Academic institutions, companies, non-Ohio-based academic entities, nonprofit organizations, governmental offices, hospitals or other organizations can access OSC resources through a variety of service agreements and mechanisms.
Rates vary depending on the entity served, with discounts and credits available for Ohio-based academic clients. Please fill out the OSC Sales form to receive a service price sheet.
General Ohio Academic Research Projects:
- Available to: Faculty members or research scientists who maintain a full-time position at an Ohio academic institution
- Description: Ohio academic clients are eligible for highly subsidized access to OSC resources, with fees generally only being charged above certain resource thresholds. These clients must submit a request that may need to be approved by their host institution.
- More details: Project Applications
Ohio Academic Classroom Projects:
- Available to: Faculty members or research scientists with a principal investigator role who teach a class at an Ohio academic institution
- Description: Classroom projects are not typically charged any fees. These clients must submit a class syllabus.
- More details: Classroom Projects
High Queue-priority Ohio Academic Projects:
- Available to: Faculty members or research scientists who maintain a full-time position at an Ohio academic institution
- Description: Ohio academic clients wanting dedicated or leased nodes (e.g. a condo) or higher queue priorities can pay fees for such high-priority access. These clients must sign a service agreement.
- More details: For a service price sheet, contact OSC Sales
Other Projects (that don't fit into the above categories):
- Available to: Businesses/companies, non-Ohio-based academic entities, nonprofit organizations, governmental offices, hospitals or other organizations (which do not need to be based in Ohio).
- Description: All clients not affiliated with an Ohio academic institution must sign a service agreement, provide a $500 deposit and pay for resource usage according to a standard price list. In most cases, they typically also need to provide their own license for commercial software packages.
- More details: For a service price sheet, please contact OSC Sales
OSC has a standard service agreement that must be executed and accepted. Many Ohio institutions already have master agreements with OSC in place.
Payment via purchase orders is preferred. Please contact us about other payment options.
For a full list of services, please visit our Service Catalog.
View our Service Terms.
