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Upcoming window: GCS next large-scale application window Checked 13 November 2026.
Researchers at German universities and publicly funded German research institutions. Prepare for the official window from 11 January to 15 February 2027, closing at 17:00 CET; the allocation period is May 2027 to April 2028.
This forthcoming large-scale window is separate from rolling regular or preparation routes. Awards depend on scientific and technical review. Official source and next step
Upcoming window: ACCESS Maximize: next request window Checked 13 November 2026.
Researchers preparing a large resource request. Prepare for the 15 December 2026 to 31 January 2027 submission window; awards are scheduled to start on 1 April 2027.
The 13 November check predates this window. Smaller ACCESS project types have separate application routes. Official source and next step
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52 programme records, with open routes first, unverified records clearly marked, and closed calls below. Status checks are separate from older programme detail dates. Open status needs another check after 30 days; a forthcoming window is not automatically declared open when its start date arrives.
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Compare recorded eligibility and resources below. Open a programme record for its full evidence, application steps and limits, then confirm current conditions with the official programme.
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Public supercomputing
| Programme and recorded region | Who can apply | Recorded resources | Evidence and next step |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCI Australia ADAPTER and other access routes AU Open at latest check | 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. | Reviewed quarterly Gadi compute with limited scratch storage. Other NCI access pathways have separate allocations and conditions. | Read eligibility, application steps and limits Check the official programme NCI ADAPTER: revised 2026 scheme: The current guide says open. Apply through MyNCI, selecting ADAPTER. The 23 November assessment date is provisional. Source Status checked 13 November 2026: open at latest check. Programme details checked 13 November 2026. The application-status and programme-detail checks have separate dates. |
| Pawsey Preparatory Access and Fast Track schemes AU Open at latest check | 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. | 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. | Read eligibility, application steps and limits Check the official programme Pawsey Preparatory Access: Use the official application portal after checking eligibility. The scheme accepts applications all year and uses technical review. Source Status checked 13 November 2026: open at latest check. Pawsey Fast Track Access: Check your institution's endorsement process before applying. The official scheme accepts applications all year, with an end-November cut-off for January to March allocations. Source Status checked 13 November 2026: open at latest check. Programme details checked 13 November 2026. The application-status and programme-detail checks have separate dates. |
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NCI Australia ADAPTER and other access routes
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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.
Open at latest check: NCI ADAPTER: revised 2026 scheme Checked 13 November 2026.
Eligible Australian early-career or individual investigators and supervisor-led student projects. The current guide says open. Apply through MyNCI, selecting ADAPTER. The 23 November assessment date is provisional.
Students cannot lead and industry is excluded. Existing allocations can disqualify applicants. Brief administrative pauses are possible; an application is not an allocation. Official source and next step
Deadline Continuous applications, with possible brief administrative pauses. The next assessment is provisionally 23 November 2026, not a submission deadline.
- The ADAPTER 2026 guide states OPEN and continuous applications; the next assessment is 23 November, marked to be confirmed. Source
- NCI's newer access hub links this guide and separates institutional, merit and other access pathways. Source
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
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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.
Open at latest check: Pawsey Preparatory Access Checked 13 November 2026.
Researchers porting or benchmarking code before a larger Australian HPC allocation request. Use the official application portal after checking eligibility. The scheme accepts applications all year and uses technical review.
The lead investigator needs a substantive research position at an Australian institution. Students may join a supervisor-led project but cannot lead it. Review does not guarantee an award or available hardware. Official source and next step
Open at latest check: Pawsey Fast Track Access Checked 13 November 2026.
Eligible Australian researchers needing flexible or urgent supercomputing access. Check your institution's endorsement process before applying. The official scheme accepts applications all year, with an end-November cut-off for January to March allocations.
The normal route is limited to participating institutions, with an eligible lead and institutional endorsement; students cannot lead. Institution deadlines may be earlier. Time-critical applications have separate handling; confirm that route with Pawsey. Official source and next step
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.
- Preparatory Access supports porting and benchmarking before a merit allocation request. Its call is open all year and proposals receive technical review. Source
- Fast Track uses institutional endorsement and technical assessment, with quarterly submissions. Time-critical applications are handled outside the normal quarterly limits and process. Source
- Researchers joining an existing project should ask its lead investigator for an invitation rather than make a separate new-project application. Source
Checked 13 November 2026. Terms change, so read the programme page before you apply.
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Public supercomputing
| Programme and recorded region | Who can apply | Recorded resources | Evidence and next step |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pawsey Partner Allocation Scheme 2027 AU Unverified current status | Researchers from partner institutions CSIRO, Curtin University and the University of Western Australia; staff of Western Australian Government agencies doing research or development are treated as belonging to a partner institution. | The page says significant amounts of compute time for meritorious projects on the Setonix supercomputer, covering HPC simulation, data processing and AI or machine learning. | Read eligibility, application steps and limits Check the official programme Programme details checked 12 October 2026. Current availability needs checking. |
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Pawsey Partner Allocation Scheme 2027
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Who can apply: Researchers from partner institutions CSIRO, Curtin University and the University of Western Australia; staff of Western Australian Government agencies doing research or development are treated as belonging to a partner institution.
What you get: The page says significant amounts of compute time for meritorious projects on the Setonix supercomputer, covering HPC simulation, data processing and AI or machine learning.
How to apply: Submit through the portal named on the call page; guidance is in the Partner Merit Allocation Scheme documentation.
Unverified current status. Current availability needs checking; a missing deadline does not mean applications are open.
Deadline The listed 2027 submission window ended on 5 October 2026 at 5pm AWST. Committee meetings are listed for December 2026 and applicant notification for the week of 18 December 2026. A later call date is not recorded here.
- The current page renders the call window as 6 August to 5 October 2026 at 5pm AWST, committee meetings in December 2026 and notification in the week of 18 December 2026. The key-date cell retains 2 October only as deleted, struck text. Source
Checked 12 October 2026. Terms change, so read the programme page before you apply.
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Research grant
| Programme and recorded region | Who can apply | Recorded resources | Evidence and next step |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pawsey PULSE Collaborations AU Unverified current status | Researchers employed by an Australian university, government or research institution who lead Australian-based research projects. | Dedicated Pawsey staff time of up to 0.20 FTE over six months to improve research computing, with possible Preparatory Access allocations for benchmarking and development. | Read eligibility, application steps and limits Check the official programme Programme details checked 3 October 2026. Current availability needs checking. |
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Pawsey PULSE Collaborations
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Who can apply: Researchers employed by an Australian university, government or research institution who lead Australian-based research projects.
What you get: Dedicated Pawsey staff time of up to 0.20 FTE over six months to improve research computing, with possible Preparatory Access allocations for benchmarking and development.
How to apply: Use the PULSE Collaboration form in the Pawsey Application Portal with institutional (AAF) login.
Unverified current status. Current availability needs checking; a missing deadline does not mean applications are open.
No future deadline recorded
- The page states applications closed on 17 April 2026 (end of day, Anywhere on Earth), so that call has passed. Source
Checked 3 October 2026. Terms change, so read the programme page before you apply.
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Public supercomputing
| Programme and recorded region | Who can apply | Recorded resources | Evidence and next step |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Computational Merit Allocation Scheme (NCMAS) AU Closed / historical | Researchers at Australian universities and publicly funded research agencies. | Merit-based computing time across the NCI and Pawsey Tier-1 facilities, covering simulation, data processing and AI or machine learning work. | Read eligibility, application steps and limits Check the official programme NCMAS 2027: application window ended: The official NCI timetable closed applications on 2 October 2026 at 19:00 AEST (17:00 AWST). Watch for a separately announced future round. Source Status checked 13 November 2026: closed / historical. Programme details checked 3 October 2026. The application-status and programme-detail checks have separate dates. |
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National Computational Merit Allocation Scheme (NCMAS)
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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.
Closed / historical: NCMAS 2027: application window ended Checked 13 November 2026.
Historical annual Australian national HPC allocation round. The official NCI timetable closed applications on 2 October 2026 at 19:00 AEST (17:00 AWST). Watch for a separately announced future round.
The December 2026 assessment and announcement dates do not reopen submissions or guarantee an allocation. No later application window is verified here. Official source and next step
No future deadline recorded
- The 2027 call closed on 2 October 2026 at 7pm AEST, so the next round is the one to watch. Source
- The page says about 47% of 235 applications last cycle received funding, and allocations met about 40% of total requests. Source
Checked 3 October 2026. Terms change, so read the programme page before you apply.
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