Proposal Opportunities
Overview
Supporting research in science and technology is an important part of NASA's overall mission. NASA solicits this research through the release of various research announcements in a wide range of science and technology disciplines. Basic and applied research in support of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) is solicited through the Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) research announcement (NRA). Through this ROSES NRA, NASA encourages the participation of the space and Earth science communities in SMD’s research and technology programs. These programs form the foundation of both the basic and applied research opportunities that allows NASA’s space and Earth science programs realize the Strategic Objectives of NASA and the SMD.
Science @ NASA
Science.nasa.gov provides a high level overview of NASA funding opportunities and links to proposal development resources.
Visit science.nasa.govROSES 2022
The Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2022 is an omnibus announcement and the comprehensive list of NASA's funding opportunities.
Read ROSES 2020NASA NSPIRES
The NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES) allows users to search for and view future, open, and past NASA research announcements.
Visit nspires.nasaprs.comGuest Observer & Investigator Programs
Mission specific Guest Observer (GO) and Guest Investigator (GI) programs, part of NASA's Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) Announcement, provides opportunities for community members to carry out basic research relevant to each mission. Below is a list of proposal opportunities for missions with significant relevance to multimessenger astronomy.
Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory Guest Investigator Program
Cycle 19 proposals are due Thursday, September 22, 2022
Learn MoreHubble Space Telescope Observations
Cycle 30 1st Mid-Cycle proposals due September 30, 2022
Learn MoreJoint Observing Opportunities
Joint observing opportunities allow community members to write single proposals and obtain observing time on multiple space and ground-based observatories. NASA is currently pursuing additional joint programs where scientifically relevant. The table below summarizes the current joint observing opportunities offered through NASA's ROSES-2022 program elements. The individual program elements (e.g. the proposal opportunities) are listed in the top row of the table and the facilities for which observers can be awarded joint observing time is on the first column. In the future, joint funding program with the NSF would open new opportunities for novel multimessenger programs.
| Joint Facility | HST | Chandra | XMM | Swift | NuSTAR | Fermi | TESS | NICER |
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Complementary Opportunities
Multimessenger and Time Domain Astrophysics are supported by many observatories and institutions besides NASA. In the United States, a key funding organization is the National Science Foundation (NSF), and US scientists at all career stages (including students) have access to observing time at many facilities through competitive time allocation processes. The growing list below gives an overview of such opportunities.
National Science Foundation
Windows on the Universe: The era of Multi-Messenger Astrophysics (WoU-MMA) is one of the 10 Big Ideas that will drive NSF’s long-term research agenda. There are several funding opportunities through the Divisions of Astronomical Science and Physics, including
Division of Physics: Investigator-Initiated Research Projects (PHY)
Annual deadlines in November and December.
Learn MoreFaculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)
Annual deadline fourth Wednesday every year.
Read MoreObservatories with Open Observing Time for US Scientists
National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory (NOIRLab)
Two annual deadlines on March 31st and September 30th. Includes Gemini Observatory, Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO), Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO), WIYN Community-access time.
Learn MoreNational Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO)
Two annual deadlines on February 1st and August 1st. Includes the Very Large Array (VLA) and Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA).
Read MoreAustralia Telescope National Facility (ATNF)
Two annual deadlines on June 15th and December 15th. Includes the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA), Australian Long Baseline Array (LBA) and Parkes Telescope.
Read MoreSouth African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO)
MeerKAT, with varying annual deadlines for open time.
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