Proposal Submission
ALL PROJECT PROPOSALS CAN BE SUBMITTED AT ANY TIME
You can apply with a
- Preparatory Project Proposal »
- Production Project Proposal »
- Development Project Proposal »
- Data Analytics Project Proposal »
For additional information on the next submission period you can download the following flyer (PDF):
- Flyer Call Proposals Autumn 2011
- Your contact at CSCS: Maria-Grazia Giuffreda
Project Proposal Submission
If you wish to submit a production and/or a large development project you need to have (in pdf format):
- your project proposal including all the mandatory items listed under Production Projects and Development Projects
- your curriculum vitae
- your list of publications
To submit your proposal go to our web portal » , if you need more information please go to "Submission Step-by-Step" »
Call for proposals
There are two allocation periods for Production Projects and Large Development Projects on CSCS HPC systems starting on:
April 1st and October 1st
Important dates
Spring Allocation Period: April 1st, 2012 | Fall Allocation Period: October 1st, 2012 | Spring Allocation Period: April 1st, 2013 | |
Deadline for Submission of Proposals | October 14th, 2011 | May 11th, 2012 | October 12th, 2012 |
Feasibility and Technical Feedback | November 11th, 2011 | June 10th, 2012 | November 9th, 2012 |
Scientific Feedback | December 31st, 2011 | July 31st, 2012 | December 31st, 2012 |
Panel Committee Meeting & Allocation Decision | March 15th, 2012 | September 2012 | March 2013 |
Official Letters to Proposers | Within the following two weeks | Within the following two weeks | Within the following two weeks |
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Who can apply?
Proposers must hold at least the position of post-doc within their institution.
PhD students CANNOT apply on their own, but instead must do so in consultation with, and under the auspices of their supervisor. In such cases the supervisor should be identified as the Principal Investigator (PI) for the project.
Obligations of the User
Once you have a project at CSCS, please be aware that:
Participation at the User Assembly in Spring and at the User Day in Fall is expected. At the User Day, users are expected to present their work in poster form, and they might be invited to give a presentation.
Users are expected to quote and acknowledge the use of CSCS resources as follows: "This work was supported by a grant from the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS) under project ID ###"