General User Proposal Call 2025-1 has closed.

As the APS accelerator and storage ring return to operations, beamlines around the facility will begin to resume their user programs. The timelines for bringing users back will vary beamline to beamline.

This call for the 2025-1 cycle (January - April 2025) will be soliciting proposals for possible experiments that will be considered based on each beamline's individual schedule and capabilities.

Proposal types that will be accepted for this call include:

• General User - Regular

• General User - Macromolecular Crystallography

• eBERlight - Macromolecular Crystallography

• Resource Staff (includes CAT and APS staff)

• CAT Member

• Partner User Proposal

• 2024-3 Rapid Access

Information about the specifications and capabilities of the post-Upgrade beamlines can be found in the APS Beamline Directory. PIs are encouraged to contact beamline scientists for more detailed information on the status and current capabilities of the beamlines.

Note: Only those beamlines that feel they will be ready to support general users will be available to select in your request for beam time in the Universal Proposal System (UPS).

All proposals for the APS are submitted via the new Universal Proposal System (UPS).

For everything you need to know about the UPS, from logging in to requesting beam time, visit Using the Universal Proposal System.

In order to submit and/or be listed on an APS proposal, users must:

1. Have an APS/Argonne badge number AND an ORCiD with APS authorized as a Trusted Party in your account. If you do not currently have a badge number, please register as a user.
2. Log into the UPS platform and create a profile.

Please follow these detailed login instructions to access your UPS dashboard. Watch a demo of the UPS system for additional assistance. 

IMPORTANT TIP!

Please be sure to be as thorough and detailed as possible with your abstract AND when answering all proposal form questions. Beam time for the upgraded APS will be highly competitive. To give your proposal the best chance at allocation, be in-depth with your responses. See our tips for writing a successful APS proposal.

• Beam Time Allocation Committees (BACs)
• Calendar (deadlines, run cycle, and review dates)
• Concepts, definitions, and help
• Proposal Review Panels (PRPs)
• Proposal types
• Review criteria
• Questions? Contact apsproposals@anl.gov or (630) 252-9090

• You must register as a user and receive a badge number before you can begin a proposal.
• Watch our Universal Proposal System (UPS) Tutorial to learn how to log in, set up your profile, and submit a proposal.

You may not need to submit a new proposal!

• Same work
  • Visit your Dashboard in the Universal Proposal System (UPS) to find the status of your proposals.
  • If the relevant proposal is listed in the "Active" tab, you may not need to create a new proposal.
  • Check the "Rcmd Shifts" and "Used" columns to make sure the remaining time is adequate.
  • If enough time is available, click "Submit New Request" to submit a new experiment time request (ETR) on the existing proposal.
• New work
  • To change the focus or include new results, submit a completely new proposal by navigating to the Proposal Calls page.