ESO is pleased to announce the Call for Proposals (CfP) for development studies for ALMA upgrades, with a deadline for proposal submission on Wednesday 27 August 2025 at 11:00am CEST. Interested institutes should register on the In-Tend portal and express interest in the ALMA Development Studies 2025 with reference FCFP-129429-AMA. The specific focus of this call includes the relevance to the implementation of the ALMA Development Roadmap priorities, and particularly the development of new receiver components allowing an expansion to 4x the current IF bandwidth, as well as software initiatives that enable and maximize the science output of the Wideband Sensitivity Upgrade.
Call for Proposals for ALMA Development Studies
Published: 28 May 2025
An overview of development studies from the past four calls, including reports from the outcomes of the studies, can be found here. For more information on the development studies, please contact the coordinator of the ESO ALMA development studies Carlos De Breuck.
The CfP for ALMA development studies are issued on a three year-cycle and are open to all ESO member state institutes. Further details on the specific focus and additional background information on the CfP can be found on the presentations from the information day posted on this page. Early submissions are encouraged, and can be replaced up to the submission deadline.
Timeline:
- 27 May 2025: Information meeting and release of the CfP
- 16 August 2025: Deadline to submit written questions in the portal
- 27 August 2025, 11:00 CEST: Submission deadline for proposals
- Late November 2025: Bidders informed of outcome