Each project member will be assigned a role: Primary Investigator, Proxy, or Team Member. Click on your role below to learn more about your role's responsibilities: 

I'm a PI

I'm a Proxy

If you are a team member, you cannot add or approve other team members. 

As the PI, you have the authority to:

• Assign proxies to your project. Proxies are team members authorized to add or renew project members on your behalf.
• Add team members to your project.
• Approve and renew team accounts.
• Add and delete users to/from the project. 
• ApproveForeignAssignment/Visit Request form renewals for team members who are foreign nationals.

Adding Team Members to Your Project

As a PI, you can add existing ALCF users to your project, approve new account/reactivation requests, and manage project team membership.

• Option A: You can do these tasks by logging in at the MyALCF portal. Please instruct your new team members to request accounts at MyALCF Account Request. They should select the shortname of your project when prompted for a project name and select you as the sponsor.
• Option B: If you are an INCITE or ALCC PI, you can respond to the Project Setup email from ALCF Support with the names, email addresses, and/or ALCF usernames of up to two proxies and all other team members.

Granting Team Members Access

You and your team’s proxies must also grant access to new user accounts, reactivated accounts, and existing ALCF users you’ve added to the project. Granting team members access allows them to access ALCF resources and run project jobs.

• Option A: You can grant access to these users within the MyALCF portal.
• Option B: If you choose to work with the ALCF Support, you or a proxy must approve each team member. You can respond to emails from ALCF for account access approvals with “Yes” or “No.”

As a proxy, you are authorized to add or renew project members on behalf of the PI.

As the proxy, you have the authority to:

• Add team members to your project
• Approve and renew team accounts.
• Add and delete users to/from the project.
• Approve Foreign Assignment/Visit Request form renewals for team members who are foreign nationals.

Adding Team Members to Your Project

As a proxy, you can add existing ALCF users to your project, approve new account/reactivation requests, and manage project team membership.

• Option A: You can do these tasks by logging in at the MyALCF portal. Please instruct your new team members to request accounts at MyALCF Account Request. They should select the shortname of your project when prompted for a project name and select your PI as the sponsor.
• Option B: If you are an INCITE or ALCC proxy, you can respond to the Project Setup email from ALCF Support with the names, email addresses, and/or ALCF usernames of your team members.

Granting Team Members Access

You and your team’s proxies must also grant access to new user accounts, reactivated accounts, and existing ALCF users you’ve added to the project. Granting team members access allows them to access ALCF resources and run project jobs.

• Option A: You can grant access to these users within the MyALCF portal.
• Option B: If you choose to work with ALCF Support, you or your team’s PI must approve each team
  member. You can respond to emails from ALCF for account access approvals with “Yes” or “No.”

How do I know if I'm a proxy?

PIs can assign certain team members to be proxies. You will receive an email notification if you're designated as a proxy. 

As a team member:

• You will be added to your team’s project by your PI or a team proxy
• You must have or create an ALCF user account to access project data and run jobs.

If you already have an active ALCF account but have not been added to your project, you should submit a request to join your project at the MyALCF portal. Search for your team’s project and click the “Request Membership” button.