May 11, 2026 -- The 2nd 2026 call for access to the VTT Q50 and Aalto Q20 quantum computers is now open for users from Finnish higher-education institutions and research institutes. The call is launched by the Finnish Quantum-Computing Infrastructure FiQCI, maintained and developed by VTT, CSC, and Aalto University. VTT Q50, operated by VTT and Aalto Q20, operated by Aalto University is accessible through the EuroHPC LUMI supercomputer environment, hosted by the LUMI consortium. Deadline for this call is 31 May 2026.

Through this call, accepted projects will get access to a true hybrid high-performance computing / quantum computing (HPC+QC) environment, with a quantum computing resources that exceed the capacity of full emulation on supercomputers.

This opens exciting avenues in both software development and end-user applications. For a software development perspective, this setup enables the development of, for example, quantum-classical hybrid algorithms, error mitigation techniques, and quantum compilers that optimise circuit execution based on real hardware features.

For end-users, applications such as quantum-enhanced optimisation, simulation of molecular systems and materials science, and machine learning acceleration through hybrid quantum-classical AI models becomes possible.

The LUMI HPC backbone ensures that computationally demanding pre- and post-processing tasks can be seamlessly incorporated. Thus, quantum computing becomes a practical enhancement to supercomputing, and vice versa.

With both the VTT Q50 and Aalto Q20 quantum computers as part of FiQCI, also parallel quantum computing directly within a supercomputer environment can be explored.

Timeline of call

• 11 May 2026 call opens
• 31 May 2026 call closes
• 4 June 2026 (tentative) outcome communicated

How to apply

Access to the VTT Q50 and Aalto Q20 machines is organised through regular calls. Calls are planned at least four times per year.

The deadline for call 2/2026 is 31 May 2026. Proposals will be evaluated within FiQCI as soon as possible after the deadline. The results will be communicated to all applicants after decision. The expected duration of the projects is one year.

Proposal will be evaluated based on scientific merit, feasibility, and computational resource justification.