Announcements

NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship Program Now Open

UBC Advanced Research Computing (ARC) is excited to share a new external funding opportunity for PhD students: NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship Program The NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship Program offers up to $60,000 USD per award to PhD students conducting research that advances accelerated…

NVIDIA & Sony Research Grants Now Open

UBC Advanced Research Computing (ARC) is excited to share two external funding opportunities for researchers.  NVIDIA Academic Grant Program NVIDIA is inviting research proposals in three key areas: Generative AI Training and Model Development Generative AI Alignment and…

New data management plan templates available to help researchers planning projects

New resources to support sound data management practices when planning research projects are now available for the UBC research community.

Now Live: A Faster, Easier Way to Request Software on UBC ARC Sockeye

UBC ARC is pleased to announce the official launch of its new Software Installation Request Process. This streamlined system introduces a centralized web form for submitting software installation requests, making it easier than ever for researchers to access the tools they need. Before submitting a…

Anthropic’s AI for Science Program Opens for Applications

Anthropic offers a suite of artificial intelligence tools, including their flagship large language model, Claude. Their new initiative, the AI for Science Program, aims to accelerate scientific research by providing researchers with access to their API. Successful applicants will receive up to $20…

Amazon Research Awards Spring 2025 Call For Proposals: Deadline April 30, 2025 11:59pm PT

Amazon Research Awards (ARA) is opening the spring 2025 call for proposals related to four research areas. The deadline for submissions is April 30, 2025 11:59pm PT. Awards include unrestricted funds up to $100,000 USD, AWS promotional credits, and/or training resources,…

ARC Sockeye Now Accessible Through OnDemand Interface

UBC ARC is pleased to introduce UBC ARC OnDemand, a simple, user-friendly way to access UBC’s high-performance computing infrastructure (UBC ARC Sockeye) for researchers.  ARC OnDemand provides an intuitive graphical web interface that makes it easier for researchers to get started with their…

2025 International High Performance Computing (HPC) Summer School Accepting Applications

Graduate students and postdoctoral scholars are invited to apply for the 15th International HPC Summer School, to be held July 6-11, 2025 in Lisbon, Portugal.

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Call to Test Alliance Cloud Connect Pilot (ACCP) Extended: Deadline December 31, 2024

The Digital Research Alliance of Canada (the Alliance)’s call for participation for researchers to test the Alliance Cloud Connect Pilot (ACCP) is open. ACCP is a new portal that will provide seamless access to commercial and community cloud. Researchers will have the opportunity to test…