Applying for beamtime
Before submitting a proposal to the ILL, you are requested to read carefully the guidelines for your submission method. They contain information essential for your application and will be useful however you choose to submit your proposal. Please follow these guidelines.
There are different ways of submitting a proposal to the ILL, as summarised in the following table.
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| TYPE | APPLIES TO | WHEN | WHO FOR | RESPONSE TIME |
| External peer review | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | All experiments, all instruments, all conditions. Next deadline 15 February 2025. | Deadlines twice a year, spring and autumn | All users from member countries | 4 to 8 months after deadline |
| BAGs | College 8 proposals on D22 | Deadlines twice a year, spring and autumn | All users from member countries | 4 to 8 months after deadline |
| CRG | All experiments, CRG instruments, all conditions | Depends on CRG policy | All users from CRG collaboration | Depends on CRG policy |
| D-Lab | Access to the ILL sample deuteration lab | All year | All users from member countries | |
| Internal peer review | ||||
| DDT | Urgent experiments, hot topics, excellent science from non-member countries, all instruments, all conditions | All year | All users | ASAP |
| EASY | A small amount of beamtime, not a full experiment; must be very simple measurements, all instruments, limited number of configurations | All year | All users from member countries | From one to a few weeks |
| LTP | All instruments, for projects over several cycles if it can be demonstrated that they bring extra resources or capabilities that are of benefit to all users | Once a year, autumn round | All users from member countries | 4 to 8 months after deadline |
| No peer review | ||||
| TEST | Test of sample, equipment, instrument configuration, all instruments | All year | All users from member countries | Usually on same day |
| INDU | Proprietary beamtime | All year | Contact the Industrial Liaison Office | ASAP |
| INTER | Internal beamtime, available for ILL scientists to do their own research. Must have an ILL scientist involved but can also have external people as co-proposers (form available on the intranet). | All year | Ill scientists (possible collaboration with users from member countries | Anytime during reactor cycles |
TransNational Access vie European projects
ReMade@ARI: A hub for materials research towards a European circular economy
ReMade@ARIprovides scientists exploring the properties and structures of recyclable materials with coordinated access to more than 50 European analytical research infrastructures.
Users can now submit proposals for access to these infrastructures via a unified procedure on a dedicated online portal.
Applicants are welcome to submit a pre-proposal to receive support from the scientific network of ReMade@ARI to develop their idea into a full proposal.