PHOTON SCIENCE

Registered DOOR users will be notified about calls and deadlines by email.

PETRA III beamlines (excluding EMBL P12-P14)

Regular Proposals

At present, regular proposal submission is closed. Due to the extended shutdown from September 2026 until spring 2027, the call for proposals in spring 2026 will be skipped.
The next call for proposals will then be opened in summer 2026.
The opening of the call will be communicated by email to all users registered in DOOR.

India@DESY

Proposals for the INDIA@DESY cooperation can be submitted during Calls for Regular Proposals as well as for the Rolling Procedure beamlines P08 | P11 | P22 | P23 | P24.

Review for the Rolling Procedure beamlines, however, will be done together with the regular call proposals, i.e. after submission deadline in March and September. The next call of proposals will be in summer 2026, i.e. rolling proposals submitted for India@DESY now will not be reviewed before autumn 2026 (for beamtime in 2027).

Rolling Proposal Submission for beamlines P08 | P11 | P22 | P23 | P24

Proposals for PETRA III beamlines P08 | P11 | P22 | P23 | P24 can exclusively be submitted under the rolling proposal procedure.

For beamtimes during the first months of 2026 we recommend submitting proposals now.

LTP and BAG proposals

The call for proposals for Long-Term Projects (LTP) and Block Allocation Group (BAG) at PETRA III beamlines is currently closed.
Due to the extended shutdown from September 2026 until spring 2027, the call for proposals in spring 2026 will be skipped. The next call for LTP and BAG will be opened in early summer 2026.

Proposals for PETRA III beamlines P08 | P11 | P22 | P23 | P24 can be submitted at any time via the rolling proposal procedure

FLASH

The call for proposals for FLASH ist currently closed. We will announce next deadlines as soon as they are defined.

RIANA proposals

Research Infrastructure Access in Nanoscience & Nanotechnology.
RIANA is a Horizon Europe-funded project that assists research in nanoscience and nanotechnology coordinated by DESY.

For offers (including travel reimbursement), procedures and detailed regulations please visit the RIANA website

Proposal submission via the ARIA Portal
Proposals can be submitted any time, the call for proposal is continously open.

ReMade@ARI proposals

ReMade@ARI aims to boost urgently needed materials research & development activities by providing access to the vast European landscape of analytical research infrastructures (RIs) represented by the ReMade@ARI consortium. To achieve this goal, ReMade@ARI provides trans-national access to analytical research infrastructures across Europe.

For offers (including travel reimbursement), deadlines, detailed regulations please visit the ReMade@ARI website

Proposal submission via the ARIA Portal

NFFA proposals

NFFA.eu allows researchers to tackle complex nanoscience challenges that cannot be provided by any single research infrastructure alone. Combined access to resources of internationally competitive academic and research centre laboratories and Analytical Large- Scale Facilities (ALSFs) is available, with new upgrades.

For deadlines, detailed regulations, and for NFFA proposal submission please visit the NFFA website

Please also check funding opportunities for
NFFA User Special Training Visits
NFFA Staff Exchanges for Access Providers

Lasers4EU proposals

Laser4EU offers unique research opportunities to scientists and industry from all over Europe and to a limited extent also to scientists from outside Europe. Access is provided

• to world-class laser research facilities,
• to a large variety of inter-disciplinary research, including life sciences,
• free of charge. Travel and accommodation expenses will be co-funded.

Access is provided on the basis of scientific excellence of the proposal, reviewed by an external and independent Selection Panel. Priority is given to new users. A typical access project has a duration of 2 to 4 weeks. Proposals for longer visits are highly exceptional.

We particularly welcome young scientists and those who have never used lasers in their research. Lasers4EU is committed to promoting gender equality in scientific research and particularly encourages applications from women.

For deadlines, detailed regulations, and for Lasers4EU proposal submission please visit the Lasers4EU website