Eligibility Information

The following individuals are eligible to be a Minnesota Supercomputing Institute (MSI) Principal Investigator (PI).

  • Faculty members at the University of Minnesota (job classification 9401 to 9403, 9410, 9362)
  • Instructor Faculty members at the University of Minnesota (job classification 9404)
    • The appropriate dean, department head, or center director must submit the MSI Non-faculty PI eligibility form in order for these academic professionals to be eligible for accounts.
  • University of Minnesota Academic Professionals (job classification 97xx)
    • If their research is not part of research led by a faculty member and/or a center/institute. 
    • The appropriate dean, department head, or center director must submit the MSI Non-faculty PI eligibility form in order for these academic professionals to be eligible for accounts.
  • Faculty researchers at other accredited institutions of post-secondary education in the State of Minnesota.
    • Due to licensing agreements, some software packages cannot be used by the research groups of PIs not affiliated with the University of Minnesota.
    • For questions about specific software packages, please contact MSI support staff at help@msi.umn.edu.
  • Emeritus faculty of the University of Minnesota
    • Contact our support staff to begin your access request or renewal.

PLEASE NOTE: Postdocs are not eligible to be an MSI PI.  MSI PIs can add new users through the myMSI web site.