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Stanford Electronic Research Administration (SeRA) System

Updated: May 9, 2025

Created: December 21, 2020

SeRA is the institutional system of record for sponsored projects and research related agreements (RRAs).

For sponsored projects, SeRA tracks and supports proposal preparation through project closeout.  SeRA is comprised of five modules:

  1. Proposal Development and Routing
  2. Award Processing
  3. PTA Manager
  4. Subawards
  5. Award Reporting in Closeout (ARC)

For additional SeRA information including how to obtain access, system functionalities, user guides, and other SeRA resources please refer to the ORA website's SeRA User Guides and Resources