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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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Public supercomputing
| Programme and recorded region | Who can apply | Recorded resources | Evidence and next step |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swiss national LUMI access via CSCS CH Unverified current status | Academic users seeking Switzerland's national share of LUMI. Check the relevant call for full applicant eligibility. | A route to apply for LUMI computing resources, not a guaranteed allocation. | Read eligibility, application steps and limits Check the official programme Swiss LUMI route: confirm the current call: Use LUMI's Swiss guide to identify the relevant CSCS call, then confirm its current eligibility and submission window. Source Status checked 14 November 2026: unverified current status. Programme details checked 14 November 2026. The application-status and programme-detail checks have separate dates. |
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Swiss national LUMI access via CSCS
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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.
Unverified current status: Swiss LUMI route: confirm the current call Checked 14 November 2026.
Academic users exploring Switzerland's national LUMI allocation. Use LUMI's Swiss guide to identify the relevant CSCS call, then confirm its current eligibility and submission window.
The guide identifies CHRONOS and LUMI-C routes but does not establish an open call or current deadline. Its LUMI-C route is only for code that cannot run on GPUs. This status needs a new check before relying on the route. Official source and next step
No future deadline recorded
- LUMI's Swiss guide distinguishes CHRONOS Tier-0 calls and national calls for LUMI-C multicore access. Source
- The LUMI-C route described in that guide is for code that cannot run on GPUs. Source
Checked 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swiss AI Initiative Large Grants (compute on Alps) CH Closed / historical | 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. | Access for one year to compute on the Clariden vCluster on Alps (GH200 architecture); requests can exceed 500,000 compute hours. | Read eligibility, application steps and limits Check the official programme Swiss AI fourth large-project call: ended: EPFL's full-proposal deadline was 14 September 2026 at 17:00 CEST. Look for a separately announced later call. 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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Swiss AI Initiative Large Grants (compute on Alps)
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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.
Closed / historical: Swiss AI fourth large-project call: ended Checked 13 November 2026.
Historical large-project call led by eligible Swiss academic or public-research applicants. EPFL's full-proposal deadline was 14 September 2026 at 17:00 CEST. Look for a separately announced later call.
The page still says open, but its dated submission window has passed. Do not interpret ongoing funded projects as open applications. Official source and next step
Deadline Fourth-call full proposals closed on 14 September 2026 at 17:00 CEST. No later call is verified here.
- 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
- 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
Checked 3 October 2026. Terms change, so read the programme page before you apply.
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