Double check the requirements for a Small Project:

• The required compute resource fit in the small category, i.e., less than 4 Mio. CPU-core-hours and less than 10,000 GPU-h. 
• The principal investigator has to have a Ph.D (or equivalent).
• The principal investigator needs to be a member of Paderborn University or a university (including Fachhochschulen and HAWs) in North-Rhine-Westphalia that doesn't have it's own compute center. A few exceptions are possible (see below).

Exceptions to requiements

The following exceptions are possible for small compute time projects:

1. If the principal investigator is a member of a university (including Fachhochschulen and HAWs) in North-Rhine-Westphalia that doesn't have it's own compute center, then a small project is possible.
2. If the projects has a special emphasis on FPGA acceleration of HPC codes then any academic researcher (worldwide) can apply. 
3. If the resources are needed for teaching (courses, Bachelor or Master thesis) then members of Paderbron university as well as members of a university (including Fachhochschulen and HAWs) in North-Rhine-Westphalia that doesn't have it's own compute center, can get a small project with the limitations listed in the access table.

The remaining requirements (PI has Ph.D an so on) still apply.

To apply for a small project at PC2 please follow the steps:

1. Fill out the Proposal Form: Create a small proposal in our online proposal system
   1. Login with your university mail. You will get a mail with login information.
   2. Then click the gray button "New small-Project Application" and fill out the forms. If you have any question please contact us via one of our support possibilities.
   3. On the last page click "SUBMIT". A few minutes later yoou will get a mail with the proposal as a pdf attached.
2. Sign the Proposal: The principal investigator (PI) and project administrator (PA) need to sign the pdf either by hand signature or electronically and send the signed document to pc2-support@uni-paderborn.de.
3. Wait for the Decision: We will process the proposal and you will get a decision within a few work days. If the project is granted, you will get the relevant information by mail.
4. Additional User Accounts: If you or a person that should use the projects resources don't have a user account at Paderborn University (aka. IMT account), then please request a user account.

From here you can fol­low the next steps in ap­plic­a­tion pro­cess.