The Digital Research Alliance of Canada’s annual Resource Allocation Competition (RAC) opens on September 23, 2026. This competition provides researchers with an opportunity to apply for compute, storage, and cloud resources beyond those available through the Rapid Access Service (RAS).
Key Dates & Alliance Information Sessions
Application Window: September 23 to November 3, 2026 (11:59 p.m. EST)
RAC General Overview Session (English): Tuesday, September 22 | Register]
RAC General Overview Session (French): Thursday, September 24 | [Register]
GPU Requests Info Session (French): Friday, September 25 | [Register]
GPU Requests Info Session (English): Monday, September 28 | [Register]
Cloud Requests Info Session (English): Thursday, October 1 | [Register]
Allocation Results Announced: Late March 2027
Start of Allocations: Early April 2027
Registration information and program details can be found on the Alliance RAC webpage.
UBC ARC RAC Information Session Coming Soon
UBC ARC will host a RAC information session tailored specifically for UBC researchers in the coming weeks. Registration details will be shared shortly.
If you have questions about your RAC application, you can request a one-on-one consultation with our team at any time by emailing arc.support@ubc.ca.