Some Known Proposal Opportunities
Facility and Cycle | Proposal Deadline | When Observations Scheduled | Notes |
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Swift Cycle 3
28 July, 2006 - PASSED
April, 2007 - April, 2008
TOO Proposals only. Blazar TOO proposal submitted
NRAO Large Proposals
2 Oct., 2006 - PASSED
VLA, VLBA, GBT Announcement (p. 3) Includes VIPS and MOJAVE blazar studies
XMM AO-6
6 Oct., 2006 - PASSED
May 2007 - April 2008
INTEGRAL Key Programme - AO5
17 Nov., 2006 - PASSED
Aug. 2007 - Aug. 2008
Large Requests. No proposal submitted.
INTEGRAL AO5
20 April 2007
16 Aug 2007 - 15 Aug 2008
AO5 Opening: 12 March 2007. See INTEGRAL SOC News 1 Dec 2006.
Suzaku Cycle 2
1 Dec. 2006 - PASSED
April, 2007 - April, 2008
Several proposals submitted. See below and Suzaku Proposals
RXTE Cycle 12
26 Jan., 2007 - PASSED
Summer, 2007 - February, 2009
Spitzer Cycle 4
16 Feb. 2007 - PASSED
July, 2007 - June, 2008
One cycle after this before cryogen runs out.
Chandra Cycle 9
15 March 2007
Dec. 2007 - Dec. 2008
Call for proposal open. Coordinated Observation Programs?
GLAST Cycle 1
15 June 2007 (tentative)
Jan. 2008 - Jan. 2009 (tentative)
GLAST Science Support Center Proposal Information HERE
NRAO Regular Programs
1 Feb., 1 June, 1 Oct.
Trimester after proposal cycle ends
INTEGRAL AO-18 | 4 May, 2020 - Passed | Jan 1 2021 - Jan 1 2022 | http://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/integral/announcement-of-opportunity |
Swift Cycle 17 | 25 September, 2020 | April 1 2021 - March 31 2022 | http://swift.gsfc.nasa.gov/proposals/swiftgi.html |
XMM AO-20 | 9 October, 2020 | May 2021 - April 2022 | |
NuSTAR Cycle 6 | 29 January, 2021 | June, 2021 - June, 2022 | https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/nustar/nustar_prop.html |
NICER Cycle 3 | 17 November, 2020 | March 1, 2021 - February 28, 2022 | https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/nicer/proposals/ |
Chandra Cycle 22 | 17 March, 2020 - Passed | Jan. 2021 - Dec. 2021 | https://cxc.harvard.edu/proposer/ |
Fermi Cycle 14 | 19 February, 2021 | Ongoing | Fermi Science Support Center Proposal Information HERE |
Hubble Space Telescope | April 8, 2016 - passed | Oct. 2016 - Sept. 2017 | http://www.stsci.edu/hst/proposing/documents/cp/cp_cover.html |
NRAO (including Swift) | 1 August 2014 - passed | 2015 | |
ALMA Cycle 3 | 23 April 2015 - passed | 2016 |
NOAO Regular Programs | 30 Sept., 31 March | Feb.-July, Aug.-Jan. |
NOAO Survey Programs | 15 March |
Effelsberg radio telescope | 3 October |
2006 | Within year after acceptance | Radio timing proposal (Michael Kramer, PI) | |
Nançay radio telescope | ~15 April, ~15 Oct | For 6 mos, begin 1 July, 1 Dec | Renew current proposal bi-annually |
ESO | 30 Sept., 31 March | Starts 6 months after proposal due |
ATNF | 15 June, 15 Dec. | Starts 3 months after proposal due | Ongoing Radio pulsar timing proposal |
(Simon Johnston, PI) |
REM |
April 22, 2007 for AO16 | Starts 3 months after proposal due |
Hubble Space Telescope
27 Jan 2007 - PASSED
Submitted LAT Team Proposals
- Suzaku proposal for PKS 1510-089 and BL Lac. The proposal for the observation, whose principal investigator is Greg Madejski, was submitted on Jan. 6, 2006. The submission form is here.
- Swift TOO proposal for flaring blazars. The text is here. The target list is here. The proposal was submitted by Rita Sambruna (with critical help from Jennifer Carson) on behalf of the LAT Team.
- The following proposal to time one hundred pulsars with the Nançay radio telescope was accepted over the summer (David Smith & Denis Dumora, in coordination with some HESS and XMM needs): https://confluence.slac.stanford.edu/download/attachments/9650/form-NRT-Avril2006_HEfinal.doc?version=1
- Nordic Optical Telescope proposal to measure optical polarization for 120 gamma-ray blazar candidates. The principal investigator is Stefano Ciprini. The proposal is here.
- Suzaku Cycle 2 proposals: Two proposals on behalf of the group were submitted on Dec. 1, 2006. One ToO proposal on two flaring blazars among BL Lac, PKS 0735+178, PKS 0537-441, AO 0235+164, 0716+714 and another one on PKS 0528+134. The requested period is January 15- April 1, 2008.