UPDATE:

The Parallella University Program has been discontinued as of 2016. With a $99 starting price and general availability from Amazon, Digikey, and RS components and shipping worldwide we feel that the need for a free hardware program has diminished and that our resources are best spent on providing better support. Over the life of the university program, we shipped over $25,000 in Parallella boards all over the world. A list of participating universities can be found below.

The goal of the Parallella University Program (PUP) is to ensure that every academic institution doing work in the area of parallel programming research and/or education has access to inexpensive and open massively parallel computing hardware. Any academic institution actively involved in research and education within the area of parallel computing may apply for the program. Program application acceptance will be evaluated based on the

Potential impact of proposed research or education program

Track record within the area of parallel computing

Level of openness in journal and source code publication.

The Parallella University Program will seek to maximize diversity both in terms of research areas and geographical representation. Participates in the program will be provided with free hardware and development software as described in the Parallella University Program Agreement. The Parallella University Program runs on a calendar year basis and ends on December 31.

Universities must submit an application for resubmission for entry into a new calendar year program.

Universities interested in applying for this program, should submit a signed Parallella University Agreement form to pup@parallella.org.