INCITE — Innovative & Novel Computational Impact on Theory and Experiment

INCITE, the Innovative and Novel Computational Impact on Theory and Experiment program, sits under DOE Office of Science ASCR and gives researchers access to leadership-class supercomputers rather than cash grants. The allocation is centered on Frontier at Oak Ridge and Aurora at Argonne, with joint management from the ALCF and OLCF facilities. The program runs annually and is open to researchers and research organizations worldwide, including industry teams. Typical awards range from about 290,000 to more than 1.2 million node-hours per project, and the program is roughly four times oversubscribed. The work has to be computationally intensive, and the public record positions it as a global access route rather than a U.S.-only competition. It is best suited to capability-class science in areas such as cosmology, materials, fusion, quantum, basic physics, sustainable energy, and climate. Strong proposals usually show that large-scale compute time will unlock results that cannot be reached with smaller allocations or standard lab resources.

Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.