NWO
Computing Time on National Computing Facilities 2026
Rolling deadline — proposals can be submitted at any time; no intermediate deadlines. WGS committee meets six times per year.
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Details
| Funder | NWO |
| Duration | Up to 2 years (large); up to 1 year (small/LUMI) |
| Consortium | No |
| Application | Single stage; assessed in order of receipt with referee reports and rebuttal |
| Frequency | Continuous |
| Eligible countries | NL |
Eligibility & scope
Access to computing time on Snellius, Grid/Spider, HPC Cloud (SURF Research Cloud), and Dutch LUMI allocation for technical-scientific research. Applicants must hold a tenured or tenure-track position at eligible Dutch research organisations (universities, UMCs, KNAW/NWO institutes, and listed institutes). Proposals must be written in English. Small requests can be submitted directly to SURF.
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