Chapter 8:
Filling Out the APT Proposal Form

In this chapter . . .

Title Abstract Proposal Phase Category Cycle Requested Resources Proprietary Period Scientific Category Keywords Special Proposal Types Proposal PDF Attachment Principal Investigator Co-Investigators 8.14 Targets /66 Observation Summary (OS)

As described in Chapter 7, a Phase I proposal consists of a completed APT proposal form and an attached PDF file. The present chapter describes the items that must be filled out in the APT proposal form; this information is also available from the 'Help' in APT. Note that not every item described here needs to be filled out for every proposal. For example, some items are only relevant for observing proposals, while others are only relevant for archival proposals. APT will automatically let you know which items need to be filled out, depending on which proposal type you choose. Chapter 9 describes the items that must be addressed in the attached PDF file.