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Accessing the ERCAP Allocation Request FormThe ERCAP request form is accessed from NIM at http://nim.nersc.gov. See Browser Requirements for the required browser settings to use with NIM. You log into NIM using your NERSC login name and your NIM password. If you have forgotten your NIM password please contact the Account Support Office at 1-800-66-NERSC menu option 2, 1-510-486-8612, or support@nersc.gov.
ERCAP Web NavigationAfter you have logged into NIM select My ERCAP Requests from the My Stuff pulldown menu. If you currently have a NERSC project, you will see it (them) listed in the ERCAP requests frame. To renew an existing project for the next allocation year click on its renew icon. To continue working on a proposal you have previously saved click on its edit icon. If you have a new project and want new project accounts (repositories) scroll to the bottom of the ERCAP requests frame and click on the link Start a new request. You will then be prompted to select 2008 (the default) or the remainder of 2007 as the target allocation year for your new request. (Note: existing NERSC users who are not yet registered as a PI will see instead a button labeled "Click here to start a new ERCAP request as a PI".) ERCAP QuestionsThe questions on the Request Form are divided into several pages. Each page is grouped under a tab. When you first renew a previous year's request, or when you first create a new request, you will be on the first page, called Project Overview. The other tabs are not clickable until you have saved the Project Overview; after which you can click on any tab in any order. You MUST click the "Save" button at the bottom of each section in order to save your work in that section before selecting another tab. ERCAP HelpNote that some of the questions on the Request Form have an (for information) icon associated with then; you can click this icon to get more detailed instructions for that question. If you need additional help answering the questions please contact a consultant at consult@nersc.gov, 1-800-66NERSC, menu item 3, or 1-510-486-8611. For more help see Help for the ERCAP Request Form. ERCAP AuthorizationsNew Principal InvestigatorsIn general, Principal Investigators on projects allocated at NERSC are also PIs on a DOE Office of Science research grant. Senior researchers whose research is relevant to the Office of Science may also become new Principal Investigators. See Eligibility. An existing NERSC user may apply for a new project allocation as a new PI by logging into NIM, selecting My ERCAP Requests from the My Stuff pulldown in the NIM main menu, and following the instructions there. A Principal Investigator who is new to NERSC and does not yet have a NERSC login should follow the instructions in Applying for Your First NERSC Allocation. PI ProxiesA Principal Invest1gator can designate one or more "PI Proxies" who help to to fill out the request form. You can check whether one of your existing projects has a PI Proxy associated with it by entering your repo name in the box under Repository in NIM's main menu and clicking Go.
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