Dear OSU Community Members,
We are pleased to announce the launch of a new internal seed fund program, the Huang Complex Supercomputing Seed Fund, to support OSU researcher teams as they scale up their GPU-based research computing projects to run on the HCIC NVIDIA supercomputer, and thereby aid their ability to submit proposals for large, computationally complex or AI-driven projects that directly support Prosperity Widely Shared. This includes projects that will be using that supercomputer for artificial intelligence or for other accelerated computational methods, including traditional simulations or data analysis.
When the Jen-Hsun Huang and Lori Mills Huang Collaborative Innovation Complex opens in late 2026, the supercomputer will be available for hero runs that require all or a large portion of the supercomputer’s GPUs. These runs will demonstrate OSU’s capabilities in supercomputing and realize the opportunity the supercomputer creates for significant research advancements that showcase how OSU researchers are “having a big impact” on society and solving our nation’s most vexing challenges by “doing big science with big computers.”
Coordinated by the Office for Research Advancement in the Division of Research and Innovation, this program will award seed fund grants of up to $75,000 for OSU researcher-led teams to be used to increase the scale of implementation of their current software application, with the goal to make use of the Huang Complex supercomputer as part of a hero run. Selected teams will receive a seed fund for a two-year demonstration project, with dedicated support from an OSU research support engineer and NVIDIA technical experts, and if successful in scaling up their application, these teams will receive priority for early access to the Huang Complex supercomputer for their hero run.
Matching investments from colleges and units are not required.
Applications are due on June 18, 2025, on the following website InfoReady. We encourage you to review the guidelines carefully and consider how this program can support you and your collaborators in developing powerful, computationally driven solutions to the world's greatest challenges.
Sincerely,
Belinda Batten
Interim Provost and Executive Vice President
Irem Tumer
Vice President for Research and Innovation