Cycle 20 Phase II Submission Deadline: July 10, 2012
This page has all the documentation and tools necessary to develop, submit, and monitor your HST Phase II proposal.
Policies, Guidelines and Grant Information
- To HST Observers: Preparing Your Phase II Program for Cycle 20
- Visit Size Recommendations
- Grant Information and Budget Forms
- Policies for the Telescope Time Review Board (TTRB): Repeating HST Observations, Changes to Accepted HST Programs, Resolution of Duplications, and Other Program Alterations
Additional Documentation for Phase II Proposal Preparation
- Instrument Home Pages
This page has links to the current instrument home pages (ACS, COS, FGS, NICMOS, STIS, and WFC3). They have up-to-date information on instrument status, and provide links to Handbooks and Instrument Science Reports (ISRs). - Fixed Target Coordinate Measurement
This link provides access to instructions and the tools for retrieving your target coordinates from the HST Guide Star Catalog. - HST User Documents
This page provides a linked list to HST documents, such as the Instrument Handbooks and User Information Reports.
Writing and Evaluating Your Phase II Proposal
- Astronomer's Proposal Tool (APT)You can retrieve the current version of the APT software from this page.
- Phase II Proposal Instructions
- This is the primary reference for the syntax of a Phase II proposal.
- Steps for Creating Your Phase II Proposal
Status of Programs, Change Requests, and Hubble Observation Problem Reports (HOPRs)
- HST Program and Schedule Information
Once your proposal has been submitted you can use this facility to monitor its progress through execution. - Change Requests
- Hubble Observation Problem Reports
STScI Program Coordinator Team
This is an address and phone list for the PCs. For help at any point during proposal preparation, please contact your PC.