How to get an Account

Requesting an ALCF BG/P Account

Access to the machine is limited to users with an ALCF allocation through the INCITE program or from Director's Discretionary resources. If you have an ALCF allocation, apply for an ALCF account at https://accounts.alcf.anl.gov/accounts/request.php. Please fill out the forms as completely as possible.

  • Your contact information, including mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address
  • Your project information. If you do not belong to an ALCF or Magellan project with an active allocation, please skip the account request and proceed to the section at the bottom of the page titled "Requesting a Project"
  • Your sponsor's full name and e-mail address -- your project's PI (Principal Investigator) will serve as your sponsor (if you are the PI, your primary ALCF contact should be your sponsor)
  • A security question and answer: these may be used by our Help Desk to verify your identity if you contact us about account issues; therefore, please phrase it in the form of a question whose answer you will remember, that someone else won't be able to guess, and that we can read back to you for your answer.

If you are not a U.S. citizen, ANL policies require that we collect additional information from you:

  • Your city of birth and country (or countries) of citizenship
  • Your complete collegiate educational background including year(s) of graduation
  • The type of organization where you're currently employed or studying (e.g., university, government contractor, etc.), and your research field
  • Your passport information
  • Your Legal Permanent Resident information (if applicable)
  • Your visa information (if applicable).

If you don't provide complete information, or if your INS documentation has expired, there may be significant delays in processing your account request.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at support@alcf.anl.gov.Access to the machine is limited to users with an ALCF allocation through the INCITE program or from Director's Discretionary resources. If you have an ALCF allocation, apply for an ALCF account at https://accounts.alcf.anl.gov/accounts/request.php. Please fill out the forms as completely as possible.