NERSC Allocations: for Principal Investigators and Account Managers
Allocations Overview and Eligibility
A researcher may apply for an allocation of NERSC resources if their research project is funded by the DOE Office of Science, or if their research project is relevant to the mission of one of the six Offices of Science (ASCR, BES, BER, FES, HEP, NP). Read More »
Apply for Your First NERSC Allocation
This page describes the steps you need to take to become a new NERSC Principal Investigator and apply for your first NERSC allocation. Read More »
The NERSC Allocation Request Form (ERCAP)
Requests to use NERSC resources are submitted annually via a web form known as the ERCAP (Energy Research Computing Allocations Process) Request Form. ERCAP is accessed through the NERSC Information Management (NIM) web interface and is available year-round. Read More »
ERCAP Application Deadlines
While the majority of awards are made once a year, the ERCAP process is open year-round. Startup projects, which are awarded by NERSC, may be submitted at any time. Read More »
2013 Call for Proposals to use NERSC Resources
The 2013 Call for Proposals to use NERSC Resources opens August 21, 2012, and closes September 28, 2012. Read More »
Managing Your Allocation and Your Users
This page explains how to manage the users in your project account (called repository or repo), and what to do if your project runs out of time. Read More »
Department of Energy Science Offices, Programs and Allocation Managers
The NERSC Center is overseen by the DOE NERSC Program Manager, Yukiko Sekine, assisted by the DOE Allocation Managers in each of the six offices. The DOE Allocation Managers are responsible for managing the NERSC allocations. Read More »
NERSC Initiative for Scientific Exploration (NISE)
Principal Investigators or PI Proxies who want to explore a research area described below are encouraged to apply for NISE time. Read More »
Data Intensive Computing Pilot Program
NERSC is launching a new Data Intensive Computing Pilot Program to support data intensive science. DOE funded researchers (and those whose work is within the DOE mission) may apply for resources in this program for a period of 18 months to investigate new data methods. Successful applicants will be awarded access to one or more of the following resources: Up to 1 PB of Storage ( up to 200 TB of Project Disk Storage and 800 TB of Archival Storage) Up to 20 million core hours on the Carver… Read More »
