Am I eligible to use the Nectar Cloud?

Eligibility criteria are provided based on services available on the Nectar Research Cloud, including the Dashboard and Managed Services.

Dashboard

When you log into the Nectar Research Cloud Dashboard for the first time, this will create a project trial for you to try out Nectar with a small amount of resources. Anyone with an AAF or Tuakiri account (University/Institutional login)* can access the Dashboard and a project trial, which automatically begins when someone logs in for the first time.

To access a larger amount of resources and more features, you will need to apply for a project allocation. This can be done via the allocation form on the Nectar Dashboard.

If you fulfil at least one of these criteria, you will be eligible for a national project allocation (which means you can launch resources in any of our availability zones):

1. Your research is currently funded through a national or international research grant.
2. Your research is funded by, or supports, a National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) capability, including the ARDC (for example an ARDC Research Data Commons project).
3. You have a grant from a federal or state government department or agency for research projects that supports industry, or university research that is directly or jointly funded by industry.
4. You have been approved by the Nectar Allocation Committee as warranting a nationally prioritised allocation.

If you are a member of or collaborating with a University or Institution which is a local Nectar Node, you may be eligible for a local allocation.

Managed Services

Regardless of whether you fulfil the above criteria, there are managed services with limited resources available to use, for anyone with an AAF or Tuakiri account (University/Institutional login)*. These include:

• Virtual Desktop Service
• Jupyter Notebook Service
• BinderHub Service

Access without AAF or Tuakiri

*If you do not have an AAF or Tuakiri account (University/Institutional login), you may be able to arrange access, please read our support article on How to get access if your organisation doesn't support AAF.