Changes to Allocation Schemes for 2024
Most important changes
- From 2023 allocation round, submissions to NCMAS and Pawsey Partner Schemes can now include Setonix CPU and Setonix GPU requests.
- Minimum allocation request size is now 1M Service Units.
- Accounting model for Setonix now includes Service Units definition for both Setonix CPU and GPU partitions.
- There is no Pawsey Partner top-up allocations starting from 2023 allocation round. Researchers can apply to both NCMAS and Pawsey Partner Scheme subject to the eligibility and conditions of these schemes.
- The new Preparatory Access Scheme is now available for researchers who need to port and benchmark their codes and workflows before applying to one of the merit allocation schemes.
| Milestone | Pawsey Partner Scheme | NCMAS |
|---|---|---|
Call Open | 21st August 2023 - | 21st August 2023 - 3rd October 2023 (5pm AWST) |
| Submissions Portal | https://ssl.linklings.net/organizations/pawsey/ | https://my.nci.org.au/mancini/ncmas/2024/ |
Committee Meetings | 7th December 2023 | 4-5 December 2023 |
Applicants Notified | 22nd December 2023 | 18 December 2023 |
Available resources for 2024 allocations (Pawsey Supercomputing Centre)
Single application to National Computational Merit Allocation Scheme (NCMAS) and Pawsey Partner Merit Allocation Scheme schemes can now include Setonix-CPU and Setonix-GPU requests. Researchers can apply only for Setonix-CPU allocation, only for Setonix-GPU allocation or for both.
The minimum allocation request for National Computational Merit Allocation Scheme (NCMAS) and Pawsey Partner Merit Allocation Scheme is 1M Service Units.
Resources available in 2024 allocation round are presented in table 1.
Table 1. Resources available on Setonix for the 2024 allocation round
| Scheme | Request full year | |
|---|---|---|
National Computational Merit Allocation Scheme | Scheme total capacity | 485M Service Units Total:
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| Minimum request size | 1M Service Units | |
| Pawsey Partner Merit Allocation Scheme | Scheme total capacity | 575M Service Units
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| Minimum request size | 1M Service Units | |