Classic BAG are proposals clustering multiple teams sharing either a similar thematic or a similar technique that required a specific set-up.

There is no limitation in the number of teams gathering or in the number of shifts requested.

Classic BAG submission is open only once a year during calls from mid-July to mid-September.

Accepted Classic BAG experiment can start from March of the next year.

These proposals have a one year duration, with a mid-term reevaluation after six months.

MX-BioSAXS BAG are proposals clustering multiple teams sharing either a similar thematic or a similar location.

Currently this type of proposal is dedicated for MX and BioSAXS analysis.

There is no limitation in the number of teams gathering or in the number of shifts requested.

MX-BioSAXS BAG submission is open only once a year during calls from mid-July to mid-September.

Accepted MX-BioSAXS BAG experiment can start from March of the next year.

These proposals have a two years duration, with a mid-term reevaluation after one year.

SOLEIL has two calls per year which covers beamtime from March to July (1st semester) and from September to February (2nd semester).

Openings of the calls are usually planned in July for beamtime allocation during the 1rst semester and in December for beamtime allocation during the 2nd semester.

We inform you that in the first semester of 2026, coinciding with the Elettra dark period dedicated to the construction of Elettra 2.0: https://www.elettra.eu/lightsources/elettra-2-0/elettra-2-0.html

The Offline Facilities:

SISSI-Bio: https://www.elettra.eu/lightsources/labs-and-services/sissi-bio-laboratory/sissi-bio-offline.html

SISSI-Mat:  https://www.elettra.eu/lightsources/labs-and-services/sissi-mat-laboratory/sissi-mat-offline.html

IUVS: https://www.elettra.eu/elettra-beamlines/iuvs.html

Tomolab: https://www.elettra.eu/lightsources/labs-and-services/tomolab/tomolab.html

will offer cutting-edge bench-top instruments for vibrational spectroscopy, imaging, and X-ray Computed Tomography.

Access to these state-of-the-art resources will be granted through a peer-reviewed selection process.

Deadline for proposals submission: September 16th, 2025

More information at: https://www.elettra.eu/userarea/user-area.html

ON-LINE SUBMISSION using the Virtual Users Office at the following URL: https://vuo.elettra.trieste.it/pls/vuo/iuu.startup

In compliance with the Elettra - Sincrotrone Trieste policy, if you have already performed measurements at Elettra you must insert the EXPERIMENTAL REPORT in the appropriate field. Failing to do so will prevent you from submitting further proposals.

IMPORTANT: the Elettra Proposal Review Panel gives great relevance to the USERS PUBLICATIONS during the evaluation process.
Make sure your publications in the VUO are duly updated! For more information please check the pages: https://vuo.elettra.trieste.it/pls/vuo/publi_mgr.startup and https://www.elettra.eu/userarea/authorship-and-acknoledgements-policy.html

All ELBE sources including FELBE and TELBE are open to users through an online portal (GATE). There are two calls for Beamtime Proposals per year with deadlines in the spring and in the fall.

The next deadline for the submission of beamtime applications is September 22nd, 2025.

User access to the ELBE - Center for High-power Radiation Sources is managed in line with the recommendations of the European Charter for Access to Research Infrastructures. Beamtime proposals are reviewed by an external science advisory committee. It is quality-based and relies on a peer-review procedure based on research proposals. The primary selection criterion is scientific excellence. Among scientifically equally ranked proposals, priority is given to users from countries without national FEL and from EU-13 states, to PhD students, and to women PIs.

Proposals should be submitted electronically using the portal GATE. The use of the template is mandatory.

ELBE as a whole is operated 24 h, 7 days/week, beamtime is granted in units of 12 hours from 6:00 to 18:00 and from 18:00 to 6:00.

Rapid Acces proposals are a way to obtain free beamtime on decision of the Experimental Division Direction.

Thay are submitted continiously but are limited to a really small number of proposals, only for urgent work.