Who can become a member of a research center?
Any Children’s faculty member may elect to become a member of a research center.
Why do I need to select membership in a center?
Grants and indirects are administered through the centers, not through the Research Institute. If you do not join a center, then there is no system in place to administer your grants. Indirects will be credited to the Research Institute and will not be returned to you.
How can I select a center if I don't know what the individual center benefits are?
- Something must come first, membership or benefits. The center directors have decided that it is important to include center member input in the determination of benefits offered by each center. Therefore, specific center benefits will be determined only after center membership has been defined. Center members will help determine what benefits a particular center offers.
- For most faculty members, there will be a natural alignment with a specific center, so the choice of a center should be clear. Faculty with interests or needs that span across multiple centers in a significant way should contact the relevant center directors to discuss his/her options.
I'm not sure that I should join a research center. Who should I talk to?
Start by talking to your division chief or department director.
What if I decide to change my center at a later date?
Changes to centers are allowed at any time, with the agreement of the center directors.
My grants are administered by the UW. Can I apply for membership in a SCRI Center?
Such applications for center membership which would require consideration of transfer of grants from other facilities (e.g. UW, FHCRC) to SCRI must first be approved by the UW Academic Chair, the president of SCRI and the chief academic officer of SCRI.
I am part of research staff. What are my membership options?
Staff are considered staff members of the centers in which their primary investigator is a member.
Even after reading these FAQs I have more questions. What should I do?
If you are early in your decision process, you should talk with your division chief or department director. If you already know that you will be joining a center, but cannot decide in which center you would like to have primary level privileges, then you should talk with the center directors. For general questions about enrollment, please contact Betsy Greer, research marketing manager.
Do K awards count towards membership with Primary Level Privileges?
Yes, K awards count towards Primary Level Privileges.
For new grants or K awards, what should we list as our home institution?
Talk to your division chief or department director first and then talk with the appropriate center director.
Will there be institutional cores or cross-center cores?
Most likely there will be institutional or cross-center cores in which multiple centers contribute to the core. It is up to the centers to determine how they would like to manage core facilities. If multiple centers decide to share a core, then they may.