Cycle 11 Announcement Page

Deadlines

• Phase I Proposals: September 7, 2001 8:00 pm EDT
• E/PO Proposals: March 22, 2002

Release Information

• Release Notice
• Introduction to Cycle 11 by the STScI Director (Call for Proposals: Preface)
• What's new in Cycle 11 ? (Call for Proposals: Sec 1.2)
  • ACS & NICMOS
  • Treasury Proposals (Call for Proposals: Sec 3.2.4)
  • Theory Proposals (Call for Proposals: Sec 3.5)
  • Legacy AR Proposals (Call for Proposals: Sec 3.4.2)
• And we also wish to emphasize the opportunities for:
  • Joint HST-Chandra Proposals (Call for Proposals: Sec 3.8)
  • Joint HST-NOAO Proposals (Call for Proposals: Sec 3.9)

Late Breaking News

• STIS Exposure Time Calculator Fixes and Enhancements [08/16/01]
• Clarification Regarding E/PO components for Treasury Programs [08/16/01]
• ACS Exposure Time Calculator Fixes and Enhancements [08/16/01]
• Current Accuracies of Planetary System Ephemerides for STIS [08/02/01]
• HST publications and the STScI Library [07/24/01]
• Advanced Camera for Surveys GTO Target List Updated [06/27/01]

Call for Proposals

The Call for Proposals describes the policies and procedures for submitting a Phase I proposal for HST Observing, Archival or Theoretical Research. (Information on use of electronic document formats)

• PDF [US Letter Size]
• PDF [European A4 Size]
• HTML

HST Primer

The Primer provides an introductory overview of the Hubble Space Telescope and explains how to calculate the appropriate number of orbits for an observing proposal. (Information on use of electronic document formats)

• PDF [US Letter Size]
• PDF [European A4 Size]
• HTML

Additional Information:

• Frequently Asked Questions
• Request Phase I Proposal Templates (email to newprop@stsci.edu and enter "request templates" as subject)
• Proposal Target Naming Conventions
• Astronomical Symbols available for Use in the Proposal Templates
• Submission Instructions (Call for Proposals: Sec 7.2)
• Instructions for FTP Submission
• STScI Newsletter Articles about the HST Proposal Selection Process
• Duplication Checking (Call for Proposals: Sec 5.2.2)
• PostScript Encapsulation Guidelines
• Continuous Viewing Zone Opportunities
• Internet Links in the Call for Proposals
• Internet Links in the HST Primer
• Using the Visual Target Tuner (VTT)

Contact the STScI Help Desk at 410-338-1082, 1-800-544-8125 (toll free U.S. number), or help@stsci.edu if you need assistance with any aspect of proposing for and using HST.