{{Outdated}} In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, Compute Canada is ready to help researchers working on this topic. If this is your case, when you contact [[Technical support]], please be as specific as possible when describing your needs. Here are a few scenarios that could apply to you, and what information you should provide. == What to include when writing to us for support == '''Note that the Principal Investigator (PI) should be the one making the request.''' '''Always include the following: ''' * A short description of the research you will be doing. Please include a justification of how it will help solve the current crisis. * A description of what kind of support you need (see below). === Increase of job priority === ==== Specific jobs ==== * First, submit your jobs. * Specify the list of job identifiers which require an increased priority. ==== Short term allocation ==== Please provide us with the following: * Description of the proposed COVID-19 research: What is the specific research problem you are trying to solve? Why are advanced research computing resources critical for the proposed research project? * When applicable, provide details of any awarded funding for COVID-19 research, in particular: funding agency, amount of funding received and portion of the award dedicated to computational research. * What are the expected research outcomes of the proposed project? * Start date. * End date. * Resources requested for the period: ** Number of CPU cores. ** Number of GPUs. ** Amount of storage for /project and/or /nearline spaces. * Preferred system. * Please provide a justification for the resources requested and the system selected. * Any software, security or other special requirements. === Increase of storage space === * Specify whether you are asking for scratch or project space storage * Specify how much space you need * Specify if you need an increased quota of number of files === Specialised support === If you require specialised support, please contact [[Technical support]] with your question. Mention that this is for COVID-19 research and we will try to prioritize as best as we can. = Other available resources = Note that the following resources are also available to Canadian researchers: * The COVID-19 HPC Consortium allows researchers to [https://www.xsede.org/covid19-hpc-consortium apply for resources here]. * Google announced that they are making 20M$ worth of Google Cloud credits available for research on COVID-19. [https://edu.google.com/programs/credits/research/?modal_active=none Details here]. * Digital Ocean has offered resource for COVID-19 researchers: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/pages/covid-19