PRACE Summer of HPC 2019 opens applications

Late-stage undergraduate and Master's students are invited to apply for the PRACE Summer of HPC 2019 programme, to be held in July & August 2019. Consisting of a training week and two months on placement at top HPC centres around Europe, the programme offers participants the opportunity to share their experience and learn more about PRACE and HPC.

The programme also includes accommodation, a stipend and travel to their HPC centre. Two prizes will be awarded to the participants who produce the best project and best embody the outreach spirit of the programme. Applications open 18 January 2019.

PRACE Summer of HPC is a PRACE outreach and training programme that offers summer placements at top HPC centres across Europe to late-stage undergraduate and Master's students. Twenty-five top applicants from across Europe will be selected to participate. Participants will spend two months working on projects related to PRACE technical or industrial work and produce a report and video of their results.

The programme will run from 1 July to 30 August 2019. It will begin with a kick-off training week at CINECA, Bologna, Italy - to be attended by all participants.

Applications are welcome from all disciplines. Previous experience in HPC is not required as training will be provided. Some coding knowledge is a prerequisite, but the most important attribute is a desire to learn, and share experiences with HPC. A strong visual flair and an interest in blogging, video blogging or social media are desirable.

For more information please visite the the Summer of HPC website www.summerofhpc.prace-ri.eu or the following page.
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Current Application Deadline: 25 February 2019