CINECA HPC access (including Leonardo)

CINECA. Evidence checked 12 October 2026.

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Unverified current status: CINECA EuroHPC and AI Factory registration Checked 13 November 2026.

New EuroHPC or AI Factory users seeking CINECA resources. Since 13 July 2026, the portal directs these users to register in the EFP allocation portal linked there, rather than register directly in UserDB.

This corrects the registration path, not call availability. ISCRA and other CINECA routes remain separate; registration does not confer an allocation. This status needs a new check before relying on the route. Official source and next step

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Who can apply?

Scientific researchers affiliated with an Italian research organisation can seek an ISCRA project. European researchers use an applicable EuroHPC route, while Italian research institutions, general users and industrial applicants follow CINECA's separate agreement or support-led routes. Collaborators join the lead investigator's approved project. EuroHPC and AI Factory users register through EFP, while direct CINECA routes use their applicable UserDB process.

How do I take the next step?

For EuroHPC and AI Factory projects, register through the EFP allocation portal linked from UserDB; since 13 July 2026 new users on those routes should not register directly in UserDB. Other CINECA routes have separate project, account-validation and access steps.

Recorded deadline

No future deadline is recorded here. That does not establish that a call is open, closed or continuously available.

Check the official programme before applying. A recorded region is not a decision about your eligibility, and an allocation is not guaranteed.

Evidence and limits

CINECA distinguishes four principal-investigator routes: ISCRA for scientific researchers affiliated with an Italian research organisation, EuroHPC for European researchers, agreements for Italian research institutions, and a separate route for general users and industrial applications. Source
For direct UserDB routes, project approval creates a Project Account and associates the principal investigator; registered collaborators are added by that investigator. Source
The UserDB portal lets registered users access the ISCRA site for submitting HPC project proposals. Source
Registering in UserDB does not grant cluster access. The user must complete the required profile, be associated with a valid Project Account and submit a separate HPC Access request before CINECA validates and enables the account. Source
After validation, the user receives an HPC username and a time-limited link for configuring password and one-time-password authentication. UserDB credentials and HPC credentials are different, and cluster login is limited to systems where the Project Account has an active budget. Source
An approved Project Account may contain budgets on one or more systems. The allocation, its duration and the usable infrastructure depend on the approved route and project; this record does not infer current capacity or a call deadline from the existence of the account portal. Source

The 13 November 2026 UserDB homepage check corrects EuroHPC and AI Factory registration to EFP. The other account and project details retain their 12 October evidence date. Current ISCRA deadlines and available allocations remain unverified.

This page reuses the directory's recorded evidence and check date. A new page does not mean the programme has been checked again.

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