Allocation Policies

Introduction

This page outlines the policy and guidelines for requesting and obtaining allocations of computing time on the High-Performance Computing (HPC) cluster at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). The goal is to ensure fair, transparent, and efficient access to this valuable resource while supporting high-quality research at the university

Eligibility

The HPC cluster is primarily intended for research conducted by NJIT faculty, and their collaborators. Any NJIT Tenure/Tenure Track Faculty member can serve as a PI on a research or education allocation. Adjunct and Visiting Faculty members are not eligible for research allocations. Any instructor - Lecturer, Adjunct or Visiting Faculty can serve as a PI on an education allocation in the term that the course will be offered. Emeritus faculty can serve as a PI provided they are actively supervising students who need access to the cluster or are teaching a registrar scheduled course.

Proposal Deadlines

The Research Computing Advisory Board (RCAB) will review and award allocation proposals exceeding the annual 300K SUs up to 4 times a year. A call for proposals will be issued to the HPC PIs mailing list. The table below shows the submission deadline and award start for the four terms. The details for the proposal can be found at HPC Allocation Request.

Quarter	Submit Date	Allocation Start Date
Winter	Nov 30	Jan 1
Spring	Feb 28	Apr 1
Summer	May 31	Jul 1
Fall	Aug 31	Oct 1