Grant and Affiliation Information

PSC welcomes proposals for grants of supercomputing time from qualified scientists, engineers and science educators, and strongly encourages women, minorities, and persons with disabilities to participate fully in its research and research-related programs.

PSC provides free grants for non-proprietary research in several categories. Users conducting proprietary research who are interested in using PSC systems can do so by establishing an affiliation through the center's Corporate Affiliates Program.

The policies documented here are evaluated regularly to assure adequate and responsible administration of PSC systems for users. As such, they are subject to change at any time.

Types of grants

Non-proprietary research

Grants for researchers or educators affiliated with academic or non-profit research institutions in the United States are available through the NSF Cyberinfrastructure program.

Grants for those affiliated with Pennsylvania institutions of higher learning are sponsored by the Commonwealth.

Research that is biomedical in nature is supported by the NRBSC at PSC.

Education

Instructors may obtain a Coursework grant to supplement undergraduate courses which can benefit from the use of high-performance computing.

Proprietary research

Grants for proprietary research can be arranged through the PSC Corporate Affiliates Program.