5th SHAPE Call for SMEs now open - closing 1 June 2017

The Fifth Call for Applications to SHAPE (Small and Medium Enterprise HPC Adoption Programme in Europe) is now open and applications are invited from European SMEs with interesting ideas that would benefit from High Performance Computing (HPC).

SHAPE aims to work with the selected SMEs to introduce HPC-based tools and techniques into their business, operational or production environment. The selected solutions should bring a potential tangible Return on Investment to the SME's business.

The SHAPE process is as follows: interested SMEs apply to the programme via the online or downloadable form www.prace-ri.eu/shape-application-form . The applications are then reviewed and rated, based principally on the strength of the business cases and technical feasibility of the proposed work. The successful SMEs can then receive machine time on a PRACE system and, most importantly, effort from a PRACE expert to work alongside the SME in evaluating and/or developing the HPC-based solution. In return the SME provides in-kind effort, publicity of their participation in SHAPE, and a public white paper on the work achieved in the project at its conclusion.

For more information please visit www.prace-ri.eu/shape-5th-call-proposals-opens .

For support to prepare the application, or for further information, please contact Dr. Lilit Axner ( lilit@kth.se ).