ALMA Cycle 0 (Early Science) Call for Proposals

The Call for Proposals for ALMA Early Science Cycle 0 has been issued on March 30th, 2011.

• Announcement of the ALMA Cycle 0 Call for Proposals

A PI in Taiwan has access to ALMA through both East Asia (EA) and North America (NA) regions. He/She can select which region the time should be charged to. He/She can register in the ALMA Science Portal in both regions with different User Names and E-mail addresses.

Potential users are strongly encouraged to register in the ALMA User Portal, and use the ALMA Helpdesk to ask any questions about proposals preparation.

• ALMA Science Portal on EA NAOJ side
• ALMA Science Portal on NA NRAO side

More information on the proposal preparation can be found here.

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ALMA Cycle 1 Call for Proposals

The Call for Proposals for ALMA Early Science Cycle 1 has been announced on May 31st, 2012:

• ALMA Call for Proposals for Cycle 1

The ALMA Director, on behalf of the Joint ALMA Observatory (JAO) and the three partner organizations in East Asia, Europe and North America, is pleased to announce the release of the Early Science Cycle 1 Call for Proposals (CfP). Members of the astronomical community are invited to propose for scientific observations to be scheduled during the period from January to October 2013. While the highest priority of the ALMA project continues to be the completion of the full 66-antenna array, Cycle 1 observations provide a significant opportunity for science from this unique world-class facility.

Information on the proposal preparation can be found here.

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ALMA Cycle 2 Call for Proposals

The Call for Proposals for ALMA Early Science Cycle 2 has been announced on Oct 24, 2013:

• ALMA Call for Proposals for Cycle 2

The ALMA Director, on behalf of the Joint ALMA Observatory (JAO) and the partner organizations in East Asia, Europe, and North America, is pleased to announce the Early Science Cycle 2 Call for Proposals (CfP). Members of the astronomical community are invited to propose for scientific observations that will be scheduled from June 2014 to October 2015. At full operational capability, the ALMA Observatory will include an array of fifty 12-m antennas for long baseline interferometric observations (the 12-m Array), and the Atacama Compact Array (ACA, aka Morita Array) composed of twelve 7-m antennas for short baseline interferometric observations (7-m Array) and four 12-m antennas for single-dish observations (Total Power or TP Array). Cycle 2 observations provide an exciting opportunity for science from this unique world-class facility, though completion of the full 66-antenna array remains the highest ALMA priority.

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ALMA Cycle 3 Call for Proposals

The Call for Proposals for ALMA Early Cycle 3 has been announced on March 24, 2015:

• ALMA Call for Proposals for Cycle 3

The ALMA Director, on behalf of the Joint ALMA Observatory (JAO) and the partner organizations in East Asia, Europe, and North America, is pleased to announce the ALMA Early Science Cycle 3 Call for Proposals (CfP) for scientific observations that will be scheduled from October 2015 to September 2016.

The ALMA Observatory includes an array of fifty 12-m antennas for long baseline interferometric observations (the 12-m Array), and the Atacama Compact Array (ACA, also known as the Morita Array) composed of twelve 7- m antennas for short baseline interferometric observations (7-m Array) and four 12-m antennas for single-dish observations (Total Power or TP Array).

Cycle 3 observations provide an exciting opportunity for science from this unique world-class facility. They include standard and non-standard modes (see below). ALMA has entered into a phase where investigator-driven science observations dominate activities while continued improvements and developments are also explored.

Read more about Cycle 3.

ARC-T ALMA Cycle 3 Proposal Results Report