Five different types of projects can be applied for:

1. funded project (gefördertes Projekt)
   Projects already receiving funding from FWF, FFG, ÖAW, WWTF, ERC, EU, ACRP, proVISION, IV2Splus which require significant computational resources are eligible for registration at the cluster. Attestation of the funding decision and a description of the project must be provided with the application.
2. internal project (internes Projekt)
   Projects that do not receive funding from one of these organisations and have not been peer reviewed fall into this category. After a detailed description (which must include an estimation of required computational resources) of the project has been provided, the “steering committee” arranges a peer review by external referees. On the basis of this peer review, the steering committee decides about the allocation of computational resources.
3. external project (externes Projekt)
   External projects that have not been peer reviewed may be granted access to the cluster by the steering committee. The computational resources used have to be paid for. These projects are treated with lower priority than projects that fall into the first two categories.
4. test project (Test-Projekt)
   This category is intended for testing whether a project can be carried out at the VSC and to make it possible to estimate the required computational resources. A test project is available for 1 month and has limited resources.
5. application for planned project (Anmeldung für geplantes Förderprojekt)
   If you intend to submit a project at a funding institution and require evidence of the availability of computational resources you should choose this type of project.

Please apply here for an account on VSC-1 and here for an account on VSC-2 to get access to the computing environment.
In the web mask you will have to choose the project type and fill in the fields with information on the required computational resources. After clicking on the button "Projekt anlegen" you will see a page with information on the project you have just created. Finally please click on the button "Technische Prüfung beantragen". If required, additional documents can be uploaded. These should be a project description and/or a proof of funding issued by a funding institution.

After the technical review has been positively completed, the project is then reviewed by the steering committee. If the steering committee approves of the project, the project leader can create user accounts. All user accounts associated to the project have a maximum runtime of 1 year. The project runtime can be extended if necessary. This requires a project report to be filed with the steering committee.

Please connect to the login server of your university via SSH to access the cluster. User accounts are associated with the university from which the application has been made. Users can only log in at their university's designated login server

VSC-1:

• Vienna University of Technology (TU) and all others
  vsc.tuwien.ac.at
• University of Vienna (UNI)
  vsc.univie.ac.at
• University of Natural Resources and Life Science Vienna (BOKU)
  vsc.boku.ac.at

VSC-2:

• Vienna University of Technology (TU) and all others
  vsc2.tuwien.ac.at
• University of Vienna (UNI)
  vsc2.univie.ac.at