Applicants should clearly state in which respect their proposals refer to the criteria set out in points 2 to 4. For planning reasons such as hiring of Post-docs or students associated with the project, Long Term Projects may specify a delayed starting date. Proposers are encouraged to discuss their applications beforehand with the appropriate beamline responsible. Because of the limitations of beam time at each beamline for this type of proposals, the amount needed ought to be carefully assessed and justified. This may allow the initiation of systematic investigations with a moderate consumption of beam time.
Management encourages such applications.
The need for a Long Term Project compared to a normal application needs, however, to be well justified. The applicant has to use the electronic Long Term Project Application Form. Standard proposal review procedure 2. Allocation of beam time for Long Term Projects 3. Rapid Request for Beam Time 1.