{"id":64,"date":"2021-05-27T20:53:03","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T20:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/hamburg-access-infrastructures\/?page_id=64"},"modified":"2025-09-23T13:43:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T13:43:33","slug":"bag-proposals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/hamburg-access-infrastructures\/bag-proposals\/","title":{"rendered":"BAG proposals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"vf-intro\">\n  <div>\n    <!-- empty -->\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"vf-stack\">\n      <h1 class=\"vf-intro__heading\">\n      BAG proposals                <\/h1>\n            <p class=\"vf-lede\">We offer the possibility to submit BAG (Block Allocation Group) proposals for beam time. BAG proposals allow groups of users (e.g. local, regional, national or other research consortia) to merge their projects into one proposal and share the resulting beam time. Beam time awarded to BAG proposals will normally be allocated in regular blocks throughout the year in order to optimise and accelerate access to beam time.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"vf-intro__text\">An individual research group <strong>must<\/strong> submit a BAG proposal if they wish to apply for beam time for several projects which they would otherwise submit as multiple single proposals.<\/p>\n    \n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<!--\/vf-intro-->\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embl-grid embl-grid--has-centered-content\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n<div class=\"vf-section-header | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n  <h2 class=\"vf-section-header__heading\" \n    >\n  How to submit a BAG proposal  <\/h2>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<p>To submit a BAG proposal, complete the online beam time application form in the <a href=\"https:\/\/smis.embl-hamburg.de\/misapps\/SMISWebClient\/protected\/welcome.do\">EMBL user portal<\/a>. Before submission, you will need to complete the BAG description, by entering a list of the projects which will be worked on by each Principle Investigator within the BAG, and the sample sheets by listing the samples related to the different projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the initial submission and successful evaluation of a BAG proposal, the awarded beam time is available for the upcoming beam year. To request further beam time, a continuation proposal must be submitted during the next call for proposals.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"vf-divider\">\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embl-grid embl-grid--has-centered-content\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"vf-divider\">\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embl-grid embl-grid--has-centered-content\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n<div class=\"vf-section-header | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n  <h2 class=\"vf-section-header__heading\" \n    >\n  Submitting a continuation of an exisiting BAG proposal  <\/h2>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<p>To submit a continuation proposal, complete the online beam time application form in the <a href=\"https:\/\/smis.embl-hamburg.de\/misapps\/SMISWebClient\/protected\/welcome.do\">EMBL user portal<\/a>. To open the application form, select the type of BAG proposal you wish to submit e.g. <em>SAXS BAG proposal <\/em>and mark the proposal as a continuation by entering a valid BAG proposal reference number in the <em>Proposal Type<\/em> section\/<em>A continuation of BAG proposal reference<\/em>. The <em>Valid reference<\/em> notification should then appear next to the entered proposal number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"vf-figure wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"912\" height=\"110\" class=\"vf-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/hamburg-access-infrastructures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/BAG-proposal-reference.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/hamburg-access-infrastructures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/BAG-proposal-reference.png 912w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/hamburg-access-infrastructures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/BAG-proposal-reference-300x36.png 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/hamburg-access-infrastructures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/BAG-proposal-reference-768x93.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 912px) 100vw, 912px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"vf-divider\">\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embl-grid embl-grid--has-centered-content\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n<div class=\"vf-section-header | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n  <h2 class=\"vf-section-header__heading\" \n    >\n  Completing a Proposal Summary Report  <\/h2>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<p>After completing the beam time application form, the interface for the required report will be accessible via the <em>Proposals in progress <\/em>overview. Complete all of the sections marked with a red asterisk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the end of the proposal summary report, up to three research highlights can be uploaded. There is no fixed format for the research highlights but they should be limited to one page per highlight and uploaded in PDF format. To open the upload interface, click on <em>Finalise<\/em> after having completed the report. When the files have been uploaded and the report is ready for submission, click on <em>Submit<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please note:<\/strong> No further changes can be made after the report has been submitted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To submit both the proposal and report to EMBL, the final step is to click on <strong><em>Validate <\/em><\/strong>next to the green arrow on the <em>Proposals in progress<\/em> screen.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"embl_taxonomy":[],"class_list":["post-64","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"embl_taxonomy_terms":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/hamburg-access-infrastructures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/hamburg-access-infrastructures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/hamburg-access-infrastructures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/hamburg-access-infrastructures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/hamburg-access-infrastructures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/hamburg-access-infrastructures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10527,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/hamburg-access-infrastructures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64\/revisions\/10527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/hamburg-access-infrastructures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"embl_taxonomy","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/hamburg-access-infrastructures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/embl_taxonomy?post=64"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}