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ALMA Cycle 8 Call for Proposals delayed!
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the ALMA Director, along with the regional partners, have decided to delay the proposal deadline for the ALMA Cycle 8 Call for Proposals to
NO EARLIER than 1500 UT on 19 May, 2020.
More information is provided in the following News Item. ALMA continues to carefully monitor the situation regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and the evolving global situation. The next update to the community will be provided NO LATER than 21 April, 2020. For additional questions regarding the Cycle 8 Call for Proposals, contact the ALMA Helpdesk at http://help.almascience.org.
ALMA Cycle 8 Call for Proposals is open
The ALMA Cycle 8 Call for Proposals (CfP) for scientific observations to be scheduled from October 2020 to September 2021 is open. ALMA Cycle 8 proposal submission has opened at 15:00 UT on Tuesday, 17 March 2020.
The tentative key dates for Cycle 8 are given in the following Table.
| Date | Milestone |
| 17 March 2020 (15:00 UT) | Release of Cycle 8 Call for Proposals, Observing Tool, and supporting documents and opening of the Archive for proposal submission |
| NO EARLIER than 1500 UT on 19 May, 2020 | Proposal submission deadline for Cycle 8 proposals |
| End of July 2020 | Announcement of the outcome of the proposal review process process |
| 9 September 2020 | Deadline for submission of Phase 2 material for Cycle 8 accepted proposals |
| October 2020 | Start of ALMA Cycle 8 science observations |
| September 2021 | End of ALMA Cycle 8 |
The ALMA Proposer’s Guide contains all pertinent information regarding the ALMA Call for Proposals. A comprehensive description of the ALMA observatory and its components can be found in the ALMA Technical Handbook.
For information not provided at the Science Portal, proposers may submit a Helpdesk ticket. Registration at the ALMA Science Portal is required to submit a Helpdesk ticket.