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guide for proposals
It is important that you read the Guide for Proposers before submitting a proposal.

Analogous with users of existing large experimental research infrastructures, such as synchrotron facilities, scientists from any other organisation, public- or private-sector, can propose projects for which, if they are accepted by the evaluation process, scientific and technical support will be provided by ETSF members.

Next evaluation deadline: 21st April 2010.

Table of Contents
  1. Research or training?
  2. Before you submit
  3. Submission and evaluation process
  4. Templates

Research or training?

Two different types of projects can be submitted:

  • A research project addresses a specific scientific problem. ETSF scientists will work in close collaboration with the proposer, employing computational resources and scientific software provided by the ETSF.
  • A training project provides dedicated training on topics in theoretical spectroscopy (theory, methodology, software, etc.), delivered to individuals or groups, at the user's site, an ETSF node, or at another suitable place.

Before you submit

If you would like to submit a proposal but you are not already in contact with an ETSF scientist, please visit our beamlines page and contact the co-ordinator of the beamline which is most relevant to your topic for further information and discussion about your project idea. Some elements of the proposal will benefit strongly from such prior discussion, and is likely to improve your proposal's chances of being accepted.

Submission and evaluation process

The submission process is similar for research and training projects: essential details are entered into an on-line form and a PDF document describing the proposed project itself, based on one of the templates provided, is uploaded.

The evaluation process is somewhat different for the two types of proposal:

  • Proposals for research projects may be submitted at any time on this web site. Twice a year, once in Spring and once in Autumn, the proposals are evaluated and those approved are then carried out by the ETSF. Please use one of the templates provided for the written part of the proposal.
  • Proposals for training projects may be submitted at any time on this web site. They are evaluated every two weeks and those approved are then carried out by the ETSF. Please use one of the templates provided for the written part of the proposal.

Step by step explanations may be found in the Guide for proposers.

Templates

For research proposals: OpenOffice; MS Word; LaTeX.

For training proposals: OpenOffice; MS Word; LaTeX.