higher education that maintains student, alumni, financial aid, and human resources data. 

EAS

• The Enterprise Accounting System (EAS) accounts for all of the university's financial transactions, processes all requests for purchases, and allows users to manage the financial aspects of their sponsored research.

Procure-to-Pay (P2P)

• The unified Procure-to-Pay structure provides streamlined coordination and communication at every step of the procurement to payment and contract management processes.