PHOTON SCIENCE

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

PETRA III beamlines (excluding EMBL P12-P14)

Regular Proposals

The call for regular proposals for PETRA III is published twice a year. The deadline is typically on 1 March and 1 September.
At present, regular proposal submission is closed. The next call for regular proposals will be opened in July 2025 with deadline on 1 September 2025. 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.

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 from May onwards we recommend submitting proposals now.

Details on Rolling Proposal Submission

Rolling Proposal Submission to P08 | P11 | P22 | P23 | P24

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.
The next call will be opened in June 2025.

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.

how to prepare your proposal

User Guide Structure and Content of a Proposal DESY Online Office for Research with Photons (DOOR) Register as user - Submit a proposal for PETRA III beamlines (without P12-P14 EMBL) and FLASH - Prepare your beamtime - etc.

PETRA III beamlines P12 - P14 (EMBL)

EMBL Hamburg EMBL User Portal Users who are interested in working at the PETRA III beamlines P12-P14 have to prepare their proposal according to EMBL guidelines and have to submit it via the EMBL User Portal.

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