K-GMT Science Program

Call for Proposals Cycle 2A (2015A)

(2014-09-16) CFHT will be offering the new MegaCam filters on a shared risk basis for 2015A. Details are here

(2014-09-16) We have updated our PI policy. Students and Postdocs can serve as a PI but please see the details below.

Our official contact point regarding any questions about MMT and Its instruments is Dr. Jinyoung Serena Kim. She will forward your inquiries to a proper person at Steward or at the MMTO and help with the communication. If you know someone at Steward via collaboration or via friendship, then you can ask them directly but please CC her in your email. This also applies if you like to use any PI instruments. You are advised to contact the PI of the instrument through Dr. Kim.

Introduction

K-GMT Science Group (KGSG) invites proposals for observations with two telescopes, CFHT & MMT, as the cycle 2A of the K-GMT Science Program. The number of nights available with each telescope is as follows:

Table 1 - Available telescope time for cycle 2A (2015A term)

Telescope Available # of nights
CFHT 2 - 4 nights
MMT 2 - 4 nights
  • Observing period
    • CFHT : 2015A (Feb. to Jul.)
    • MMT : 2015A (Jan. to Jun.)
  • There is no limit on the fields of science that prospect proposals shall aim to address. However, preference will be given to proposals with sciences that can be applicable to GMT in the near future.
  • The prospect proposers are advised to understand and follow the K-GMT Science Program guidelines. In particular, please be aware of the data handling & authorship policy.

The deadline of proposal submission for CFHT/MMT is the midnight of Sep. 30th, 2014 (KST)

Table 2 - Schedule and Deadlines for the cycle 2A.

Event Date
CfP Release Sep. 05, 2014
Proposal Deadline 11:59 p.m. KST, Sep. 30h. 2014
Peer Review Oct. 2014
Selected Proposals Announced Nov. 2014 (subject to change without prior notice)

* Late Proposals will not be considered. We recommend submission well before the deadline.

Available Telescopes & Instruments

For cycle 2A, CFHT and MMT are available (see Table 1). Korean community members have access to all the instruments that are normally available on each telescope. For a full list of instruments, we advise you to consult the web page of each telescope.

  • Instruments of CFHT : http://www.cfht.hawaii.edu/en/science/instruments.php
  • Instruments of MMT
    • A brief summary of the MMT current capability
    • Instrument overview at MMTO webpage : http://www.mmto.org/node/348
    • Our official contact point regarding any questions about MMT and Its instruments is Dr. Jinyoung Serena Kim. She will forward your inquiries to a proper person at Steward or at the MMTO and tries to help the communication goes well. If you know someone at Steward via collaboration or via friendship, then you can ask them directly but please CC her in your email. This also applies if you like to use any PI instruments. You are advised to contact the PI of the instrument through Dr. Kim.

Types of Proposals

  • Proposals will be accepted as far as they satisfy the policy of each telescope. However, Target of Opportunity (ToO) proposals are not allowed (at least for this cycle).
  • The available observing modes (classical/queue) are limited depending on their availability and etc. (see below).
  • For telescopes and instruments that support queue mode observations, there will be no limits on requesting time as far as it is within the available nights for a given year (typical range will be from a few hours to a few days). For classical observation, the minimum scheduling block will be one night.
Proposal Type
Obersavation Modes
Requesting Time Limits

Observing Modes

CFHT Queue only
MMT
  • HectoSpec/HectoEchelle : Queue only
  • BCS/RCS : Classical or Sevice
  • The others : Classical only

For service mode observations (carried out by observatory staffs) of MMT, the proposer is responsible for a service observing charge (~ $1200 per night; subject to change). Proposals with queue/service mode observations MUST be consulted with KGSG before the submission. Contact us for any inquiry about the service mode observations.

TOO Observation

not available

Proposal Submission

Proposals should be prepared in English following the instruction of each telescope. In addition, a cover page for K-GMT science program, which includes your consent to the K-GMT Science Program guidelines, must be submitted.

  • The eligible PI’s of the proposals are researchers affiliated with Korean research institutes or universities. However, at least one researcher affiliated with Korean research institutes or universities holding a position in the level of assistant professors(조교수)/staff researchers(선임연구원) or higher must join the proposal as PI or Co-I.
  • If the PI is a graduate student, then his or her supervising professor should join the proposal and must be identified.
  • MMT : The Scientific Justification section should not exceed 3 pages, including figures and references. The Experimental Design section must be at most one page. Otherwise, follow this guidelines. The size of the resulting pdf file should not exceed 10 Mbyte.
  • CFHT : The Scientific Justification section should not exceed 3 pages, including figures and references. The Technical Justification section must be at most two pages. Note that there also is a file size limit (each file should not exceed 10 Mbyte).
Who can submit
How to prepare the proposals
Page Limits
How to submit the proposals
E-mail
  • Prepare the proposal as described above.
  • For CFHT, you should first submit the proposal within the CFHT online proposal submission system. But make sure you keep the pdf copy before the submission.
  • Prepare the K-GMT Science Program cover page (if the link is broken, try this) which includes a consent to the K-GMT Science Program guideline.
  • Submit the pdf version of the proposal and the cover page to kgmtprop@kasi.re.kr.
  • You should receive an email acknowledgment. Please contact us if you do not receive it within a few working days.
Web form
  • Prepare the proposal as described above.
  • For CFHT, you should first submit the proposal within the CFHT online proposal submission system. But make sure you keep the pdf copy before the submission.
  • Fill in the K-GMT Science Program web submission form (which includes a consent to the K-GMT Science Program guideline), attach the pdf copy of the proposal, and submit.
  • You should receive an email acknowledgment. Please contact us if you do not receive it within a few working days.

This web form is only supported with modern browser, e.g., IE10, google chrome, firefox, safari, opera, etc. If you use IE9 or older, and you cannot install other browsers, please submit the proposal by email.

K-GMT Science Program cycle 2A Cover Page

If you do not agree to some (or all) of the guideline and/or if you have special request (e.g., proprietary period and/or authorship), please describe it in the form with brief justification.

MMT Proposal Template

Proposals for MMT should be prepared using the LaTeX template provided by University of Arizona.

 

Current LaTeX2e proposal template (v1.3) : tgz file (if the link is broken, try this)

How to Get Help

For any question or comments, please contact us by kgmtprop@kasi.re.kr.

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