EuroHPC AI Factories — Large Scale Access
EuroHPC Joint Undertaking · EU supercomputer access
VariesMore than 50,000 GPU hours free (up to millions per proposal) for 3–12 months
Peer-reviewed large GPU allocations on EuroHPC AI Factory supercomputers for AI startups and SMEs training large models, with twice-monthly cut-offs.
Key terms
- Requests must exceed 50,000 GPU hours; technical and peer review
- Industry users; academia/public sector use another mode
- MareNostrum5 and LUMI-G currently unavailable for new allocations
- Decision within 10 working days of each cut-off
Eligibility
- Where
- EU
- Stages
- idea, pre-seed, seed, series-a, growth
- Needs VC/accelerator backing
- No
- Needs partner referral code
- No
- Must be incorporated
- Yes
- AI focus required
- Yes
- Students / researchers
- Not eligible
- Nonprofits
- Not eligible
Also required
- Also open in EuroHPC participating states per Terms of Reference
- Free for SMEs/startups for innovation purposes
How to apply
Submit via the EuroHPC access portal before a cut-off (next: 30 Oct, 13 Nov, 30 Nov, 15 Dec 2026).
- Benefit
- in-kind
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- ~10 working days after cut-off
- Credit validity
- 3–12 months
- Deadline
- Cut-offs twice monthly (next 2026-10-30, then 2026-11-13)
- Status
- Open
Verified 2026-10-22 · source