{"id":9944,"date":"2025-05-14T11:37:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T11:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rnca.fccn.pt\/?page_id=9944"},"modified":"2025-08-27T08:53:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T08:53:13","slug":"inovia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rnca.fccn.pt\/en\/acesso\/inovia\/","title":{"rendered":"InovIA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/rnca.fccn.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/labs-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"lab \" class=\"wp-image-8758\" style=\"width:100px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rnca.fccn.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/labs-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rnca.fccn.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/labs-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rnca.fccn.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/labs-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rnca.fccn.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/labs-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rnca.fccn.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/labs-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rnca.fccn.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/labs-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"285\" src=\"https:\/\/rnca.fccn.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/InovIA-Banner-RNCA-1536x427px-1024x285.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rnca.fccn.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/InovIA-Banner-RNCA-1536x427px-1024x285.png 1024w, https:\/\/rnca.fccn.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/InovIA-Banner-RNCA-1536x427px-300x84.png 300w, https:\/\/rnca.fccn.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/InovIA-Banner-RNCA-1536x427px-768x214.png 768w, https:\/\/rnca.fccn.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/InovIA-Banner-RNCA-1536x427px.png 1537w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:40px\"><strong><strong>InovIA<\/strong><\/strong> <strong>\u2013 Innovation Vouchers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:25px\"><strong>Easy access to supercomputers for Startups and SMEs<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5410128d4cff093aa9689558274ecf8d translation-block\" style=\"font-size:20px\">InoVIA is an innovation voucher program that provides fast access to supercomputers such as <strong>Deucalion and MareNostrum 5, as well as the new <a href=\"https:\/\/bsc.es\/AI-FACTORY\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bsc.es\/join-us\/excellence-career-opportunities\/bsc-ai-factory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AI Factory in Barcelona<\/a><\/strong> . It is aimed at startups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that want to use advanced computing for innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-50093d5c5634634e06c5f16b5c073c4f translation-block\" style=\"font-size:20px\">The adoption of <strong>supercomputing and artificial intelligence<\/strong> can be a decisive factor in the success of innovative projects. However, many companies face barriers to accessing these technologies, whether due to a lack of technical knowledge or difficulties in financing computing infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5f425f62a78ca73c148682a8ab73e54b translation-block\" style=\"font-size:20px\">The <strong>InoVIA<\/strong> program was created to eliminate these barriers and provide easy and free access to advanced computing resources, enabling <strong>Startups and SMEs<\/strong> to have an environment for experimenting and testing high-performance solutions, without the initial costs typically associated with investing in this technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0674526fe17773cc2dd198334c52010c translation-block\" style=\"font-size:20px\">The goal of this program is to ensure that companies can fully exploit the potential of these resources, <strong>optimizing processes, developing new products, and improving market competitiveness.<\/strong> The application process will be simplified, allowing companies to begin utilizing the resources within a few weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0b50e95baa2a191bd951a5fd5790d51d\" style=\"font-size:22px\">Who can apply?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"font-size:16px\" class=\"wp-block-list has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fb7d751de533787e389d614f6653baec\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">National startups and SMEs;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Public and private entities in Portugal;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Projects focused on innovation and in the pre-commercial phase, exclusively for non-profit purposes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2c7124867c944020743d00787c646260\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>How do I access InovIA vouchers and AI Factories?  <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table has-medium-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Access<\/strong><\/th><th>Resources<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Platforms<\/th><th>Technical support<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">where to COMPETE<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>InovIA FCT Vouchers<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>50,000 CPU core hours | 1,000 GPU hours | up to 1 TB of storage | Duration: 6 months | Possibility of resource reinforcement upon evaluation.<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>DEUCALION<br><br>MARENOSTRUM 5<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Prior experience with HPC access is highly recommended. Deucalion provides technical support for account creation and <em>onboarding<\/em> of the project.<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"> <\/mark><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/concursosfct.formstack.com\/forms\/inovia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#4197c8\" class=\"has-inline-color\">InovIA \u2013 Vouchers for Innovation<\/mark><\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>BSC (National Quota) AI Factory<\/td><td>variable, depending on experience and project needs<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">MARENOSTRUM 5<\/td><td>YES, upon request<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/form.typeform.com\/to\/Pog9iEFH?typeform-source=www.bsc.es\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/form.typeform.com\/to\/Pog9iEFH?typeform-source=www.bsc.es\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BSC AI Factory Access <\/a><\/mark><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AI Factories<br>(EuroHPC)<\/td><td>variable, depending on platform and type of access \u2013 playground, fast lane, large<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">MARENOSTRUM 5<br>LEONARDO<br>LUMI<br>MELUXIN<br>DISCOVERER<br>VEGA<\/td><td>YES, upon request<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurohpc-ju.europa.eu\/ai-factories\/ai-factories-access-calls_en\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/form.typeform.com\/to\/Pog9iEFH?typeform-source=www.bsc.es\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Access Calls <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">EuroHPC<\/mark> -AI Factories<\/a><\/mark><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4636e34057a5315411b4da9ab6dbadd9\" style=\"font-size:25px\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fct.pt\/financiamento\/programas-de-financiamento\/computacao\/inovia-vouchers-para-inovacao\"> <\/a><\/strong><\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><\/mark><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images 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width=\"1024\" height=\"714\" data-id=\"8395\" src=\"https:\/\/rnca.fccn.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Deucalion-16-1024x714.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rnca.fccn.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Deucalion-16-1024x714.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rnca.fccn.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Deucalion-16-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rnca.fccn.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Deucalion-16-768x536.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rnca.fccn.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Deucalion-16-1536x1072.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rnca.fccn.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Deucalion-16.jpg 1733w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Features in Deucalion and MareNostrum 5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-id=\"9543\" src=\"https:\/\/rnca.fccn.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CNCA_logo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rnca.fccn.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CNCA_logo.png 600w, https:\/\/rnca.fccn.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CNCA_logo-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Technical support at <em>onboarding<\/em>. <\/mark><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Previous experience recommended.<\/mark><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:37px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>InovIA Application in 4 Steps<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Enrollment<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Filling out the online form (PT\/EN).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Assessment<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Administrative and technical validation within 5 business days. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Approval<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Issuance of voucher and signing of acceptance terms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Access<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Creating an account on Deucalion or MareNostrum 5.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:76px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Selection criteria<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Valid applications will be accepted by<strong>&nbsp;Order of arrival<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>first-come, first-served<\/em>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Priority for Startups and SMEs<\/strong>&nbsp;(minimum 50% of vouchers).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Candidate availability to start the project&nbsp;<strong>within 3 months of approval<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:76px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>InovIA Vouchers Approved<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">See the updated list of approved projects in Projects &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/rnca.fccn.pt\/en\/projetos\/\">Advanced Computing Projects<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:75px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Events and promotion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-vivid-purple-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color 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