Allocations

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Opportunities

Allocation request Initial HPC limit* Supplement HPC limit Frequency Funding eligibility
Large No upper limit (subject to availability) No upper limit (subject to availability) Semi-annual panel review NSF award required
Small Derecho: 1 million core-hours
Derecho GPU: 2,500 GPU-hours 		Derecho: 1 million core-hours
Derecho GPU: 2,500 GPU-hours 		Continuous NSF award required
Exploratory & Classroom Derecho: 500,000 core-hours
Derecho GPU: 1,500 GPU-hours 		Derecho: 500,000 core-hours
Derecho GPU: 1,500 GPU-hours 		Continuous No external funding award
Data Analysis n/a (Casper only) n/a (Casper only) Continuous Any funding source
Small Allocation (University) Exploratory Allocation (University) Data Analysis Allocation (University) Classroom Allocation (University) NCAR External Projects
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