Joining projects

There are three ways to join a project on ResearchConnectX.

1. Request to join

Found a project that matches your expertise?

1. Open the project — from Smart Matches (View on a project match), from the dashboard, or from a colleague's profile.
2. Click Request to Join.
3. The project lead sees your request in their Membership tab and can approve or decline it.
4. You'll get a notification either way.

2. Email invitation

If a project lead invites you directly:

1. You'll receive an email with an invitation link.
2. Open it to see the project details and who's inviting you.
3. Choose Accept or Decline.

• Already have an account? Sign in and you're added to the project.
• New to RCX? The link takes you through registration first — your invitation is waiting when you finish.

Pending invitations also appear on your dashboard.

3. Join link

Project leads can share a reusable join link (for example, in an email to a mailing list):

1. Open the link to see a preview of the project.
2. Sign in (or register) to confirm you want to join.

Join links can be time-limited and revoked by the project lead, so an expired link means you'll need a fresh invitation.

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Want collaborators for your project instead? See Team & membership for inviting by email and creating join links.