# ACCESS Forums

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## [About the ACCESS Forums](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/about-the-access-forums/2467)

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**Author:** [@jma](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/u/jma)\
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Post questions and answers related to CI supported by the NSF ACCESS program. These forums are integral to the ACCESS Knowledge Base answering common problems and reducing the learning curve.

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## [How to request allocations to KyRIC](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/how-to-request-allocations-to-kyric/3036)

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**Author:** [@shuky](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/u/shuky)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2024, 11:04pm UTC](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/how-to-request-allocations-to-kyric/3036 "2024-01-16T23:04:54Z")

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You can follow the guidelines set in the ACCESS documentation regarding how to submit project allocation before using KyRIC: https://access-ci.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ACCESSdocumentation/overview (in the page, see th…

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## [Where to find documentation for the KyRIC ACCESS resource](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/where-to-find-documentation-for-the-kyric-access-resource/3034)

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**Author:** [@shuky](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/u/shuky)\
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**Last updated:** [January 16, 2024, 10:56pm UTC](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/where-to-find-documentation-for-the-kyric-access-resource/3034 "2024-01-16T22:56:28Z")

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To see the help guide for KyRIC, go to: https://access-ci.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ACCESSdocumentation/overview In the table of contents, go to Resource Providers and click on “KyRIC (Kentucky)”

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## [How to request log in access to KyRIC](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/how-to-request-log-in-access-to-kyric/3035)

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**Author:** [@shuky](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/u/shuky)\
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**Last updated:** [January 16, 2024, 10:58pm UTC](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/how-to-request-log-in-access-to-kyric/3035 "2024-01-16T22:58:31Z")

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Please send an email to help-hpc@hpc.uky.edu with the subject line that begins with “\[KXC\] (your\_XSEDE/ACCESS username)”. After you have uploaded your public key, you should be able to connect to the KyRIC system using …

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## [How to run a research deepfake model on Jetstream2](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/how-to-run-a-research-deepfake-model-on-jetstream2/4035)

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**Author:** [@juanjo.garciamesa](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/u/juanjo.garciamesa)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 9:03pm UTC](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/how-to-run-a-research-deepfake-model-on-jetstream2/4035 "2025-03-10T21:03:47Z")

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I recently was able to deploy an instance in Jetstream2 and run a deepfake project that focuses on individual recognition in paper wasps. I composed a document with the steps I followed and I thought it would be of inter…

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## [What are job limits on DARWIN?](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/what-are-job-limits-on-darwin/3031)

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**Author:** [@anita](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/u/anita)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2024, 9:26pm UTC](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/what-are-job-limits-on-darwin/3031 "2024-01-12T21:26:50Z")

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I recently ran into time limit on my DARWIN jobs. My jobs should finish less than 10 hours, however some may take days. I recently ran into a time limit and need to know what they are after I attempted to request 10 da…

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## [I can't login to DARWIN](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/i-cant-login-to-darwin/3028)

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**Author:** [@anita](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/u/anita)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2024, 6:35pm UTC](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/i-cant-login-to-darwin/3028 "2024-01-12T18:35:00Z")

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I received information from ACCESS about my allocation approved and credits exchanged on DARWIN, but I can’t login to DARWIN.

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## [How do I find and load software on DARWIN?](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/how-do-i-find-and-load-software-on-darwin/3030)

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**Author:** [@anita](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/u/anita)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2024, 9:02pm UTC](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/how-do-i-find-and-load-software-on-darwin/3030 "2024-01-12T21:02:09Z")

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I have looked for Modules on DARWIN but it doesn’t seem to be there.

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## [How do access Bridges2 globus endpoint](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/how-do-access-bridges2-globus-endpoint/2769)

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**Author:** [@nucci](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/u/nucci)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2023, 1:47pm UTC](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/how-do-access-bridges2-globus-endpoint/2769 "2023-05-26T13:47:08Z")

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A user at my site wishes to use Globus to moves files to/from his PSC-Bridges2 account. However he is having problems using GLobus to access the Bridges endpoint “PSC Bridges2 with CILogin authentication”. They login wit…

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## [AlphaFold 2 Bridges](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/alphafold-2-bridges/2493)

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**Author:** [@hong-qin](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/u/hong-qin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2022, 1:58pm UTC](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/alphafold-2-bridges/2493 "2022-09-14T13:58:19Z")

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Hello, Is AlphaFold2 available on Bridges? Thanks, Hong Qin

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## [Bridges-2 suitability for computational chemistry workloads (mainly Gaussian)?](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/bridges-2-suitability-for-computational-chemistry-workloads-mainly-gaussian/2886)

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**Author:** [@jakelly](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/u/jakelly)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2023, 3:57am UTC](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/bridges-2-suitability-for-computational-chemistry-workloads-mainly-gaussian/2886 "2023-07-27T03:57:18Z")

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Is Bridges-2 considered an appropriate and effective resource to use for Gaussian 16 jobs for moderately-sized (\<100k core-hours) ACCESS allocation users? And for rougly similar software, like GROMACS?

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## [Introducing AnvilGPT](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/introducing-anvilgpt/4043)

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**Author:** [@ewa](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/u/ewa)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2024, 8:16pm UTC](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/introducing-anvilgpt/4043 "2024-09-10T20:16:07Z")

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Purdue University’s Anvil supercomputer now offers a powerful new feature in its artificial intelligence software services—AnvilGPT. AnvilGPT is a large language model (LLM) service that makes open-source LLM models like…

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## [Choosing the ACCESS provider](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/choosing-the-access-provider/2721)

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**Author:** [@lllowe](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/u/lllowe)\
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**Last updated:** [April 6, 2023, 9:12pm UTC](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/choosing-the-access-provider/2721 "2023-04-06T21:12:47Z")

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As a Campus Champion, I might be asked which service provider is most appropriate for my task. I wonder if anyone has a sort of ‘flow chart’ that may help someone choose, or information on how to determine that. So I t…

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## [How do I renew my Campus Champions allocation?](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/how-do-i-renew-my-campus-champions-allocation/2637)

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**Author:** [@mweiner3](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/u/mweiner3)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 5:57pm UTC](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/how-do-i-renew-my-campus-champions-allocation/2637 "2023-03-17T17:57:40Z")

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How can I renew my Campus Champions allocation under ACCESS? (discussed in the Campus Champions chat on January 10, 2023)

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## [How should I acknowledge ACCESS in a paper, presentation, or other publication?](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/how-should-i-acknowledge-access-in-a-paper-presentation-or-other-publication/3018)

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**Author:** [@Andrew\_Pasquale](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/u/Andrew_Pasquale)\
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**Last updated:** [December 20, 2023, 9:28pm UTC](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/how-should-i-acknowledge-access-in-a-paper-presentation-or-other-publication/3018 "2023-12-20T21:28:34Z")

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To ensure continued support for the NSF-funded cyberinfrastructure ecosystem, researchers are required to properly acknowledge the contribution of the ecosystem in their papers, presentations and other published works. W…

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## [Setting CORS policy for an OSN bucket](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/setting-cors-policy-for-an-osn-bucket/3084)

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**Author:** [@brandon.scott](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/u/brandon.scott)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 8:22pm UTC](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/setting-cors-policy-for-an-osn-bucket/3084 "2024-03-06T20:22:42Z")

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Is it possible to set the CORS policy for a bucket. I am trying to use the s3-cli, but the s3api functions seem to be disabled. Is this the case? I am interested in using the OSN to host assets that are used on an onlin…

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## [Changing my user profile name on the ACCESS Support Portal](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/changing-my-user-profile-name-on-the-access-support-portal/2479)

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**Author:** [@jma](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/u/jma)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 31, 2022, 9:35am UTC](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/changing-my-user-profile-name-on-the-access-support-portal/2479 "2022-08-31T09:35:19Z")

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I just tried changing my user profile name on the ACCESS Support Portal but it didn’t change. How do I change it?

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## [Who can get an allocation to use HPC resources through ACCESS?](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/who-can-get-an-allocation-to-use-hpc-resources-through-access/3019)

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**Author:** [@Andrew\_Pasquale](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/u/Andrew_Pasquale)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2023, 9:43pm UTC](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/who-can-get-an-allocation-to-use-hpc-resources-through-access/3019 "2023-12-20T21:43:02Z")

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Who is eligible to get an allocation on the wide range of services and resources provided by ACCESS?

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## [Question about using HPC ecosystem](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/question-about-using-hpc-ecosystem/3140)

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**Author:** [@noorollah.hematidous](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/u/noorollah.hematidous)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 3:09pm UTC](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/question-about-using-hpc-ecosystem/3140 "2024-05-30T15:09:22Z")

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Hello, I am a student in Iran but I am currently in Italy and doing research in an Italian university. Can I use ACCESS HPC for running my simulation codes? Is there any restriction on Iranian students for using HPC ec…

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## [Resources for QGIS?](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/resources-for-qgis/2552)

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**Author:** [@agbeli](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/u/agbeli)\
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**Last updated:** [May 22, 2023, 8:25pm UTC](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/resources-for-qgis/2552 "2023-05-22T20:25:57Z")

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Hi All, I am looking to run QGIS and trying to determine the best resource to get it going. I am trying to decide between PSC (Bridges-2) or NCSA Delta if its possible to install or use QGIS. I’ll also be running WRF (we…

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## [Advice for writing a request for accelerate-level access](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/advice-for-writing-a-request-for-accelerate-level-access/2536)

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**Author:** [@myoung](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/u/myoung)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2023, 7:40pm UTC](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/advice-for-writing-a-request-for-accelerate-level-access/2536 "2023-03-13T19:40:05Z")

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Are there any examples of a well-written request for access to Accelerate-level access to Access resources? Are there any links to resources that are helpful to learn more about writing a request for resources, beyond wh…

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## [Trouble logging in to ACCESS](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/trouble-logging-in-to-access/2469)

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**Author:** [@jma](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/u/jma)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2024, 12:54am UTC](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/trouble-logging-in-to-access/2469 "2024-01-13T00:54:55Z")

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If you are a previous XSEDE user, your XSEDE credentials have been moved over to ACCESS. To access your account, choose ACCESS-CI as your identity provider in Cilogin, and then use your XSEDE credentials to log in. If y…

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## [What are the best practices for optimizing the performance of machine learning models on ACCESS HPC systems?](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/what-are-the-best-practices-for-optimizing-the-performance-of-machine-learning-models-on-access-hpc-systems/2807)

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**Author:** [@Jobair.16](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/u/Jobair.16)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2023, 10:01pm UTC](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/what-are-the-best-practices-for-optimizing-the-performance-of-machine-learning-models-on-access-hpc-systems/2807 "2023-05-26T22:01:31Z")

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What are the best practices for optimizing the performance of machine learning models on ACCESS HPC systems?

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## [Multinode distributed gpu](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/multinode-distributed-gpu/3072)

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**Author:** [@sladenheim](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/u/sladenheim)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 5:46pm UTC](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/multinode-distributed-gpu/3072 "2024-05-30T17:46:16Z")

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I am interested in knowing which of the ACCESS systems allow for multinode distributed GPU applications (e.g., I have 2 compute nodes each with 4 gpus for a total of 8 gpus). I am aware that Delta has this capability but…

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## [How to monitor, manage, and constrain users of an ACCESS instructional allocation](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/how-to-monitor-manage-and-constrain-users-of-an-access-instructional-allocation/4028)

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**Author:** [@paciorek](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/u/paciorek)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 5, 2024, 10:15am UTC](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/how-to-monitor-manage-and-constrain-users-of-an-access-instructional-allocation/4028 "2024-09-05T10:15:16Z")

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I’m helping a colleague think about use of ACCESS via an instructional allocation for a class, in particular use of GPU resources. We’re not sure if there are ways to avoid having a small number of students use up all t…

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## [Code profiling w/ nvhpc](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/code-profiling-w-nvhpc/2712)

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**Author:** [@nucci](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/u/nucci)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2023, 11:00pm UTC](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/code-profiling-w-nvhpc/2712 "2023-03-20T23:00:37Z")

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I am looking to port a Fortran (yes, Fortran) application to use GPU/CUDA, using the nvhpc compilers. Prior to any conversion work, I am looking to identify the code hotspots via a profiler. In the past I would use the …

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## [Campus Champion ACCESS Allocation Tutorial](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/campus-champion-access-allocation-tutorial/2700)

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**Author:** [@dsarojini](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/u/dsarojini)\
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**Last updated:** [March 12, 2023, 6:28pm UTC](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/campus-champion-access-allocation-tutorial/2700 "2023-03-12T18:28:46Z")

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The GitHub link provides resources to request an ACCESS Campus Champions allocation. ACCESS requests proposals are to be written following NSF proposal guidelines. The request at the DISCOVER level is appropriate for Ca…

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## [Proposal Templates?](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/proposal-templates/4097)

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**Author:** [@nucci](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/u/nucci)\
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**Last updated:** [October 28, 2024, 4:10pm UTC](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/proposal-templates/4097 "2024-10-28T16:10:48Z")

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Are there any proposal templates or examples available for Discover and Accelerate? I’m looking for good examples to demonstrate the best practices for putting together an ACCESS proposal. My searches come up blank, and …
