Apply for a Compute Project

Application Types

You can apply for two different types of projects, to a Test Project and to a Compute Project with the following properties.

ApplicationCompute Time GrantCompute time per quarter [coreh]Review processCalllink to application
Test ProjectUser account and enough compute time for smaller projects and/or preparation<= 300kOnly a user account and a request to nhr-support@gwdg.de are required, cf. Application Process. N.B.: NHR Starter application preferredrollingUser Account
Compute ProjectNormal300k - 5MScientific board of NHR@ZIB, NHR@Göttingen or Whitelist (simplified review by Scientific board, DFG/BMBF/NHR/GCS/EU grant required)quarterlyJARDS NHR Normal
Compute ProjectLarge-scale (“Großprojekt”)>=5 Mcoreh (CPUs) / >=6.25 kGPUh (GPU)Scientific board + NHR panel (“Nutzungsausschuss”)quarterlyJARDS NHR Large

NHR Starter

For getting started on the NHR system, it is recommended to submit a JARDS NHR Starter application (select NHR@Göttingen as the preferred site). You will get access under the same conditions as with a Test Project. However, the additional metadata, such as your field of research, short project description and required software will help us to better understand your requirements.

Application Process

Project proposals for a Compute Project have to be submitted via the portal JARDS.

  • Our Guide to filling out offers assistance to go through JARDS.
  • One significant point on JARDS is to upload the main proposal document. To prepare this main proposal document we suggest to use the Proposal Format which is used for NHR@ZIB and NHR-NORD@Göttingen since both centers collaborate for the technical and scientific evaluation of compute time projects.

Deadlines and schedule

Compute Project proposals can be submitted via JARDS at all times. In the quarter with the submission deadline (cf. below) the review process takes place . The project starts with the quarter following the review phase and is granted for a lifetime of 12 months.

Submission deadlines are 15th of January, April, July, and October. This applies to NHR-Nord@Göttingen and is an extension of the default NHR deadline.

The next deadline is 15th of October 2024, 23:59. In case of a positive review, compute resources are granted starting first of January 2025.