GSFC XMM-Newton GOF Status Report #210: Guest Observer Funding for successful XMM-Newton AO-10 Proposals

[Newsletter for users of the XMM-Newton mission <xmmnews@lists.nasa.gov>]

25-Feb-2011

Guest Observer Funding for successful XMM-Newton AO-10 Proposals

As for successful XMM-Newton AO-9 proposals, there is no 
explicit FY11 funding available to support AO-10 GO programs.  
However, we would like to draw your attention to ROSES 2011:

http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary.do?method=init&solId={AEF75D0F-2272-7DE7-D52A-295B47C8F5CF}&path=open

and specifically the section on the Astrophysics Data 
Analysis program (Solicitation: NNH11ZDA001N-ADAP):

http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary.do?method=init&solId={3912C40C-54B7-41D4-EE2D-302EC918D9C1}&path=open

Section 1.3.4 of the document "D.2 Astrophysics Data Analysis" states:

"Direct support for U.S. investigators who compete and win 
General Observing (GO) time on the RXTE and INTEGRAL missions 
has been eliminated, and support for XMM-Newton GO programs 
has been greatly reduced. Consequently, scientists with 
approved priority A or B GO programs using RXTE, XMM-Newton, 
or INTEGRAL at the time of ADAP proposal submission are 
eligible to propose for data analysis support under the ADAP, 
even if the observations have yet to be executed or the data 
are still within their proprietary period. Note, proposers 
seeking funding support for an approved GO program are not 
relieved of the responsibility to provide a compelling proposal 
that meets all of the requirements of the ROSES 2011 NRA. It 
is generally not sufficient to simply submit the approved GO 
proposal."

In preparing your budget proposals please pay particular 
attention to the last two sentences which say:  
"Note, proposers seeking funding support for an approved GO program
are not relieved of the responsibility to provide a compelling
proposal that meets all of the requirements of the ROSES 2011 NRA. It
is generally not sufficient to simply submit the approved GO proposal."

The call for proposals for the 2011 ADP program was released 
18 February 2011 and NOIs are due 18 March 2011.  The close 
of the proposal period is 13 May 2011.  Successful XMM-Newton 
Guest Observers affiliated with US institutions are encouraged 
to propose for support through the ADAP. 

Cheers,
     Steve Snowden
     XMM-Newton US Project Scientist
A service of the XMM-Newton GOF, NASA/GSFC

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