Apply for access to our services

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We are currently migrating to new platforms

During May and June 2025 all NeSI users are moving to a new advanced HPC and AI platform.
View our migration timeline here and learn more about the platform refresh here.

We're bringing a rich and high performance platform into the hands of researchers across Aotearoa New Zealand, backed by the same friendly NeSI team for support and training.

You can still apply for access following the steps below and we will onboard new users, accounts and projects starting 01 June 2025.

If you have any questions, get in touch. We're ready and waiting to support you.

First Step

If you are not currently a NeSI user, you need to create an account profile on My NeSI.

Use your institutional credentials to login via Tuakiri and complete the registration form.

Information we'll ask for:

Your name, institutional affiliation (i.e. your employer or place of study), role at your institution, a contact telephone number, and work email address
The title of your proposed NeSI HPC Project, and a brief abstract describing your project's goals
The scientific domain and field of study (i.e. subdomain) your project belongs to
The date on which you plan to start your computational work on NeSI (not the start date of the research programme as a whole, or of the research programme's current or expected funding)
Details of how your project is funded (this will help determine whether you are eligible for an allocation from our Merit class)
Your previous HPC experience
Whether you would like expert scientific programming support on your project
Who else will be working on the proposed NeSI HPC Project with you
What software you intend to use on the NeSI HPCs.

Second Step

Apply for access by joining an existing project or apply for a new project.

Note, applications are reviewed on a regular basis - see the schedule here.

What happens next?

Your NeSI Project application will be reviewed, after which you will be informed of the outcome.