Proposal Deadlines

A call for proposals is generally made twice per year approximately six months before the run is scheduled to begin. Proposals are submitted via the user portal.

Mode of Access Run Cycle Proposal Call Status Deadline Cycle Begins Cycle Ends
Regular User Proposal LCLS 22  Proposals under review. 28 Mar 2023 Jan 2024 Jun 2024
Data Set Collection (DSC) LCLS 22  Proposals under review. 28 Mar 2023 Jan 2024 Jun 2024
Protein Crystal Screening (PCS) LCLS 22  Proposals under review. 28 Apr 2023 Jan 2024 Jun 2024
MeV-UED Regular User Proposal UED 4 Experiments scheduled   Oct 2022 Jun 2023
Scientific Campaign Ongoing Experiments scheduled   Jan 2022 Jun 2022
Rapid Access LCLS 21   Contact for details

Proposals are submitted through the User Portal.

  Calls For Proposals are posted on the LCLS Annoucements, and e-mailed to the LCLS User Organization e-mail list (subscribe to lclsuo).