Documents uploaded to National Institutes of Health (NIH) eRA Commons must meet the following criteria for successful submission to NIH:
- Be in PDF format
- Be under 6MB in size
- Be no larger than 8.5” x 11” page size
- Not be password protected
- Be flat (no fillable fields)
- Have no signature box
- File name must be under 50 characters
- No hyperlinks allowed, including email addresses
Printing to PDF before uploading documents into eRA Commons can help ensure many of the above criteria are met. For more information on formatting requirements, see the complete NIH guidelines.