• March 15, 24:00 GMT (midnight)
  for the autumn semester 2010 (July 1 through December 31)
• September 15, 24:00 GMT (midnight)
  for the spring semester 2011 (January 1 through June 30)

Earliest dates for submission are:

• February 1 for the autumn semester
• August 1 for the spring semester

Proposers coming from European countries different than Germany and Spain are encouraged to apply via NorthStar/Opticon. Travel funds are available for accepted OPTICON proposals. Please note the different deadlines!

If you would like to get an email reminder in the future to inform you about the start of the next proposal round, send an email to notice"at"caha.es with the subject line "CfP subscribe". In the same way you can unsubscribe from this list with the subject line "CfP unsubscribe".

Earliest date for submission is:

• June 15, 2010

• August 15, 2010 24:00 GMT

• OPTICON funding
  Observers who intend to apply for OPTICON funding have to submit their application via the NORTHSTAR tool:
  http://proposal.astro-opticon.org/
  
  
• DFG funding
  The deadlines for applications for DFG funding are as follows:
  • Spring semester: 15.11.
  • Autumn semester: 15.05.
  
  
• OMEGA-Cass
  OMEGA-Cass is available only in imaging mode, with a fixed scale of 0.2"/pixel (high-res mode)
  
  
• Service Mode
  Programmes in service mode will be generally performed during service blocks. This gives the observatory more flexibility to react on changing observing conditions so that the programmes will benefit from higher efficiency.
  
  
• DDT
  Observations during Director's Discretionary Time (DDT) are included in the service blocks. The instruments for which DDT can be applied are preferably those ones mounted during these blocks Find details here.
  
  
• Reminder:
  
  • Please be specific and quantitative when exposing your science case. General and hazy science cases can severely hurt your chances during the TAC review process.
  • Due to operational constraints Calar Alto is only able to accommodate a limited number of ToO programs. Operationally very demanding ToO programs are not encouraged.
  • Note that you are requested to indicate in the template the "Application Type" (Long, Instrumental, Repetitive, Multiple). Misclassified applications are likely to be reviewed in a non optimal way.

• Application procedure
• Application types