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Call for Proposals

The Cycle 1 Call for Proposals is now open. The Cycle 1 Call marks the first opportunity to submit proposals to conduct scientific investigations with Roman’s Wide Field Instrument (WFI).

Key Dates

  • Call Opens: Wednesday, December 10, 2025
  • Proposal Due Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time

How to Apply

About the Cycle 1 Call for Proposals

The Cycle 1 Call for Proposals invites investigators to submit proposals to conduct scientific investigations with the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. All Roman data have no exclusive use period, ensuring rapid community access to all science data. The Roman General Investigator program solicits proposals for funding and compute support for the analysis of Roman WFI data (including, but not limited to, Roman’s community-defined surveys), theoretical or laboratory astrophysics research, and analysis of publicly accessible ancillary data with direct relevance to the Roman mission. This solicitation also encompasses proposals for new General Astrophysics Survey (GAS) observations with WFI, with funding and compute support associated with their data analysis. In Cycle 1, up to six new GAS programs will be selected for a combined total of no more than 1200 hours of Roman observing time.

About the Community-Defined Surveys

Information on the High-Latitude Wide-Area Survey (HLWAS), High-Latitude Time-Domain Survey (HLTDS), Galactic Bulge Time-Domain Survey (GBTDS), and Galactic Plane Survey are available on RDox. These surveys have been defined and recommended based on input from the astronomical community, enabling a broad range of astrophysical investigations. They are an integral part of the Roman mission and are expected to provide substantial scientific returns for all the investigators. Additional details on scheduling and availability of the data products can be found in the Call.

Please direct any questions regarding RTPS and the proposal call to the Roman Help Desk.