Proposal Review Process

EVLA & VLBA

Step	Timeline	Activity
1	Deadline=T0	Receive proposals at deadlines of 1 February, June, October
2	T0 + 0.5 weeks	Classify proposals by referee categories
3	T0 + 2 weeks	Notify referees proposals are ready to review
4	T0 + 6 weeks	Referees return ratings and comments. Referees' Guide
5	T0 + 6.5 weeks	Referees' ratings and comments collated
6	T0 + 6.5 weeks	Normalize ratings to common median for each referee
7	T0 + 7 weeks	Distribute ratings and comments to Proposal Selection Committee
8	T0 + 9 weeks	Proposal Selection Committee meeting (2.5 days)
9	T0 + 11 weeks	Director's review
10	T0 + 12-13 weeks	Results distributed by e-mail to proposers
11	T0 + 17.3 weeks	Next proposal deadline

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