The Fast Track Access Scheme is designed and intended for projects representing high impact and requiring flexible access to supercomputing resources. Submissions to the Fast Track Access Scheme must be recognised as high impactful and endorsed by organisations participating in the scheme (list below). The Fast Track Access Scheme also supports time-critical access including response to natural hazards, public health and national security.
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- Government Stream: research projects and industry collaborations led by Australian federal or state government,
- University and Research Agencies Stream: research projects and industry collaborations led by Australian higher-education institution, research institute or public-funded research agency,
- Time-Critical Stream: urgent compute access to support research or response to natural hazards, public health and national security.
Other eligibility criteria:
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The above limits and methodology does not apply in the Time-Critical category. Allocations within this category are processed outside of the quarterly process and limits. |
Assessment criteria
The Fast Track Access Scheme operates under the assumption that impact of the research and the need for urgent computing has been assessed and endorsed by the host institution of the applicant. Institutions are expected to manage the prioritisation, as they are the submitters and there is a limited amount of resources per organisation in each quarter. Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre undertakes an internal review limited only to eligibility check and technical assessment. The following technical criteria are used:
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In the initial round (Fast Track Q3 2024), the submission deadline has been extended to 15th July 2024. |
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The above process does not apply in the Time-Critical category. Submissions within this category are open all year round and are processed outside of the quarterly process. |
To ensure Pawsey has the information needed to properly assess a proposal, a researcher should ensure that they:
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Western Australia Government | Projects submitted to the Fast Track Access Scheme must be endorsed by the applicant's WA Government agency. Applications will be considered on a priority basis, with precedence given to those submitted earliest, unless the application bears the endorsement of a Director General from the applying WA Government agency. Director General endorsements are reserved for time-sensitive applications that relate to critical matters such as natural hazards, public health, and national security. More information: Pawsey - Fast Track Allocation Scheme - Guidelines - FINAL .pdf |
CSIRO | Projects using this access scheme need to be endorsed by a research director or delegate from the business unit of the person proposing the project. The project must align with the business unit's strategy. A statement must be made describing why this project needs the allocation sooner than the following January. More information: https://confluence.csiro.au/display/SC/Accessing+the+Pawsey+Facility |
Curtin University | Projects using this access scheme need to be endorsed by Curtin Institute for Data Science (CIDS): https://datascience.curtin.edu.au/ |
University of Western Australia | Projects using this access scheme need to be endorsed by the University of Western Australia's HPC Team: hpc-admin@uwa.edu.au |
Murdoch University | Projects using this access scheme need to be endorsed by Murdoch's Research and Innovation office: https://www.murdoch.edu.au/research/research-and-innovation-office |