How to apply for access to EuroHPC JU supercomputers

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You can browse all Open (as well as past, and now Closed) Access Calls through the EuroHPC JU Access Portal. If you have any questions, please feel free to Contact Us!

Access Calls pertain to the following categories (or “Modes”): Regular Access Mode, Extreme Scale Access Mode, AI and Data-Intensive Applications Mode, as well as Development Access and Benchmark Access Mode. Details about each call can be found at the EuroHPC JU website, as well as in this page, under “Access Modes in Detail”, below.

User Journey

An indicative user journey of an entity accessing HPC for the first time can start with a Benchmark Access application, which is meant for assessing and improving code scalability. This mode grants access to a limited amount of node hours for up to 3 months, and the results of this mode can be used to support an application to the Extreme Scale and Regular Access calls. Relatively more mature or already scalable codes can be further developed and optimized in the Development Access mode, where users are allocated a small amount of node hours for up to a year. The results of this mode can also be used in order to support an application to the Extreme Scale and Regular Access calls.

Users with mature, optimized, or well-established codes may directly apply for Regular Access or Extreme Scale Mode. Both these modes grant access for one year to EuroHPC peta-scale and pre-exascale and to EuroHPC pre-exascale systems, respectively. Regular Access is meant to support scientific innovation by providing large allocations in terms of compute time, data storage and support resources. Extreme Scale, on the other hand, is meant to support high-impact, high-gain innovative research.

Users that focus on AI and/or data-intensive applications and are SMEs, startups, industry organizations, or public sector entities, may opt for applying for the AI and Data-Intensive Applications Mode, which also grants access for one year, to select EuroHPC JU Hosting Entities.

Application Process

In order to submit an application to any of the Open Calls, you will need to create an account on the EuroHPC JU Access Portal. In addition to the general information required by the application, you will also need to fill in some technical details, regarding the specifics of the experiments that will be run, the nature of the codes that will be used, and the estimate of the resources that are required. Indicative screenshots are provided herein (Click to expand).

Overview

Access Modes in Detail

EuroHPC JU Benchmark Access

The purpose of theEuroHPC JU Benchmark Access calls is to support researchers and HPC application developers by giving them the opportunity to test or benchmark their applications on the upcoming/available EuroHPC Pre-exascale and/or Petascale system prior to applying for an Extreme Scale and/or Regular Access. The EuroHPC Benchmark call is designed for code scalability tests or for test of AI applications and the outcome of which is to be included in the proposal in a future EuroHPC Extreme Scale and Regular Access call. Users receive a limited number of node hours; the maximum allocation period is three months.

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EuroHPC JU Development Access

The purpose of the EuroHPC JU Development Access calls is to support researchers and HPC application developers by giving them the opportunity to develop, test and optimise their applications on the upcoming/available EuroHPC Pre-exascale and/or Petascale system prior to applying for an Extreme Scale and/or Regular Access. The EuroHPC Development call is designed for projects focusing on code and algorithm development and optimisation, as well as development of AI application methods. This can be in the context of research projects from academia or industry, or as part of large public or private funded initiatives as for instance Centres of Excellence or Competence Centres. Users will typically be allocated a small number of node hours; the allocation period is one year and is renewable up to two times.

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EuroHPC JU Regular Access

The Regular Access mode is designed to serve research domains, industry open R&D and public sector applications that require large-scale resources or that require more frequent access to substantial computing and storage resources. This access mode distributes resources, mostly from the EuroHPC JU petascale systems.

This Regular Access Call offers three distinctive application tracks:

Scientific Access – Intended for applications from the academia and public research institutes.
Industry Access – Intended for applications with Principal Investigator (PIs) coming from industry.
Public Administration Access – Intended for applications with PIs coming from the public sector.

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EuroHPC JU Extreme Access

The Extreme Scale Access Mode call is targeting HPC applications with high-impact and high-gain innovative research. This access mode distributes resources, from the EuroHPC pre-exascale systems.

This call offers three distinctive application tracks:

Scientific Access – Intended for applications from the academia and public research institutes.
Industry Access – Intended for applications with Principal Investigator (PIs) coming from industry.
Public Administration Access – Intended for applications with PIs coming from the public sector.

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EuroHPC JU AI and Data-Intensive Applications

The EuroHPC JU AI and Data-Intensive Applications Access call aims to support ethical artificial intelligence, machine learning, and in general, data-intensive applications, with a particular focus on foundation models and generative AI (e.g. large language models).

The call is intended to serve industry organisations, small to medium enterprises (SMEs), startups, as well as public sector entities, requiring access to supercomputing resources to perform artificial intelligence and data-intensive activities.

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EuroHPC JU is continuously growing by building powerful supercomputers all over Europe countries. Industry, public administration and academia have the opportunity to access those systems for free.