Graduate Students are eligible to be PIs for entry-level awards with an advisor letter of collaboration; NSF Graduate Fellows are eligible PIs for small-scale awards. If you’re new to ACCESS, learn more.
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How do I begin using ACCESS?
To use ACCESS resources and manage your project, create an account.
Register for an ACCESS ID
ID Management FAQ
What type of resources are available?
ACCESS offers two allocation types for Grad Students:
EXPLORE — Great for resource evaluation, graduate student projects, small classes and training events, benchmarking, code development and porting, and similar small-scale uses.
DISCOVER — Designed for research grants with modest resource needs, Campus Champions, large classes and training events, NSF graduate fellowships, benchmarking and code testing at scale, and gateway development.
Resource Catalog, ARA, SDS
Allocation process
Account Management
How do I prepare and request an allocation?
Be prepared to submit a proposal that includes:
Scientific background and justification for your research
Clearly defined research questions
A detailed resource usage plan outlining your computational needs
Justification for the amount of resources you are requesting
Information on any other computing resources you have access to
https://allocations.access-ci.org/prepare-requests
Where can I find training and documentation?
ACCESS is a large ecosystem and can be overwhelming. We are here to help every step of the way.
Attend events and trainings
Get documentation
Explore the Knowledge Base
Are there tools available to run my project?
ACCESS is “self-serve.” You connect directly to the resource you need and run the software necessary to complete your task. For new users, ACCESS OnDemand is an easy-to-use web interface. Get remote access from any device. No client software installation required. For those who need workflows/pipelines or cross site runs, Pegasus is an easy to use workflow management tool managed from within Jupyter Notebook.
How do I manage and add other users to my account?
You’ll need to have the role of PI, co-PI, or Allocation Manager to request/manage your project and add users.
How-to add a user
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Are support services available?
Don't hesitate to seek help! The ACCESS Allocations team offers resources to guide you through the process, including:
Documentation and instructions on the application process
An online exchange calculator to estimate credit needs for specific resources
How do I track my project’s performance quality?
Use ACCESS XDMoD to improve your job and allocation usage efficiency. Log in and click on the Job Viewer tab. Enter your job number and resource in the search box to see how efficiently your job is running.
Log in to ACCESS XDMoD
Are reports and citations required by ACCESS?
Progress reports are required in order to receive the second half of your ACCESS credits. At this point you may request a one-time increase in credits and/or extension. Upon completion a final report must be submitted summarizing the work and acknowledging ACCESS. Publications can be added using the My Publications tool.
How-to add a publication
How to acknowledge ACCESS
How can I get involved in the ACCESS community?
There are many opportunities for XXX to get involved with the ACCESS community.
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“The multiple-GPU setup via Delta made training significantly more efficient and enabled faster research iteration on our ideas. In just three months, we went from initial research formulation to implementation, resulting in work accepted at ICML, one of the top ML conferences worldwide.”
Rishub Tamirisa, student researcher, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign