Challenge Participant User Guide

Getting Started

Create your account

To create a CMP account, you will first need a Researcher Auth Service (RAS) Identity Provider (IdP) account, specifically an NIH login, eRA Commons, or Login.gov account. Once you have an account with an IdP, you can register with the CMP following the steps below:

• Click on the “Sign In / Register” button in the top right corner of the CMP homepage. You will be directed to the RAS sign-in page.
• Select the NIH Login, eRA Commons, or Login.gov option and enter login credentials. The system will redirect you to the homepage after correctly entering your credentials.

Login to CMP

• Click on the “Sign In / Register” button in the top right corner of the CMP homepage. You will be directed to the RAS sign-in page.
• Select the NIH Login, eRA Commons, or Login.gov option and enter login credentials. The system will redirect you to the homepage after correctly entering your credentials.

Explore Challenges

From the CMP homepage, you can view active and past challenges.

• Navigate to the CMP homepage. Under the Active Challenges section, you will see a listing of challenges that are currently active. Similarly, under the Past Challenges section, you will see a listing of challenges that are no longer active.
• Click on the Challenge Title to view details about a challenge. This will bring you to the challenge overview page where you can click on the various content sections to learn more about the challenge (e.g., Overview, Rules, Judging Criteria).

Challenge Registration

To participate in an active challenge, you will need to first register for the challenge by submitting a registration with your participation information. Pay close attention to the dates posted for the challenge to ensure you submit your registration on time.

Before you register for an active challenge, you will need to determine if you are registering as an Individual, Team Lead/Point of Contact, or Team Member:

• Individual: Registering on behalf of themselves
• Team Lead/Point of Contact: Registering on behalf of a group of individuals
• Team Member: Registering as part of a group of individuals

The sections below outline the steps for a Team Lead/Point of Contact or Individual, versus the steps for a Team Member.

Register for an active challenge as a Team Lead/Point of Contact or Individual

If you are registering for an active challenge as an Individual and Team Lead/Point of Contact, you can proceed with submitting a challenge registration:

• Log into CMP using your NIH Login, eRA Commons, or Login.gov credentials.
• Click on the Challenge Title of the challenge that you wish to register for. This will bring you to the challenge overview page.
• Click on the “Start Registration” button to begin your registration. The system will display a modal that will prompt you to specify whether you are registering as an Individual, Team Lead/Point of Contact, or Team Member. Select either the Individualor Team Lead/Point of Contact option.
• You will be directed to the Challenge Registration form where you will provide your registrant information, specify team members (if applicable), and challenge project information.
• Follow the on-screen prompts and enter information about your challenge participation.
• After completing each section, click on the “Next” button at the bottom right of the page. You may also click on the “Save” button at the bottom of the page to save your registration.
• Once you have completed all sections, click on the “Submit” button at the bottom right of the page.

Register for an active challenge as a Team Member

If you are registering as a Team Member, first confirm that your Team Lead/Point of Contact has submitted a registration and identified you as a team member in that registration.

• Log into CMP using your NIH Login, eRA Commons, or Login.gov credentials.
• Click on the Challenge Title of the challenge that you wish to register for. This will bring you to the challenge overview page.
• Click on the “Start Registration” button to begin your registration. The system will display a modal that will prompt you to specify whether you are registering as an Individual, Team Lead/Point of Contact, or Team Member. Select the Team Memberoption.
• The system will display a modal that you have been identified as a team member by your Team Lead/Point of Contact and to confirm your current institution. Review your institution and confirm whether the information is correct.
  • If your current institution is correct, click on the “Yes” button to complete your registration.
  • If changes are required, click on the “No” button. The system will display a modal where you will be prompted to select your current institution. Once you have selected your current institution, or added a new institution, click on the “Submit” button to complete your registration.

Alternatively, you should receive an email from the NIDDK-CR Support Team once you have been added as a Team Member by your Team Lead/Point of Contact. Click on the link in the email and follow the on-screen instructions to complete your registration.

Challenge Registration Review

Allow a minimum of one (1) business day for your challenge registration to be reviewed. You will receive an email from the Support Team once your challenge has been reviewed with either an approval or denial decision.

You can also view the status of your registration anytime by selecting Registration from the upper navigation bar. This will bring you to a dashboard with the status of all your challenge applications.

Manage Approved Challenge Registration

Manage Team Members

As a Team Lead/Point of Contact, you may add or remove team members at any point during the duration of the challenge.

Submit Solution

To be eligible to win a prize under a challenge, participants will need to submit your challenge solution for evaluation. Pay close attention to the dates posted for the challenge to ensure you submit your solution on time.

• Log into CMP using your NIH Login, eRA Commons, or Login.gov credentials.
• Select Submit Solution from the upper navigation bar. This will bring you to the Submit Challenge Solution page.
• Under the Upload Solution Package section, click on the “Select File to Upload” button to upload your solution package (i.e., ZIP file containing the required submission materials, as specified by the challenge instructions).
• Under the Confirm Upload to GitHub section, select the checkbox to confirm that you have uploaded your solution to GitHub.
• Click on the “Submit” button at the bottom of the page to submit your solution.

Note: If participating as a Team, the Team Lead/Point of Contact should submit the solution package on behalf of the team.