Dear HLRB-users, we would like to bring to your attention the possibility of receiving application enabling grants from PRACE, the Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe (www.prace-project.eu). The regular calls for computing resources on the two Tier-0 systems in Europe are intended for codes that are "petascale" ready. Additionally, there is a continuous call for preparatory access allowing researchers to apply for code scalability testing, support for code development and optimisation. This call aims at researchers that need to optimise their codes before responding to project calls and gives them the possibility to improve their codes together with PRACE software experts. In case you are interested in submitting a proposal, please get in contact with LRZ personnel through hlrb-admin_at_lrz-muenchen.de. We will assist you in the preparation and submission of the proposal. For more information, please see: http://www.prace-project.eu/news/ prace-research-infrastructure-announces-a-continuous-call-for-preparatory-access. This information is also available on our web server http://www.lrz-muenchen.de/services/compute/hlrb/aktuell/ali3922/ Matthias Brehm