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The Academic Careers Office, in partnership with Oracle for Research, are offering the opportunity for Postdoctoral Researchers to apply for free Cloud Computing Credits to support their research.
The scheme is open to all Postdoctoral Researchers in health related disciplines across UCL, including Clinical Lecturers. Oracle for Research Cloud Credits are sized accordingly for each proposed 12 month project, typically averaging around £50,000, but it can be more! We are looking to support as many projects as possible.
Applications are open until 17:00 pm on Wednesday 29th March 2023
If you are interested in applying, please read the FAQs below and fill in this simple registration form: https://form.jotform.com/230173632736353.
You will then receive the full application form that will be shared with Oracle for consideration. We recommend that you register your interest early to have sufficient time to complete your application form by the deadline.
Please direct any queries to Rachel Mckenzie via r.mckenzie@ucl.ac.uk
- What are the benefits of scheme?
Through the Project Award, successful applicants will receive the following benefits:
- Oracle for Research Cloud credits sized according to your proposed 12-month project, typically averaging around £50,000, but can be more!
- Credits can be used for a number of purposes such as storage, CPU, GPU, Data Science, HPC and much more.
- The ability to avoid queuing for computational resources and manage your own infrastructure with as much or as little support from Oracle as you would like.
- Technical support from Oracle Cloud Solutions Architects to get your workloads migrated to and running on the cloud.
- Hands-on consultation and regular check-in meetings with dedicated Oracle for Research team members.
- The opportunity to work with Oracle for Research’s marketing team to share and promote your work
- Support in co-authoring your methods in academic papers.
- How do I apply?
To apply for this scheme, please register your interest using the registration form here: https://form.jotform.com/230173632736353.
Once registration has been completed you will be sent an application form which will be reviewed by the Oracle Research team to assess the suitability of your project. Due to this, we recommend that applicants submit their interest early to have more time to complete the second application form. Interested applicants would need to register their interest and submit their final application by the deadline.
- What is the timeline for the scheme?
Interested applicants would need to register their interest and submit their final application by Friday 10th March 2023. Your application will then be considered by Oracle Research and you will be notified about the outcome shortly after that. You can start your project according to your submitted plans in agreement with Oracle, and each project can last up to 12 months.
- Do I need approval to submit my application?
Yes, interested applicants would need approval from their Departmental Manager or Head of Department to sign off on their application form. Further details regarding this can be found on the full application form after you register your interest.
- Is my research data safe with you?
Yes, the Oracle cloud system is a pre-eminent technology vendor; its cloud is designed with a security-first architecture. Oracle will prioritize data management and security, enabling you to run your mission-critical research workloads and store your data with confidence.
- Does Oracle control Intellectual Property generated by cloud computing?
You or your licensors retain all ownership and intellectual property rights in and to your content as defined in the Oracle Cloud Services Agreement. Do contact us if you have any specific queries and we can put you in touch with Oracle if needed.
- Hows Oracle cloud computing different from other providers?
Other cloud providers may grant you credits you can put toward using their cloud, but that’s often the extent of their support. Oracle will partner with you to take you beyond the technology and walk step-by-step with you along the entire research journey. Oracle will offer a collaborative environment and you can also participate in scheduled, regular meetings with a dedicated research advocate and solutions architect to ensure you’re always supported.
Information on funder:
Oracle for Research collaborates with researchers and university entrepreneurs to find solutions to humankind’s complex, disruptive, and high-impact social, environmental, economic, and technical challenges, bringing about positive, transformational change in the world. Oracle grants Oracle Cloud credits to accelerate research and discovery.