How to submit a proposal
All the academic research proposals must be submitted through the SAU Online. The following guidelines on how to submit the proposals are applicable exclusively to the public domain researches conducted by research/education teams from Brazil and abroad.
Before submitting a research proposal, users are advised to visit the LNLS webpage to check out the available services and technologies, as well as recommendations about the sample preparations, protocols and other detailed specifications about the research proposal submission process.
Research proposals for LNLS should be submitted during a specified schedule. We usually announce submission calls twice a year, one for each semester. Information about submission calls is sent to users by email and is published in LNLS website.
Submitting a Research Proposal
The submission process for LNLS is divided in two steps: Users Registration and Research Proposal Submission. Each step can be carried out independently.
The Users Registration: this step is only required at the first access to the SAU Online, but provided information can be updated at any time. The user must choose the option “To create a new account click here“. At his first access, the user will be asked to provide personal and professional information.
Submission: Once the registered user is logged in to the SAU Online, he should click on “Submit a new Proposal”.
Submitted research proposal will be forwarded automatically to the User Service Support (sau@cnpem.br). We recommend to the users evaluating the technical feasibility of the project before submitting a research proposal. Once it is submitted, evaluation of all research proposals will follow a standard procedure.
Research Proposal Analysis
Rules to submit research proposals to LNLS beamlines
After the research proposal is approved, the user receives an email with instructions for the following four steps that should be carried out before starting to work at LNLS facilities:
1. Request badge/dosimeter: In order to keep the necessary deadlines to apply for your working permits we need the badge/dosimeter applications of the experimental team at least 10 days before your experiment
2. Request finnancial support
3. Request guesthouse reservation
4. Safety Trainning
Important: Users are required to acknowledge the use of LNLS facilities in any publications and to inform the Laboratory about any publications, thesis and other published materials. Also, users should cooperate by supplying this information upon request.
After fulfilling these four steps, the user is able to work at LNLS facilities during the allocated time.
After finishing the research project, we highly recommended all users to fill the Feedback on infrastructure and services provided at the SAU Online and Experimental report.
