ARCHER 2 PIONEER PROJECTS – FUNDING

1. Title: ARCHER 2 PIONEER PROJECTS – FUNDING2. Awarding Authority: EPSRC, GB Email: researchinfrastructure@epsrc.ukri.org. Web: (Rebecca How, Senior Portfolio Manager, Research Infrastructure, EPSRC)3. Contract type: Service contract4. Description: This call is for researchers to apply for large amounts of computational resource to conduct computationally intensive modelling, simulation and calculations. Projects should be ambitious and pioneering, we encourage a high-risk/high-reward strategy, and outputs should have significant potential for a high future impact. EPSRC wants to encourage researchers to consider what they can do to significantly push the boundaries in computational research using High Performance Computing (HPC) in their field. This call is the successor to the ARCHER Leadership calls, which ran prior to 2020.The computational resource will be for the UKRI-funded Tier-1 HPC service, ARCHER2, for up to 24 months. The ARCHER2 service provides the capability for researchers to run simulations and calculations which require large numbers of processing cores working in a highly parallelised fashion.5. CPV Code(s): 73000000, 73110000, 73100000, 732100006. NUTS code(s): UKK, UKK1, UKK147. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: South West (England), Gloucestershire, Wiltshire And Bristol/Bath Area, Swindon.8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Not provided.9. Estimated value of requirement: Funding Available: Through this call you can apply for computational time on ARCHER2, UKRI’s Tier-1 High Performance Computing (HPC) service. An approximate total of 3,350,000 CU (ARCHER2 Compute Units) will be available as a sum for all projects supported through this call. Requests for allocations must be for a minimum of 165,000 CU per year, and for up to a maximum of 24 months. 10. Closing date: 12.10.2020 (16:00:00).11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information regarding the above contract notice please visit:12. Other information: Opening date: 21 July 2020closing date: 12 October 2020 at 16:00Information Status: OpenHow to ApplyFull information on the call and how to apply can be found in the Call Document in the ‘Resources’ section below. Once the application is prepared it should be submitted via the embedded SmartSurvey link below. A two-stage application process will be used. Stage 1: applicants must submit a Technical Assessment to the ARCHER2 Service. Stage 2: applicants must then submit all relevant documentation via the embedded form on the EPSRC Call page.Assessment ProcessApplications to this call are not subject to postal peer review. The proposals will be reviewed and prioritised directly by a panel run by EPSRC.Key dates Activity DateTechnical Assessment deadline (Application stage 1) 16:00 on 7 September 2020Closing date for applications (Application stage 2) 16:00 on 12 October 2020Panel meetings 25-26 November 2020Expected project start dates From 7 December 2020# funding opportunity