

There is no requirement to participate in the program, as research groups may choose to purchase separate licenses of COMSOL Multiphysics, and include only the add-on modules they need. The pool of licenses currently includes a limited number of copies of COMSOL Multiphysics, and a smaller number of each of the following add-on modules: The above rate may be adjusted annually based on usage logs that are reviewed for accumulated consumption of each research group enrolled in the program.U-M shortcodes are used to pay for the program, and must include a Michigan Engineering department ID.Groups are charged $1,000 for each additional 1,250 hours of COMSOL shared research license usage within a year, beginning on March 1.Research groups that use the COMSOL shared research licenses for fewer than 1,250 hours per year are not charged for their usage.Since this COMSOL research license pool is NOT a site license, a cost-sharing program has been set up, meaning Engineering faculty and their research groups which heavily use the licenses are charged for the portion of their usage: Michigan Engineering cost-shares a pool of COMSOL Multiphysics licenses for research use, administered by CAEN.
