Timeline of the call

The present call will remain open through 2014.

Proposals will be accepted at all times while the call is open, but they will subject to one of the bi-annual panel reviews. Deadline for the panel reviews are as follows:

1. March 1, 2013 for earliest project start on July 1, 2013
2. September 1, 2013 for earliest project start on January 1, 2014
3. March 1, 2014 for earliest project start on July 1, 2014

The PASC steering committee may establish further deadlines or decide on launching additional focused calls in the future, depending on the needs of the program.

Letter of intent

A letter, in which the intent for submitting a co-design project proposal is expressed, should be submitted in PDF format to projectoffice@hp2c.ch at the latest one month before prior to a review deadline. The letter should include: (1) a preliminary title of the co-design project; (2) a brief description of the project ideas and the domains science network (roadmaps or applications) it relates to; (3) the contact information of the PI and co-PIs; (4) suggestions for referees (following the usual SNSF rules for conflicts of interests).

Proposal submission

Complete project proposals must be submitted in PDF format via email to projectoffice@hp2c.ch. Applicants are requested to submit the following information:

1. The proposal narrative (see section 3.4 for content and format).
2. The budget forms (see template).
3. The CV of the principal investigator (PI) and co-PIs.
4. The list of five relevant publications in the domain of the PI and co-PIs.

Templates for submission are available here. All documents have to be submitted in PDF format.

As confirmation of their submission, applicants will receive a summary form with the key data of the application, which has to be signed and sent back to the program secretariat within five working days from the submission deadline.

Format of proposal narrative

Proposal narrative shall be structured as follows:

• Cover page including basic project data (see template).
• Project summary (max 2 pages).
• International standing of applicants.
• Proposal narrative (max 15 pages) including the following sections:

• Background and significance.
• Proposed research: goals, justification, and description of research/development tasks.
• Required resources, including personnel, prototype hardware / software, as well as resources to support outreach activities.
• Timeline and milestones.
• Project organization, including a description of interaction between software developers and domain scientists (developers of models and methods as well as anticipated users of the software stack).
• Expected results and their impact on the scientific roadmap of the PASC domain science networks as well as CSCS’ new and emerging supercomputing platforms.

• References.

Evaluation

Submitted proposals will first be subject to eligibility check by the program secretariat. Proposals will then be evaluated by external reviewers and then ranked by the PASC Scientific Advisory Committee.
Final decision on funding will be adopted by the PASC Steering Committee on proposition of the PASC director.