Submitting a Proposal

Until now, VLBA proposals have been submitted via e-mail, using a LaTeX format cover sheet that is available at http://www.nrao.edu/administration/directors_office/vlba-gvlbi.shtml . That link also describes how to submit completed VLBA proposals by e-mail to ``propsoc@nrao.edu'' or by regular mail to Director, NRAO, 520 Edgemont Road, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903-2475, USA. The NRAO on-line Proposal Submission Tool at
http://wwww.vla.nrao.edu/astro/prop/pst/ has been used for several years for the GBT and VLA, and is now being expanded to include the VLBA as well. It is likely that this on-line tool will be required for all VLBA proposals beginning with the October 2008 deadline; an official decision on this change awaits the results of the tests of the new VLBA tool at the June 2008 deadline.

All EVN and global VLBI proposals must be submitted using the Northstar on-line tool that is available at http://proposal.jive.nl/ .

Proposals requesting antennas unaffiliated with the VLBA or the EVN must be sent to the directors of those antennas.

Some VLBA proposals may fall under the category of Rapid Response Science. This includes proposals for Known Transient Phenomena, Exploratory Time, or Targets of Opportunity. All must make use of the standard proposal formats, and proposals for Known Transient Phenomena must adhere to the normal proposal deadlines. Further details about Rapid Response Science are at http://www.vla.nrao.edu/astro/prop/rapid/ .