Free and funded compute

UK AI Research Resource: Gateway route

UK Research and Innovation

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Who can apply: UK-based researchers at UK registered businesses of any size, charities, not-for-profits and UKRI-eligible research organisations. The project lead needs a contract longer than the proposed project.

What you get: Up to 10,000 GPU hours on Isambard-AI or Zenith for first-time users, testing and benchmarking, with no cash funding and a three-month use period. Confirm the exact start and expiry in the award terms.

How to apply: Submit an online form and supporting documents through the AIRR Portal; applications must be self-contained with no external links. Suggest a correction

Deadline UKRI lists the Gateway route as open with no closing date at the 13 November 2026 check. Suggest a correction

• The UKRI opportunity is open with no closing date and points applicants to AIRRPortal. Source Suggest a correction
• Applications normally receive a light-touch review each month, with a target maximum of two months from submission to resource access. Source Suggest a correction
• The guidance names airr@ukri.org for questions and was last updated on 28 September 2026. Source Suggest a correction

Checked 13 November 2026. Terms change, so read the programme page before you apply.

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NSF ACCESS allocations

NSF ACCESS (Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Coordination Ecosystem)

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Who can apply: Project leads are generally US-based researchers or educators at graduate-student level or higher, with an eligible organisational affiliation and a matching organisational email. Graduate students can lead Explore or Discover projects with a signed adviser letter, or an NSF GRFP letter where applicable. K-12 educators may lead instructional allocations. Other applicant, collaborator and research-security restrictions can apply.

What you get: Free allocations of credits that can be exchanged for time on NSF-funded compute, storage and cloud resources and science gateways.

How to apply: Create an ACCESS ID, complete your profile, choose a project type and submit the required project information. If the project is awarded credits, exchange them for units on a suitable resource; an award alone does not activate a compute resource. Suggest a correction

Deadline Explore, Discover and Accelerate: requests accepted at any time. Maximize: 15 December 2026 to 31 January 2027 for awards starting 1 April 2027. Check the official pages before planning. Suggest a correction

• Explore, Discover, Accelerate and Maximize serve increasing resource needs and use different submission and review requirements; ACCESS advises starting with Explore when resource needs are not yet clear. Source Suggest a correction
• Explore requests usually receive an outcome by the next business day, but an awarded project initially has no active resources until credits are exchanged for resource units. Source Suggest a correction
• ACCESS accepts eligible scholarly work from any field; no funding or merit-reviewed award is required. Proprietary or confidential work is not supported by the free allocation process. Source Suggest a correction
• A resource exchange remains subject to availability, Resource Provider concurrence and any resource-specific eligibility or recommended-use conditions. Source Suggest a correction
• The checked guidance lists the next Maximize request window as 15 December 2026 to 31 January 2027, with awards starting 1 April 2027. Source Suggest a correction

Checked 11 October 2026. Terms change, so read the programme page before you apply.

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EuroHPC Benchmark and Development Access

EuroHPC Joint Undertaking

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Who can apply: Researchers from academia and research institutes, public authorities and industry may apply, subject to the applicant-type conditions in the selected call. Country eligibility depends on which EU programme funded the requested system, so a country eligible for one machine is not automatically eligible for every machine.

What you get: Benchmark Access provides a limited node-hour allocation for up to three months to collect performance evidence or test a method before a larger request. Development Access provides a small-to-medium allocation for up to 12 months to develop and validate code, algorithms, workflows, training or AI methods rather than run large-scale production work.

How to apply: Choose Benchmark when the result is performance or feasibility evidence for a later access proposal; choose Development when the work is code, algorithm or workflow development. Select a participating system and submit the route's light technical request through the EuroHPC peer-review portal. EuroHPC checks eligibility, then the hosting entity assesses relevance and feasibility before an allocation is made. Suggest a correction

Deadline At the call-page metadata check recorded in the note, both calls were marked Open and listed 1 December 2026 at 10:00 CET as the next future cut-off. Applications remain open between monthly cut-offs; recheck the chosen official call and system before submitting. Suggest a correction

• Benchmark is for code scalability, performance data or method tests, including AI application tests, that document feasibility for a later Extreme Scale or Regular Access proposal. Its allocation period may be up to three months. Source Suggest a correction
• Development is for code and algorithm development, workflows, HPC training and AI methods that need validation before a larger access request. The current call page records a one-year allocation period; the current Access Policy states up to 12 months with no extension. Source Suggest a correction
• At the 12 October 2026 source check, the pages listed the next monthly cut-off as 1 November 2026 at 10:00 CET. That recorded cut-off has passed. The detailed applicant documents put review and decision at up to two weeks and access start at up to two to three weeks after the cut-off. The live call pages instead describe access as up to two to three weeks after submission. This retained timing disagreement is supplemented by the separate, limited metadata check in the note; applicants should verify the actual start date for the chosen route. Source Suggest a correction
• The simplified review is an eligibility check followed by a hosting-entity technical assessment of relevance and feasibility. Requests that pass are allocated access, but a published call does not prove current capacity: participating systems and node hours vary by cut-off, and suitable proposals can be limited by the monthly resource quota. Source Suggest a correction
• An allocation decision is not yet an active account. Awardees must confirm that they are ready and available for the stated period before access is provided, and successful projects must submit a short outcome report after the allocation. Source Suggest a correction
• Public-research project leaders need an employment contract lasting at least three months beyond the allocation. Private-company applicants also need a qualifying head office or substantial research and development activity, the same employment-duration boundary and solely open research and development use. Source Suggest a correction

Linked European Union / EuroHPC Joint Undertaking sources: CC BY 4.0 for the selected EU-owned metadata; third-party and other rights retained. The limited 6 November 2026 status, cut-off, route and timing account is shortened and adapted by ComputeFinder from the linked EuroHPC originals under the Commission legal notice (https://commission.europa.eu/legal-notice_en). No endorsement or warranty. No source table, node-hour total, template, image, mark, third-party work or dataset is reproduced. This is not a blanket or recurring-use grant, or a refresh of the older eligibility and policy evidence.

Checked 12 October 2026. Terms change, so read the programme page before you apply.

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EuroHPC AI for Science and Collaborative EU Projects

EuroHPC Joint Undertaking

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Who can apply: Scientific and public-sector users, plus industrial users in research and innovation projects funded by EU programmes such as Horizon Europe or Digital Europe. Other industrial users should investigate the AI for Industrial Innovation modes. Check the linked call documents for full applicant eligibility.

What you get: Six-month compute allocations for AI-based scientific research and qualifying collaborative EU projects, subject to review and system availability.

How to apply: Open the specific call, read its eligibility, technical guidelines and Project Scope and Plan template, then follow Apply Now to the EuroHPC peer-review portal. Proposals undergo technical and expert peer review; submission does not guarantee an allocation. Suggest a correction

Deadline 11 December 2026 at 10:00 CET (09:00 UTC). The 30 October cut-off has passed. Recheck the call before submitting. Suggest a correction

• The call is open with scheduled evaluation cut-offs. The next listed 2026 cut-off is 11 December at 10:00 CET; applications are not evaluated continuously as they arrive. Source Suggest a correction
• The call links technical documentation for LUMI, Leonardo, MareNostrum 5 and MeluXina. Some partitions may be unavailable because of demand; check the options at application time rather than assuming access to a particular GPU system. Source Suggest a correction

Checked 10 November 2026. Terms change, so read the programme page before you apply.

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ARCHER2 access routes

EPCC and UKRI

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Who can apply: Pump Priming is for researchers in EPSRC's remit; the Driving Test is for new users; NERC and commercial routes are described on the page.

What you get: Testing and porting allocations, subject to the service ending. The official page warns that access is scheduled to end at 17:00 GMT on 20 November 2026 and is not guaranteed afterwards.

How to apply: Check the service-end warning before choosing a route. Pump Priming uses a technical-assessment form sent to the service desk; confirm that a new allocation is feasible. Suggest a correction

Deadline Scheduled service end: 20 November 2026 at 17:00 GMT. This is not an application deadline or a guarantee of provision until that time. Suggest a correction

• Pump Priming is listed as always open for EPSRC-remit research, but the page also warns of the scheduled 20 November service end. Source Suggest a correction

Checked 13 November 2026. Terms change, so read the programme page before you apply.

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LUMI access routes

LUMI consortium and EuroHPC Joint Undertaking

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Who can apply: Academic researchers or companies in a LUMI consortium country for the national route; academic or public researchers in EU Member States or Horizon Europe associated countries, and eligible European companies, for the EuroHPC route.

What you get: Allocations of GPU hours, CPU hours and storage hours on LUMI.

How to apply: Apply through your country's national mechanism or through the EuroHPC call, following the country guides on the page. Suggest a correction

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• LUMI resources are split equally between national allocations and allocations made by the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking. Source Suggest a correction
• For the EuroHPC route the principal investigator needs an employment contract valid for at least three months after the allocation period ends. Source Suggest a correction

Checked 3 October 2026. Terms change, so read the programme page before you apply.

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DARI allocations for Jean Zay and GENCI systems

GENCI, with IDRIS (CNRS) operating Jean Zay

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Who can apply: Per the DARI page, applicants must belong to or be associated with a French research institution and do research that results in publications; they must submit an activity report at the end of the allocation period.

What you get: Reviewed compute and storage allocations for eligible French-associated research projects.

How to apply: Project leaders submit requests through the eDARI portal; users can also request access to existing projects. Suggest a correction

Deadline Regular-access requests: 8 February 2027 at 09:00, as displayed on eDARI when checked on 13 November 2026. The homepage does not specify the timezone. Suggest a correction

• The homepage lists the A22 regular-access deadline and separate resource-request and existing-project account routes. Source Suggest a correction

Checked 13 November 2026. Terms change, so read the programme page before you apply.

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Digital Research Alliance of Canada Rapid Access Service

Digital Research Alliance of Canada

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Who can apply: Eligible Canadian academic principal investigators and their sponsored users. Students join through a PI; research-institute and non-academic applicants have separate access conditions.

What you get: Shared research computing and modest cloud or storage allocations. Access is conditional on account approval, project permissions and resource availability.

How to apply: Apply for an Alliance account through CCDB. PIs request cloud projects using the official form linked in UVic's guide; sponsored users need their PI's approval. Suggest a correction

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• The Alliance access policy permits eligible academic PIs to apply free of charge and to approve sponsored users. Non-academic access may be charged. Source Suggest a correction
• UVic explains active accounts, PI-led RAS requests and approval for joining cloud projects. Source Suggest a correction

Checked 13 November 2026. Terms change, so read the programme page before you apply.

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NCI Australia ADAPTER and other access routes

NCI Australia

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Who can apply: ADAPTER targets eligible Australian individual or early-career investigators and supervisor-led student projects. Students cannot lead; industry is excluded. Read the full current exclusions.

What you get: Reviewed quarterly Gadi compute with limited scratch storage. Other NCI access pathways have separate allocations and conditions.

How to apply: Read the current ADAPTER guide, then use MyNCI's Propose a project dialogue and select ADAPTER. Suggest a correction

Deadline Continuous applications, with possible brief administrative pauses. The next assessment is provisionally 23 November 2026, not a submission deadline. Suggest a correction

• The ADAPTER 2026 guide states OPEN and continuous applications; the next assessment is 23 November, marked to be confirmed. Source Suggest a correction
• NCI's newer access hub links this guide and separates institutional, merit and other access pathways. Source Suggest a correction

Checked 13 November 2026. Terms change, so read the programme page before you apply.

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Pawsey Preparatory Access and Fast Track schemes

Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre

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Who can apply: An eligible lead needs a substantive research position at an Australian academic, research or government institution. Students can join a supervisor-led project but cannot lead. Normal Fast Track applications also require a participating institution and endorsement; time-critical access has separate handling.

What you get: Conditional Setonix access for porting and benchmarking under Preparatory Access, or flexible and urgent research under Fast Track. Suitability, technical review and resources determine awards; this is not guaranteed available capacity.

How to apply: Choose the appropriate scheme in Pawsey's official documentation. Submit Preparatory Access through the linked application portal; for Fast Track, first check institutional endorsement and internal deadlines before following the official process. Suggest a correction

Deadline Preparatory Access accepts applications all year. Fast Track is also open all year with quarterly cut-offs; the next general cut-off is described as the end of November for January to March allocations. Your institution may set an earlier deadline, and time-critical requests use separate handling. Suggest a correction

• Preparatory Access supports porting and benchmarking before a merit allocation request. Its call is open all year and proposals receive technical review. Source Suggest a correction
• Fast Track uses institutional endorsement and technical assessment, with quarterly submissions. Time-critical applications are handled outside the normal quarterly limits and process. Source Suggest a correction
• Researchers joining an existing project should ask its lead investigator for an invitation rather than make a separate new-project application. Source Suggest a correction

Checked 13 November 2026. Terms change, so read the programme page before you apply.

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Jetstream2 research cloud

Jetstream2 team

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Who can apply: Applicants eligible under the chosen ACCESS allocation route, including graduate students doing thesis or dissertation work through Explore ACCESS.

What you get: Research-cloud resources within an approved allocation and applicable resource limits.

How to apply: Get an appropriate ACCESS allocation, exchange credits for Jetstream2 resources, then add project users. Suggest a correction

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• The operator's allocation guide distinguishes an ACCESS account from a valid allocation and explains exchanging credits for Jetstream2 resource time. Source Suggest a correction

Checked 13 November 2026. Terms change, so read the programme page before you apply.

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NERSC allocations and AY2027 call (ERCAP)

NERSC, US Department of Energy Office of Science

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Who can apply: Projects supporting the relevant DOE science programme or HPC education; exploratory and other project classes have separate conditions.

What you get: Reviewed NERSC resource allocations, subject to project approval and available resources.

How to apply: New PIs first request ERCAP access, then submit the correct allocation-year request for review. Suggest a correction

Deadline The pre-allocation-year 2027 window closed on 5 October 2026 at 5 p.m. PDT. NERSC accepts proposals throughout the year; additional allocations may be awarded while resources remain. The next pre-allocation-year call date is not recorded here. Suggest a correction

• The allocation year 2027 call opened on 10 August 2026 and closed on 5 October 2026 at 5 p.m. PDT. Proposals submitted by that deadline are due to receive a determination in the week of 14 December 2026. Source Suggest a correction
• NERSC says it accepts proposals throughout the year and can make additional allocations while resources remain, but most resources are distributed before the allocation year begins. Source Suggest a correction
• The current ERCAP guide accepts initial requests at any time and requires a new PI to obtain ERCAP access before submitting. Source Suggest a correction

Checked 12 October 2026. Terms change, so read the programme page before you apply.

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Spanish Supercomputing Network (RES) access calls

Red Espanola de Supercomputacion, coordinated by BSC

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Who can apply: Researchers from Spanish and European institutions. Fast-track additionally requires an eligible Spanish national or European public grant.

What you get: Reviewed shared HPC and AI resources. Fast-track jobs use non-priority capacity when workload permits.

How to apply: Choose standard or fast-track access on the official RES site, read its protocol, then use RES Intranet. Suggest a correction

Deadline The listed standard HPC/AI deadline of 15 September 2026 has passed. Standard periods begin in December and June. Fast-track has no fixed deadline but RES advises avoiding the last month of a period. Suggest a correction

• The current RES guide describes six-month HPC/AI activities and two standard periods per year, replacing the older four-month cadence. Source Suggest a correction
• Fast-track is always open, subject to grant eligibility and technical review, but the guide advises waiting until the next period during its final month. Source Suggest a correction

Checked 13 November 2026. Terms change, so read the programme page before you apply.

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SINAPAD research allocations: 2026 call

SINAPAD: LNCC, CENAPAD-SP/Unicamp and NACAD/COPPE-UFRJ

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Who can apply: Project leads need a relationship with a Brazilian teaching or research institution. The call also provides a route for hosted researchers with institutional consent; check the exact conditions.

What you get: A proposal route for teaching, scientific and technological research. Submission is not an allocation award or active system access.

How to apply: Read the official 2026 call and its current submission instructions before preparing a proposal. Approval and subsequent system access are separate steps. Suggest a correction

Deadline The 2026 call states no fixed submission deadline and continuous evaluation. Recheck the official call before applying; this is not a promise of perpetual availability. Suggest a correction

• The call covers Santos Dumont at LNCC, Lovelace at CENAPAD-SP/Unicamp and Lobo Carneiro at NACAD/COPPE-UFRJ, not only Santos Dumont. Source Suggest a correction
• The official call provides the institutional conditions and current proposal route; a place tag is not proof of eligibility. Source Suggest a correction
• Santos Dumont use terms restrict use to non-profit purposes and the approved project scope. Read the terms before seeking access. Source Suggest a correction

Linked LNCC / SINAPAD sources: Source copyright retained; no open content licence asserted. Minimal original factual metadata and ordinary official links only, not a call or policy translation. The call publication date is unknown. Santos Dumont compute-use terms state 20 August 2026; these are not a content-reuse licence. No passages, forms, media, quotas, contact details or database are copied. The separate gov.br service description is not adapted, and its CC BY-ND notice is not applied to this subdomain.

Checked 16 October 2026. Terms change, so read the programme page before you apply.

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Google TPU Research Cloud

Google Research

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Who can apply: Researchers and students can express interest. Google approves applicants and sends invitations on a rolling basis; acceptance and temporary quota are not guaranteed.

What you get: Temporary free Cloud TPU quota for accepted researchers. Supporting VMs, storage and other Google Cloud services can still incur charges; the shared programme pool is not an individual allocation.

How to apply: Express interest through the Google Form linked on the page. Suggest a correction

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• The FAQ says approved applicants receive invitations on a rolling basis and temporary TPU quota. Other Google Cloud services are not included for free. Source Suggest a correction
• Accepted researchers are expected to share findings, for example through publications, open source code or blog posts, and to give feedback to Google. Source Suggest a correction
• The page states no application deadline. Source Suggest a correction

Checked 13 November 2026. Terms change, so read the programme page before you apply.

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Hugging Face Community GPU Grants

Hugging Face

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Who can apply: Creators of innovative Hugging Face Spaces seeking help with a GPU hardware upgrade. Selection is discretionary.

What you get: GPU hardware support for a Space if a grant is awarded. The documentation does not establish that a grant covers a required account subscription.

How to apply: Open your existing Space's hardware settings and look below the sleep-time settings for the community grant application. Before creating a new Space, check the separate plan requirements. Suggest a correction

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• The billing section states Community GPU Grants are available for innovative projects and are applied for in Space settings. Source Suggest a correction
• Creating or duplicating a Gradio or Docker Space normally requires a paid plan. Eligible personal accounts have a separate ZeroGPU exception; static Spaces do not provide GPU compute. Source Suggest a correction

Checked 14 November 2026. Terms change, so read the programme page before you apply.

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Google Cloud research credits

Google Cloud

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Who can apply: Faculty, PhD students and postdoctoral researchers at eligible accredited academic or nonprofit research institutions in approved countries. Master's students are not eligible under this research programme.

What you get: Discretionary Google Cloud credits for an approved non-commercial research project, not cash or reserved GPU capacity.

How to apply: Check country and institution eligibility, then use the research-credit application. Prepare a short research proposal, estimated cloud costs and a Google Cloud billing account ID. An application is not an award. Suggest a correction

Deadline Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. Google describes a normal six-to-eight-week review, not an approval or capacity guarantee. Suggest a correction

• The eligibility guide limits this programme to eligible faculty, PhD students and postdoctoral researchers at qualifying institutions in listed countries. Source Suggest a correction
• The application guide explicitly accepts applications on an ongoing basis and excludes Master's students. Source Suggest a correction
• The application asks for a research proposal, a cost estimate and a Google Cloud billing account ID. Source Suggest a correction
• The research-credit terms require billing information and prohibit commercial use of the credits. Source Suggest a correction

Checked 14 November 2026. Terms change, so read the programme page before you apply.

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AWS Cloud Credit for Research

Amazon Web Services

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Who can apply: Full-time faculty, full-time research staff, and graduate, postgraduate or PhD students at accredited research institutions.

What you get: AWS promotional credit for applicable services, valid for one year or until used. The page states student awards are capped at 5,000 US dollars and that faculty and staff awards are not capped.

How to apply: Submit a proposal through the application portal linked from the programme page. Suggest a correction

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• Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis with a typical evaluation of 90 to 120 days, and expedited review is not available. Source Suggest a correction
• The page says the programme supports public cloud-hosted science tools, proof-of-concept tests for cloud research workloads, and community workshops on cloud research. Source Suggest a correction

Checked 3 October 2026. Terms change, so read the programme page before you apply.

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Hugging Face ZeroGPU

Hugging Face

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Who can apply: Anyone can use existing ZeroGPU Spaces; free accounts with a verified email at least 30 days old can host up to two.

What you get: Shared GPU time for compatible Spaces, subject to usage quotas and queues. This is not dedicated or unlimited compute.

How to apply: Select ZeroGPU hardware in your Space settings and decorate GPU functions with the spaces module's GPU decorator. Suggest a correction

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• The documentation permits free use of existing ZeroGPU Spaces and free personal hosting for eligible accounts; Gradio compatibility and shared-use limits apply. Source Suggest a correction

Checked 13 November 2026. Terms change, so read the programme page before you apply.

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Gauss Centre for Supercomputing large-scale call (JUPITER, Hunter, SuperMUC-NG)

Gauss Centre for Supercomputing (HLRS, JSC, LRZ)

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Who can apply: Researchers at German universities and publicly funded German research institutions.

What you get: Reviewed large-scale computing allocations. The next listed allocation period runs from May 2027 to April 2028.

How to apply: Prepare using the official GCS HPC Access instructions, then submit during the next published window. Suggest a correction

Deadline Next large-scale window: 11 January to 15 February 2027, closing at 17:00 CET. It has not opened yet. Suggest a correction

• The official GCS access page gives the January to February 2027 window; regular and preparatory projects use separate routes. Source Suggest a correction

Checked 13 November 2026. Terms change, so read the programme page before you apply.

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IndiaAI compute portal

IndiaAI

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Who can apply: The government's February 2026 answer identifies startups, MSMEs, researchers, academic institutions, students and government entities. Current category-specific criteria must be checked on the portal.

What you get: Subsidised GPU cloud services through empanelled providers. Confirm charges, subsidy approval and covered services before committing; this is not a verified free allocation.

How to apply: Start at the official IndiaAI Compute Portal and check current registration, project and subsidy requirements. Suggest a correction

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• The Ministry's 13 February 2026 parliamentary answer describes subsidised provider access and an End User Policy governing resources and subsidies. Source Suggest a correction

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EuroHPC Extreme Scale Access

EuroHPC Joint Undertaking

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Who can apply: Academic and public research organisations, industry and public-sector bodies proposing civilian work in English. The lead organisation must be established in an eligible EU Member State or associated country for the requested system, and the principal investigator must remain employed there until at least three months after the allocation ends.

What you get: A successful proposal receives a one-year allocation on a named EuroHPC pre-exascale or exascale system, with the compute time, data storage and support resources approved for the project. The programme provides system access rather than research funding.

How to apply: First confirm the current submission route with EuroHPC: the call page links to a closed portal. For a usable call, choose the scientific, industry or public-administration track and prepare the required online form and Project Scope and Plan, showing technical readiness, impact, resource needs and why smaller-scale HPC is insufficient. An application must pass review before any award. Suggest a correction

Deadline The call page still lists the passed 26 October 2026 cut-off. On 14 November 2026 it says continuously open, but its Apply now link leads to a portal marked Closed with its Register to apply button disabled. A usable next submission route and practical evaluation cut-off remain unverified; do not treat the listed 31 December 2033 date as an established next round. Suggest a correction

• Extreme Scale is for high-impact, high-gain projects that need very large compute, storage and support allocations. Code testing, porting and optimisation belong in EuroHPC Benchmark or Development Access instead; an Extreme Scale proposal must show that the application can use the requested system effectively. Source Suggest a correction
• The application has an online form and a Project Scope and Plan. It must cover relevance and impact, technical feasibility and adaptation, resource consumption, project management and why smaller-scale HPC is not sufficient. Missing or non-conforming material can fail the administrative check. Source Suggest a correction
• At the 12 October 2026 source check, the call page showed a 26 October 2026, 10:00 CET cut-off, one-year allocations, a maximum six months from cut-off to resource access and an end-March 2027 decision for the allocation period starting 1 April 2027. Source Suggest a correction
• Evaluation includes an administrative check, hosting-site technical assessment and external scientific review. Awards can be made in full, reduced or rejected according to merit and available resources; a published call does not establish current capacity or guarantee an award. Source Suggest a correction
• Eligible open research and development access is currently free, but the selected hosting entity's access terms still apply. Awarded projects must publish an abstract and report results; the record does not treat an allocation decision as an active account or completed compute use. Source Suggest a correction
• On 14 November 2026, the official call page's Apply now link led to an Extreme Scale portal marked Closed, with Register to apply disabled. This observation concerns that linked portal, not every Extreme Scale access route. Source Suggest a correction

Checked 12 October 2026. Terms change, so read the programme page before you apply.

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CINECA HPC access (including Leonardo)

CINECA

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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.

What you get: An approved route creates a Project Account with one or more budgets for named CINECA HPC or cloud systems. That project award is not yet a personal cluster login: each user also needs a validated User Account, two-factor authentication and an active budget on the selected infrastructure.

How to apply: 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. Suggest a correction

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• 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 Suggest a correction
• For direct UserDB routes, project approval creates a Project Account and associates the principal investigator; registered collaborators are added by that investigator. Source Suggest a correction
• The UserDB portal lets registered users access the ISCRA site for submitting HPC project proposals. Source Suggest a correction
• 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 Suggest a correction
• 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 Suggest a correction
• 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 Suggest a correction

Checked 12 October 2026. Terms change, so read the programme page before you apply.

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Swiss national LUMI access via CSCS

CSCS / LUMI

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Who can apply: Academic users seeking Switzerland's national share of LUMI. Check the relevant call for full applicant eligibility.

What you get: A route to apply for LUMI computing resources, not a guaranteed allocation.

How to apply: Start with LUMI's Users in Switzerland guide, which points academic users to CSCS calls. Confirm the current call and submission instructions before preparing an application. Suggest a correction

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• LUMI's Swiss guide distinguishes CHRONOS Tier-0 calls and national calls for LUMI-C multicore access. Source Suggest a correction
• The LUMI-C route described in that guide is for code that cannot run on GPUs. Source Suggest a correction

Checked 14 November 2026. Terms change, so read the programme page before you apply.

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Clementina XXI: IPAC research-allocation information

Clementina XXI / IPAC

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Who can apply: The linked conditions cover members of SNCTI science and technology institutions, and organisations outside SNCTI doing substantive scientific or technological research. A research lead and institutional endorsement are required; check the full conditions.

What you get: Information about competitive research-project allocations on Clementina XXI. A proposal is not an allocation award or active account.

How to apply: Start with the official IPAC page and linked conditions. A currently open call is not verified here; check the current instructions before preparing or submitting anything. Suggest a correction

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• IPAC is a competitive research-allocation route for Clementina XXI; the official page includes information about selected projects, not proof that new applications are open. Source Suggest a correction
• The linked conditions require a research lead, institutional endorsement and an evaluated proposal. They include scientific and technological research organisations outside SNCTI. Source Suggest a correction
• Companies and public bodies also have a separate official service-information route. Its conditions must not be inferred from IPAC research eligibility. Source Suggest a correction

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Checked 16 October 2026. Terms change, so read the programme page before you apply.

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Lambda research grant

Lambda

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Who can apply: Current detailed eligibility is not established by the public landing page.

What you get: Conditional cloud credits for qualifying researchers to develop and showcase work using Lambda Instances.

How to apply: Use Apply for a grant on Lambda's current research page. Suggest a correction

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• Lambda's research page links a grant application and describes research supported by its grant programme. Source Suggest a correction

Checked 13 November 2026. Terms change, so read the programme page before you apply.

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UK AI Research Resource: AI Open Access call (Isambard-AI)

UKRI

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Who can apply: UK-based researchers and AI developers from academia, industry, the public sector, charities and not-for-profits, with project leads in a lasting relationship with their organisation.

What you get: Between 50,000 and 1,400,000 GPU hours on Isambard-AI over six or twelve months, with no direct funding.

How to apply: Historical process for the closed round: submit through AIRRPortal and take part in distributed peer review. This is not an invitation to apply now. Suggest a correction

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• This round opened 4 June 2026 and closed at 4:00pm UK time on 17 July 2026, so it is now closed. Source Suggest a correction
• The page gives an indicative total budget of up to 8,000,000 GPU hours across all projects and lists priority areas including AI for scientific discovery and medical research. Source Suggest a correction

Checked 3 October 2026. Terms change, so read the programme page before you apply.

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UK AI Research Resource: Innovator Route (Isambard-AI and Dawn)

UKRI and the UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Who can apply: UK-registered businesses, research organisations, charities and non-profits; project leads need a contract longer than the project and, for academic-led projects, lecturer level or equivalent. Prior AIRR Gateway or Rapid Access experience is expected, or a probationary first month applies.

What you get: Between 50,000 and 150,000 GPU hours over a six-month project period, with no funding attached; the page gives an indicative budget of 2,000,000 GPU hours across both systems.

How to apply: Historical process for the closed round: submit an online form and supporting documents through the AIRR Portal and take part in distributed peer review; failing to supply reviews by the deadline leads to automatic rejection. Suggest a correction

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• The UKRI page lists the opportunity as closed: it opened on 6 November 2025 and closed at 4:00pm UK time on 16 January 2026, with projects starting between 23 February and 27 March 2026. Source Suggest a correction
• The AIRR landing page lists compute providers as Isambard-AI at the University of Bristol and Zenith at the University of Cambridge, and was last updated on 28 September 2026. Source Suggest a correction

Checked 3 October 2026. Terms change, so read the programme page before you apply.

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UK AI Research Resource: AI for Science compute opportunity

UKRI

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Who can apply: UK-based researchers from academia, industry or other organisations; organisations must be UK-registered businesses, UKRI-eligible research institutions, charities or non-profits, and academic project leads need lecturer level or equivalent. An individual may lead only one application.

What you get: Between 200,000 and 1,000,000 GPU hours on Isambard-AI or Dawn over a six-month project period; the page says no funding is provided.

How to apply: Historical process for the closed round: submit an online form and supporting documents through the AIRR Portal; expert peer review assesses applications and resources are allocated by tier, with partial randomisation for competitive applications. Suggest a correction

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• The UKRI page lists the opportunity as closed: it opened on 21 November 2025 and closed on 21 December 2025. Source Suggest a correction
• Priority areas named include materials science, nuclear fusion, medical research, engineering biology, quantum technologies and AI-driven scientific discovery. Source Suggest a correction

Checked 3 October 2026. Terms change, so read the programme page before you apply.

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DOE INCITE

US Department of Energy Leadership Computing Facilities

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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.

What you get: A selected project receives time on Frontier at Oak Ridge or Aurora at Argonne, data-storage resources and assigned scientific and technical support. The allocation does not fund research labour or other project costs.

How to apply: 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. Suggest a correction

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. Suggest a correction

• 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

Checked 11 October 2026. Terms change, so read the programme page before you apply.

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DOE ASCR Leadership Computing Challenge (ALCC)

US Department of Energy, Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research

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Who can apply: Funded researchers affiliated with a university, laboratory, government agency or industry whose project supports a Department of Energy mission or research priority. DOE funding is not required, but approved project funding from another source is required, together with a relevant DOE office or priority and a programme manager or project sponsor contact.

What you get: A selected project receives a one-year allocation of node-hours on a named system at NERSC, ALCF or OLCF. The checked 2026-2027 cycle lists Frontier, Aurora, Polaris and Perlmutter. ALCC supplies computing time, not financial support for the research.

How to apply: Confirm that the project fits a DOE mission priority and the requested machine, then prepare the single-stage proposal with the required funding, sponsor, computational plan, code, security and project narrative information. Submit through the official ALCC application dashboard during a published call. Proposals receive science and computational review before an internal DOE selection. An award still requires the applicable facility terms before system use. Suggest a correction

Deadline The 2026-2027 proposal deadline closed on 26 January 2026 at 8 p.m. ET. That allocation cycle runs from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027; the next call date is not yet recorded here. Suggest a correction

• The checked eligibility guidance accepts funded researchers from universities, laboratories, government agencies and industry. DOE funding is not required, but a recognised funding source and a project aligned with a DOE mission or research priority are required. Source Suggest a correction
• The 2026-2027 call uses one proposal rather than a pre-proposal stage. It requires the requested machine and physical node-hours, code and workflow evidence, funding and sponsor information, a security questionnaire and the prescribed narrative materials. Source Suggest a correction
• Selection considers research quality, responsiveness to DOE and national priorities, and computational merit. Proposals receive external scientific review and assessment by facility computational experts before an internal ALCC working group makes selections. Source Suggest a correction
• The checked 2026-2027 call closed on 26 January 2026 at 8 p.m. ET. Its allocation year runs from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027. Some page copy still says proposals are being solicited, so the dated deadline is treated as controlling and no later call is inferred. Source Suggest a correction
• Applicants can request up to three allocation years, but years two and three require annual renewal. Awardees must sign the applicable facility terms before access and unused hours can be reduced during the allocation year. Source Suggest a correction

Checked 11 October 2026. Terms change, so read the programme page before you apply.

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National Computational Merit Allocation Scheme (NCMAS)

NCI Australia and the Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre

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Who can apply: Researchers at Australian universities and publicly funded research agencies.

What you get: Merit-based computing time across the NCI and Pawsey Tier-1 facilities, covering simulation, data processing and AI or machine learning work.

How to apply: Historical process: submit through the NCMAS portal during the published annual window. The 2027 application window has ended; inspect the official timetable before planning a later application. Suggest a correction

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• The 2027 call closed on 2 October 2026 at 7pm AEST, so the next round is the one to watch. Source Suggest a correction
• The page says about 47% of 235 applications last cycle received funding, and allocations met about 40% of total requests. Source Suggest a correction

Checked 3 October 2026. Terms change, so read the programme page before you apply.

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HPCI research project call (Japan)

HPCI (Japan)

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Who can apply: Check the official HPCI site for the eligibility rules of the particular call. No current applicant eligibility is established by this record.

What you get: A route to investigate access to Japanese high-performance computing resources. The resources and terms available to a new applicant are not established here.

How to apply: Do not treat the recorded November deadline as a future opportunity. Start at the official HPCI homepage, choose Using HPCI, then Make Application to inspect the applicable current call and its instructions. Suggest a correction

Deadline The official homepage confirms that online submissions for the FY2027 Period-A main call closed on 5 November 2026. No later application window is verified here. Suggest a correction

• The homepage's 5 November 2026 call announcement states that FY2027 Period-A online submissions have closed. Source Suggest a correction

Checked 13 November 2026. Terms change, so read the programme page before you apply.

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Digital Research Alliance of Canada Resource Allocation Competition

Digital Research Alliance of Canada

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Who can apply: Canadian research teams should check the Alliance's applicable eligibility rules; this record confirms only the dated application window from UBC's notice.

What you get: Research resources beyond Rapid Access Service, subject to the competition's review and award.

How to apply: The recorded 2027 competition window has ended. Check the Alliance for a separately announced future round. Suggest a correction

Deadline UBC records a closing date of 3 November 2026 at 23:59 EST. That window has ended. Suggest a correction

• UBC's Advanced Research Computing notice records the 23 September to 3 November 2026 application window. Source Suggest a correction

Checked 13 November 2026. Terms change, so read the programme page before you apply.

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Swiss AI Initiative Large Grants (compute on Alps)

Swiss AI Initiative, with CSCS and EPFL

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Who can apply: Main applicants affiliated with a Swiss public academic or research institution who are professors (full, associate or tenure-track) or senior researchers (PhD plus at least two years); co-applicants may be from Swiss or foreign institutions.

What you get: Access for one year to compute on the Clariden vCluster on Alps (GH200 architecture); requests can exceed 500,000 compute hours.

How to apply: Historical fourth-call process: declaration of intent and full proposal through the linked toolkit and platform. That submission window has ended; look for a separately announced later call. Suggest a correction

Deadline Fourth-call full proposals closed on 14 September 2026 at 17:00 CEST. No later call is verified here. Suggest a correction

• The EPFL page gives a declaration of intent date of 24 August 2026 and a submission deadline of 14 September 2026, 17:00 CEST, so the 4th call has passed; the page still showed the status as open when read. Source Suggest a correction
• The Swiss AI Initiative home page describes the 4th Large Project Call as compute hours on Alps, a system with over 10,000 GH200 GPUs, for open science work on foundation models. Source Suggest a correction

Checked 3 October 2026. Terms change, so read the programme page before you apply.

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NSCC Singapore: eighth Call for Projects (2026)

National Supercomputing Centre (NSCC) Singapore

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Who can apply: The call is evaluated under the RIE-funded-project category. Approved RIE-funded projects must have an HPC compute budget. Check eligibility with the official guidance; this is not universal researcher access.

What you get: Conditional HPC allocations from 2 January 2027 for approved projects. Allocated resources are charged, not free; an application does not guarantee an award or available compute.

How to apply: Historical process for the eighth call: the principal investigator or supervisor, or an authorised team member, submitted an application for Research Office verification. This application window has ended; check the guide for a separately announced later call. Suggest a correction

Deadline At the 13 November 2026 source check, the guide recorded a further extended deadline of 30 October 2026 at 5:00 PM, superseding 16 and 23 October. That application window has ended. Its timezone was not stated. The ninth call is tentatively scheduled for 5 to 30 April 2027 and is a separate round. Suggest a correction

• The guide now lists the eighth-call deadline as extended to 30 October 2026 at 5pm; the earlier 16 October and 23 October dates are struck through. Its timezone was not stated. Applications after the window are not considered. Source Suggest a correction
• The eighth-call allocation period starts from 2 January 2027 for approved projects. The ninth-call application dates of 5 to 30 April 2027 are tentative, not a reopening of the eighth call or available compute. Source Suggest a correction
• The guidance, updated 2 September 2026, says allocated HPC resources are charged and approved RIE-funded projects need an HPC compute budget. Source Suggest a correction

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Checked 13 November 2026. Terms change, so read the programme page before you apply.

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