PURSUE Fermilab Account Application 2026

PLEASE fill out the form emailed to you in a timely fashion, no later than April 3, 2026, it can take up to 4-8 weeks to process (60 days "indices" check for some attendees)!

NOTE: You must have a REAL ID and health insurance to access Fermilab's site, as well as original physical copies of all required documents.

Marguerite Tonjes will fill out an "Invitation" form which emails you a dedicated link to complete with your information and email you provided to the USCMS PURSUE program. Marguerite will fill out the appropriate dates for site and computing access as well as experiment, Fermilab Point of Contact, etc.

1. You will receive an email with a link and subject "Fermilab Invitation Request", follow that link

2. This secure form is best filled out on a computer, note that you will need to securely upload an image of your RealID, and for non-US citizens provide CV information, do not send this information by email. 

3. Your Primary Home institution for this summer/internship is Tougaloo College (as they are paying for this internship)

4. Your Primary Home institutional contact for this internship:  
   Santanu Banerjee
   sbanerjee@tougaloo.edu
   6019777789

• Be sure to follow instructions emailed to you: automated emails will come from Fermilab Service Desk (fermi@servicenowservices.com) or a person at campusaccess@fnal.gov. 

• Student Research Agreement:

  • Emailed to you by Marguerite Tonjes or Jim Hirschauer is the Student Research Agreement (SRA) that needs to be completed by you the students.  

  • Please complete the following: 

    • Page 1- Fill in all highlighted areas 

    • In Section A on the Student Research Agreement, your “Attending Educational Institution” should be the actual college/university at which you are currently enrolled – not Tougaloo College.

    • Page 6- Print, sign, and date as the student (middle of the page)

    • Page 10- Initial bottom of page

    • Exhibit B Page (last page 12) Initial bottom of page

  • After completing and signing the form as instructed, please return via email to lpc-support (at) fnal.gov.   LPC-support will arrange for additional signatures for the Fermilab Advisor and Institutional Advisor (Santanu Banerjee, Tougaloo).

• Three trainings are Required before you arrive onsite to get your FNAL badge (your access request must be closed but a password is not needed to do the trainings from these links):

  • New User/Affiliate Orientation (one-time training)

    • Includes GERT/Safety Training

  • Workplace Violence and Active Shooter/Active Threat Awareness Training (to be completed every 3 years)

  • Sexual Harassment Awareness and Prevention Training (one-time training)

  • https://get-connected.fnal.gov/users-affiliates-access/ gives more instructions

NOTE: If your legal name is different than the one in the form and you are unable to change it using the emailed link, please email campusaccess@fnal.gov to let them know, include your RITM number. You will have the option to define a preferred name as well.

Useful links:

Documents required for Fermilab site access (You MUST have the original physical documents with you in person when you arrive including a RealID)

Check the status of your access request (you need the RITM number)

Fermilab Affiliate/User instructions

Passwords at Fermilab: guide to obtain them

NOTE: You are emailed your FermiWorks password, your username is given in the pdf attached to the "Informal Invitation" email you got when your account closed. Note that you will eventually need Kerberos and Services passwords as well (and all three are different, and Kerberos and Services cannot be emailed).

Questions about your access/technical difficulties go to lpc-support (at) fnal.gov