The computational resources of the centre are dedicated to solving problems from research and development done by academic and research institutions. Part of the capacity is dedicated to the development of collaboration between academia and industry or for the industry itself. In addition to the supercomputers operated by IT4Innovations, Czech research communities also have access to Europe's most powerful supercomputer, LUMI, thanks to IT4Innovations' membership in the consortium of the same name.
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An overview of access categories and access types to IT4Innovations supercomputing systems:

Access category

access type

duration of allocation and main deadlines
open access IT4Innovations Open Access Grant Competition 12, 24, or 36 months; call announced three times a year (February, June, and October); decision within 55 days following the application submission cut-off date
Institutional and Community Access 12, 24, or 36 months; decision within 55 days following the application submission cut-off date 
Fast Track Access max. 4 months; decision within seven working days following the application submission
ACCESS TO THEMATIC HPC RESOURCE UTILISATION Important Societal Challenges max. 12 months; submission at any time, decision within 30 days
Teaching and Educational Activities max. 12 months; submission at any time, decision within 30 days
In-house Infrastructure Research max. 12 months; submission at any time, decision within 30 days
Rental of Computational Resources for the period specified in the contract; submission at any time
Contract Research for the period specified in the contract; submission at any time
LUMI SUPERCOMPUTER COMPUTATIONAL RESOURCES IT4Innovations Open Access Grant Competition and EuroHPC JU Grant Competitions
EUROHPC JU GRANT COMPETITIONS Benchmark and Development Access Modes Calls | Regular Access Mode Calls  |  Extreme Scale Access Mode Calls

A. Open Access 

This category of access aims to allocate computational resources to the research community in the Czech Republic based on scientific excellence, computational competence and readiness, and anticipated benefits to society and the economy. Computing resources are distributed in an open access model, which aims to make HPC resources available for non-economic research and development activities.

A1) IT4Innovations Open Access Grant Competition

Support for excellent research, development, and innovation (R&D&I) activities of individuals and their co-implementation teams. The call is announced three times a year (February, June, and October).

Eligible applicants: Employee of a Czech research organisation

Duration of Allocation: 12, 24, or 36 months

Main deadlines: 40 working days following the Application submission. Decision within 55 days following the application submission cut-off date.

CURRENT OPEN CALL

A2) Institutional and community access

Support for selected research organisations to implement (R&D&I) activities within a specific (field) focus. The call to be launched depends on current needs and possibilities.

Eligible applicants: Research organisation based in the Czech Republic

Duration of Allocation: 12, 24, or 36 months

Main deadlines: 90 days for application submission. Decision within 55 days following the application submission cut-off date.

A3) Fast TRACK access

For solving simpler, short-term computational tasks, testing concepts, debugging and developing applications, and for research, development, and innovation activities. The primary objective is preparation for the Open Access Grant Competition or Institutional and Community Access. Submission anytime.

Eligible applicants: Employee of a Czech research organisation

Duration of Allocation: max. 4 months

Main deadlines: Decision within seven working days following the application submission.

How to apply: The application form can be found here: DOCX or ODT. Please submit your completed application in English via the web portal.

B. Access for thematic HPC resource utilisation

Allocations for socially important tasks, teaching and educational activities, commercial activities (to a limited extent), and in-house infrastructure research.

B1) Important Societal Challenges

Implementation of educational, research, and innovation activities in the public interest. For public and research organisations in the Czech Republic.

Duration of Allocation: max. 12 months

Main deadlines: Submission at any time, decision within 30 days.

B2) Teaching and educational activities

Provision of computational resources for teaching, training, and educational events.

Duration of Allocation: max. 12 months

Main deadlines: Submission at any time, decision within 30 days.

B3) In-house infrastructure research

R&D&I activities aimed at developing, enhancing, and optimising the large research infrastructure (e.g., within the framework of projects supporting e-INFRA CZ) services.

Duration of Allocation: max. 12 months

Main deadlines: Submission at any time, decision within 30 days.

B4) Rental of computational resources

IT4Innovations offers companies the possibility of renting the computing capacity of its supercomputers. Those who are interested in this service, legal entities or natural persons, can choose one of the following options according to their preferences:

  • Standard allocation arranged for a specific period with a pre-agreed quota

This is a lease in the form of shared access with other users with a pre-determined total number of units of computing time (standardised node hours) and standard user support.

  • Customised allocation

This includes, for example, the exclusive ability to use a pre-agreed number of compute nodes in a pre-determined period of time, allowing instant access to compute capacity compared to a standard allocation (so-called static allocation).

Duration of Allocation: The Allocation Period shall commence upon signing the Contract and shall continue for the period specified in this Contract, only on HPC resources defined in this Contract.

Main deadlines: To find out more about how to apply, please click HERE.

B5) Contract research 

Commercial provision of computational resources for contract research conducted at VSB-TUO and commissioned by an external partner. Access may be used only by employees of VSB-TUO when performing contract research for third parties.

Main deadlines: Submission at any time, decision within 30 days.

 

How to apply for B1), B2), B3) and B5): The application form can be found here: DOCX or ODT. Please submit your completed application in English via the web portal.

C. Transnational Access

C1) LUMI Supercomputer computational resources 

The EuroHPC LUMI supercomputer, located in Kajaani, Finland, is one of the world’s fastest computing systems with a performance of over 550 PFlop/s. The LUMI supercomputer is procured jointly by the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking and the LUMI consortium. IT4Innovations is one of the LUMI consortium members. LUMI is one of the world’s best-known scientific instruments for the lifespan of 2021–2026.

It is possible to apply for computing resources on the LUMI supercomputer within the framework of Open Access Competitions announced by IT4Innovations or within the framework of EuroHPC JU Grant Competitions.

Meet the winning projects for LUMI-C and 1st call for LUMI-G.

C2) EuroHPC JU grant competitions  

European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) is a joint initiative between the EU, European countries, and private partners to develop a world-class European supercomputer ecosystem. 
The Czech Republic is participating in this initiative. All EuroHPC supercomputers are available for users from the Czech Republic within these five types of access calls:

  • Benchmark Access

Allows researchers and application developers to test or benchmark their applications. The submitted projects are evaluated monthly for all projects submitted by the cut-off date, which is on the 1st day of the given month.

  • Development Access

Assigned to researchers and developers requiring a small number of node hours to develop, test and optimize their applications prior to applying for access. The submitted projects are evaluated monthly for all projects submitted by the cut-off date, which is on the 1st day of the given month.

  • AI and Data-Intensive Applications Access

Targeted towards industry, SMEs, startups, and public sector entities requiring access to supercomputing resources to perform artificial intelligence and data-intensive activities. The evaluation of submitted projects takes place on a quarterly basis on pre-announced dates.

  • Regular Access

Designated for research and public sector applications requiring large-scale resources or frequent access to substantial computing and storage resources. The evaluation of the submitted projects is carried out twice a year on pre-announced dates.

  • Extreme Scale Access

Intended for high-impact and high gain innovative research applications, with very large compute time, data storage and support needs. The evaluation of the submitted projects is carried out twice a year on pre-announced dates.


Detailed information about EuroHPC Access Mode Calls can be found on the EuroHPC Access website.