SPring-8 operates for 2 half-year research terms (A term and B term) each year. A term typically spans from April to August and B term is usually from September to March.
JASRI generally launches the call for proposals twice a year with the following deadlines. For specific dates, please refer to the call for proposals announced in around May (for B term) and November (for A term of the following year).
N.B.
Long-Term Graduate Student Proposals are valid for maximum of 3 years for one application, and some other proposals are valid for one year.
General Proposals, Graduate Student Proposals etc.
About two weeks before the deadlines for general and other proposals.
B Term
About two weeks before the deadlines for general and other proposals.
Six times a year
Term
Approx. Deadlines
A Term, First period
About two weeks before the deadlines for general and other proposals. Deadlines for the second and the third periods for Beamlines with sixannual calls are set at the same as general proposals.
A Term, Second period
Mid-March
A Term, Third period
Mid-May
B Term, First period
About two weeks before the deadlines for general and other proposals. Deadlines for the second and the third periods for Beamlines with sixannual calls are set at the same as general proposals.
B Term, Second period
Early September
B Term, Third period
Early November
Urgent Proposals, Proprietary Time-Designated Proposals, and Proprietary Measurement Service Proposals
