Who is eligible to apply for a TeraGrid allocation?

A TeraGrid allocation is a grant of computing time or data space on TeraGrid resources that is awarded to a researcher who serves as the principal investigator (PI) of an approved project.

To apply for a Startup/Education or Research allocation on the TeraGrid, the principal investigator (PI) must be a researcher, educator, or postdoctoral researcher at a US academic or non-profit research institution. A qualified advisor may apply for an Education allocation for his or her class, but a high school or undergraduate student may not be a PI. However, PIs can later request that students be granted accounts to use the PI's allocation.

National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellows and Honorable Mentions can be PIs on development grants, but otherwise, graduate students are not eligible to be PIs and should apply via a qualified advisor.

In general, TeraGrid follows the guidelines outlined in the current NSF Grant Proposal Guide. However, investigators with support from any funding source, not just NSF, are encouraged to apply. If your institution is not a university or a two- or four-year college, special rules may apply.

This document was developed with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under Grant No. 0503697 to the University of Chicago and subcontracted to Indiana University. Additional support was provided by IU through its participation in the TeraGrid, which is supported by the NSF under Grants No. 0833618, SCI451237, SCI535258, and SCI504075. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF.

Also see:

• On the TeraGrid, what types of allocations are available?
• How do I apply for a new TeraGrid allocation?
• About applying for a Research allocation on the TeraGrid