FAQ's
1. What are the eligibility requirements?
In keeping with guidelines for access to Commonwealth-funded research infrastructure, and relevant Australian Government legislation, Lead Chief Investigators of ALCG projects must:
- Be Australian-based researchers;
- Be in control of the research and resourcing, such as funding and staffing; and,
- Hold an appointment at the level of at least 0.2 FTE at the nominated institution.
A researcher may be a Lead Chief Investigator or a (regular) Chief Investigator on only one ALCG application.
Any grants referenced by a Lead CI or CI must name that applicant as a primary recipient. Applications citing grants on which the applicants are not primary (named) grant recipients will be disqualified for non-compliance.
CSIRO employees are eligible to apply, however they must hold appointments at the level CSOF 5 or above and have direct oversight of the proposed research work.
2. Is industry participation allowed?
Industry engagement is allowed, but the Lead CI on an application must meet the above eligibility criteria.
3. Can one application support multiple projects (ie a consortium bid)?
No. The ALCG is intended to identify meritorious research projects with demonstrated ability to use HPC systems effectively at scale, and to provide these projects with larger allocations for extreme scale computational science.
4. Can new users apply?
Yes, as long as eligibility requirements are met and the application demonstrates a track record of HPC utilisation at large scales.
5. Does it matter which hardware we apply for?
No, proposals utilising Gadi CPU and/or GPU capabilities (or both) will be accepted.