DOE INCITE

US Department of Energy Leadership Computing Facilities. Evidence checked 11 October 2026.

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Who can apply?

US- and non-US-based researchers and research organisations whose science, engineering, data or AI project needs a large allocation or another distinctive capability of the Department of Energy leadership facilities.

How do I take the next step?

First test whether the work genuinely needs leadership-scale resources. INCITE strongly encourages a Director's Discretionary project to port, tune, scale and benchmark where needed; then use the published INCITE templates and submit during an annual call. Proposals receive a technical assessment and peer review. An award still requires each participating institution to accept the relevant facility user agreement before its researchers can access the system.

Recorded deadline

Recorded deadline: The 2027 new-proposal window closed 15 June 2026 at 8 p.m. EDT; the next annual call date is not yet recorded here.

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

• The checked 2027 call is open to US- and non-US-based researchers and organisations regardless of funding source, but it is intended for projects that need large allocations or distinctive leadership-facility architecture or infrastructure. Source Suggest a correction
• INCITE says projects typically use at least 20% of a resource or another unique architectural capability. It strongly encourages a Director's Discretionary project first for porting, tuning, scaling and generating benchmarking data for the proposal; those preparation requests can be made throughout the year. Source Suggest a correction
• The 2027 instructions anticipated allocations between 500,000 and 2 million node-hours on each of Frontier and Aurora, while noting that individual awards may be higher. Scientific impact is the predominant award factor alongside the team's ability to use the systems effectively. Source Suggest a correction
• The 2027 new-proposal window ran from 8 April to 15 June 2026 at 8 p.m. EDT and is closed. The programme FAQ says calls are normally issued annually in spring for the following calendar year; no later call date is recorded here. Source Suggest a correction
• Non-proprietary awardees are not charged for facility access, but INCITE supplies compute time and storage rather than research funding. Proprietary use is charged on a full-cost-recovery basis and has separate agreement requirements. Source Suggest a correction

Eligibility, suitability, preparation, review, allocation scope, cost boundary and the closed 2027 window were checked on 11 October 2026. Selection is competitive and does not itself activate system access: institutional user agreements still apply. Recheck the official call before preparing a new proposal.

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