Illinois Allocation Requests
Getting started with Illinois
To get started with Illinois allocations, request an NCSA Kerberos account. Account creation may take up to 24 hours once requested.
Once your user account has been created, you can submit proposals for open Illinois allocation requests by visiting the NCSA XRAS Submit portal.
ACCESS Allocation Requests
Getting started with ACCESS
To get started with ACCESS allocations, create an ACCESS Portal account (if you had an XSEDE account, you may use those credentials). The ACCESS Portal is a web-based, single point-of-entry to the ACCESS system providing:
- Allocation request submission capability
- Access to all your ACCESS accounts and allocated resources
- Up-to-date information on your accounts and allocation usage
- Interfaces for data transfers, data collections and other user tasks and resources
- Subscriptions to user news and announcements
- Training class registration and schedule
- Access to the ACCESS Help Desk and User Forums
See Getting Started with ACCESS on the ACCESS Allocations page.
NCSA Compute Resources
NCSA offers access to a variety of resources that can be requested through the XSEDE program or by University of Illinois users through our Illinois allocations.
NCSA’s Help Desk is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.
help@ncsa.illinois.edu
217-244-0710
Help Desk is available from 7 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., seven days a week, 365 days a year.