NCSA offers access to a variety of resources that can be requested through the XSEDE program, or, by University of Illinois users through our Illinois allocations.

Illinois Allocations

To get started with Illinois allocations, request an NCSA Kerberos account at this link.  Account creation may take up to 24 hours once requested. 

• Once your user account has been created, you can submit proposals for open allocation requests by visiting the NCSA XRAS Submit portal.

See below for a list of current Illinois resource allocation periods:

The following resource allocation periods will be open in the near future:

XSEDE Allocations

To get started with XSEDE allocations, see the Getting Started with XSEDE page on the XSEDE User Portal.

• XSEDE resources are allocated through a quarterly allocation schedule. 

• Note that new users are strongly encouraged to seek a Startup Allocation before requesting a Research Allocation.

Please contact help@ncsa.illinois.edu if you have any questions or need help getting started with NCSA resources.