PREP project
- For getting started with HPC, porting applications, or performing scalability analyses
- Maximum duration of six months
- Only a short abstract summarizing the computing project is required
Scientists from German public or government-approved universities can apply for different computing-time allocations. This page provides direct access to applications, templates, deadlines, and reporting information.
Choose a project type
When starting an application, please select NHR@Süd-West as the NHR center.
Normal project
- Up to 20 million CPU core-hours per year
- Up to 100,000 GPU-hours per year
- Mandatory detailed project description
Large project
- Starting at 20 million CPU core-hours per year
- Starting at 100,000 GPU-hours per year
- Mandatory detailed project description
Large-project deadlines
Applications are possible four times per year. The deadline is three months before the requested project start.
| Requested project start | Application deadline |
|---|---|
| January 1 | October 1 of the preceding year |
| April 1 | January 1 |
| July 1 | April 1 |
| October 1 | July 1 |
Guidelines
Status and final reports
After a project ends, submit a final report within three months after the allocation period. For a project extension, submit a status report.
- Use the provided PDF, Word, or LaTeX template.
- Maximum length: two pages using an 11-point font.
- Upload the report and related publications to JARDS project administration.
Reporting obligations
The principal investigator accepts the reporting obligations for NHR@SW projects. These include the final report for completed projects and the status report required when applying for an extension.
The principal investigator must also provide contributions and information for NHR@SW public reports upon request.
Acknowledgements
Papers, presentations, and other publications containing results obtained on NHR@SW systems must include the acknowledgement corresponding to the system used.
Goethe-NHR
The authors gratefully acknowledge the computing time provided to them at the NHR Center NHR@SW at Goethe University Frankfurt (project number p0020XXX). This is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, and the state governments participating on the basis of the resolutions of the GWK for national high performance computing at universities (www.nhr-verein.de/unsere-partner).
MOGON systems
The authors gratefully acknowledge the computing time provided to them at the NHR Center NHR@SW at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (project number p0020XXX). This is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, and the state governments participating on the basis of the resolutions of the GWK for national high performance computing at universities (www.nhr-verein.de/unsere-partner).