With JWST Cycle 5 proposals due October 15th, it is not too early to start working on your submission. STScI provides many online resources to assist with your JWST proposal preparation:

• The Cycle 5 Call for Proposals page contains the most complete and up-to-date information about proposing for time in this next cycle.
• For a general guide to start planning JWST observations, review Getting Started with Planning JWST Observations. 
• JWST User Documentation (JDox) includes the latest instrument and pipeline updates.
• Our JWST Observer YouTube channel contains short video tutorials to help you get started with the Exposure Time Calculator (ETC), Astronomer’s Proposal Tool (APT), and data analysis.
• The new MAST JWST Duplicate Observation Search helps investigators determine if observations they plan to propose are likely to duplicate existing or planned observations.
• The JWST Interactive Sensitivity Tool (JIST) is intended for quick feasibility checks, by providing quick access to the point source sensitivities of the observatory.
• Other JWST software tools are available to assist users as they investigate various proposal options for viability.
• The JWST Observer website also provides a variety of resources relating to the JWST science ecosystem, including:
  • Current Approved Observing Programs by cycle and category
  • The Program Information tool for details on specific approved programs
  • JWebbinars materials on past data analysis topics and information on four upcoming sessions in support of Cycle 5
  • The JWST Pocket Guide, which provides a top-level summary of the science instrument capabilities
  • Observing Schedules listing the planned short-term schedules 
  • Recent refereed publications using JWST data on the Science Publications page
  • The Data Analysis Toolbox, a variety of tools to ensure the astronomical community is able to download, analyze, and interpret JWST observations for their research
  • Publicly available and documented tools developed by the community to support proposal planning, data processing, and analysis
  • Technical Documents, sharing the most recent instrument reports and commissioning papers
• Join the bi-monthly Webb Office Hours to ask questions and directly interact with a team of STScI JWST experts.
• The JWST Help Desk is available to help you with any specific questions.

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