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CERES

CERES (Central Electronic REsearch System), is the University’s enterprise sponsored research administration management system with revamped analytics environment to support business functions. The system is used for proposal submissions, grant and contract administration, award management - including award modifications and other post award changes, and agreements management.

Getting Started with CERES

Cognos Reports

Grants and Agreements reports and self-service reporting are available in Cognos in the "Grants and Agreements" folder.  For more about available reports, reference the CERES Report Inventory (in the Northwestern Knowledge Base). For questions or support with Cognos reports please reach out to the Northwestern IT helpdesk: consultant@northwestern.edu.

Help

Use the chart below to determine who can best assist you with CERES-related issues:

Above table shows what falls under Business Systems and Northwestern IT.

Business Systems Team

Northwestern IT Support

Help Request Form
Email: osr-info@northwestern.edu

Ph: 847-491-4357 (1-HELP)
Email: consultant@northwestern.edu

CERES: TARGETED ASSISTANCE
– Incorrect proposal data* / Personnel additions
– Subcontractor/Sponsor additions 
– Proposal due today to a sponsor
– Proposal not being submitted

CERES: PRIMARY ASSISTANCE
General support (excluding issues at left)

CERES: SECURITY ACCESS 

* If you have incorrect data in your proposal, do NOT create a new record. Contact the Business Systems Team for assistance.