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The Lead CI and their team members need to agree with Pawsey's Conditions of Use. Of particular note are:

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  • The National Computational Merit Allocation Scheme (NCMAS) – The scheme operates annual allocation calls, which are open to the whole Australian research community and which provide substantial amounts of compute time for meritorious, computational-research projects.
  • The Pawsey Partner Merit Allocation Scheme (Pawsey Partner) – Calls are open to researchers in Pawsey Partner institutions and provide significant amounts of compute time for meritorious, computational research projects. The Partner institutions are CSIRO, Curtin University, Edith Cowan University, Murdoch University and The University of Western Australia. This scheme operates annual calls, with an out-of-session application process for newly eligible project leaders.
  • The Preparatory Access Scheme - Call is open all year round. The scheme is designed and intended for researchers who need to port and benchmark their codes and workflows before applying to one of the merit allocation schemes and/or generate scalability data to be included in the merit allocation schemes proposals. 
  • The Fast Track Access Scheme - This 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. The Fast Track Access Scheme also supports time-critical access including response to natural hazards, public health and national security. 


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Figure 1. Flow chart explaining supercomputing access schemes


The merit allocation schemes are summarized in table 1:

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Table 1. Attributes of the merit allocation schemes

Scheme Key eligibility criteria Call frequency Award size and duration
NCMAS
  • Projects must be research-focused
  • Chief Investigator must be employed at an Australian university or research institution
  • Annual call in September/October each year 
  • Large, 12-month allocations, budgeted quarterly
  • Available allocation hours will be published close to opening the call for applications
/wiki/spaces/PSSI/pages/56329829Pawsey Partner Merit Allocation Scheme
  • Projects must be research-focused
  • Chief Investigator must be employed at a Pawsey Partner institution
  • Annual call in September/October each year
  • Responsive-mode in exceptional cases, available most of the year
  • Large, 12-month allocations, budgeted quarterly
  • Available allocation hours will be published close to opening the call for applications


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  • Setonix - Access to Setonix is primarily through competitive merit, via the NCMAS or Pawsey Partner schemes. 
  • Topaz - Any existing Pawsey users can request access via the Pawsey Service Desk, and this will include a discussion about GPU appropriateness.  
  • Garrawarla - Access is only for MWA radio-astronomy projects.

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