LRA is granted for a maximum of 12 months from the date of resource allocation, renewable for a maximum of 12 months on the basis of a report and an assessment of the project’s progress, with a maximum total duration of two years from the granting of access. Computing resources will be allocated in accordance with the SLING Task Allocation Standards; a specific set of resource usage rules may apply to certain systems.

Deadlines for applications: visit page.

LRA applications must be submitted to a call for proposal. Applications will be evaluated by the members of the expert group on technical level and relevance and subject to scientific peer review. In the context of technical relevance, priority will be given to production applications where the available resources can significantly improve the results, e.g. highly parallel or well-scalable simulations, applications that can take advantage of a large number of computing nodes, that use highly scalable algorithms, high data throughput, large datasets, or have specific hardware requirements, e.g. the use of graphics accelerators. This will take into account the resources available within the SLING capacity. The results will be announced within 2 months after each submission deadline.

SLING provides high-level technical support to each LRA, organised by the Support Team. In special cases, the applicant may request expert support at the time of application to solve specific problems or to ensure the optimisation required. Such support must be requested and justified by the applicant in the application.

An applicant can only act as project leader in one approved LRA application at the same time.

You can apply for access using the application form.