The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Project is pleased to announce that the Cycle 1 Call for Proposals opens today.  The Cycle 1 Call for Proposals marks the first opportunity to submit proposals to conduct scientific investigations with Roman’s Wide Field Instrument (WFI). 

Key Dates

• Call Opens: Wednesday, December 10, 2025
• Proposal Deadline: Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time

How to Apply

• Read through the Call for Proposals: https://roman-docs.ipac.caltech.edu/roman-proposals-home/cycle-1-call-for-proposals  
• Submit proposal on the Roman Telescope Proposal System (RTPS): http://rtps-roman.ipac.caltech.edu/ 

About the Cycle 1 Call for Proposals

The Cycle 1 Call for Proposals invites investigators to submit proposals to conduct scientific investigations with the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. All Roman data have no proprietary period, ensuring rapid community access to all observations. The Roman General Investigator program solicits proposals for funding and compute support for the analysis of Roman WFI data (including, but not limited to, Roman’s community-defined surveys), theoretical or laboratory astrophysics research, and analysis of publicly accessible ancillary data with direct relevance to the Roman mission. This solicitation also encompasses proposals for new General Astrophysics Survey (GAS) observations with WFI, with funding and compute support associated with their data analysis. In Cycle 1, up to six new GAS programs will be selected for a combined total of no more than 1200 hours of Roman observing time. Please check the Call for more details.

About the Community-Defined Surveys

Information on the High-Latitude Wide-Area Survey (HLWAS), High-Latitude Time-Domain Survey (HLTDS), Galactic Bulge Time-Domain Survey (GBTDS), and Galactic Plane Survey are available on RDox. These surveys have been defined and recommended based on input from the astronomical community, enabling a broad range of astrophysical investigations. They are an integral part of the Roman mission and are expected to provide substantial scientific returns for all the investigators. Additional details on scheduling and availability of the data products can be found in the Call.

Please direct any questions you may have regarding RTPS and the proposal call to the Roman Help Desk.

Useful Links for the Roman Science Community & Activity

General information about the mission, progress, and news: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/roman-space-telescope/
Specific information for the RST science community: https://roman.gsfc.nasa.gov
Roman @ AAS247: https://outerspace.stsci.edu/spaces/RAA2/pages/140608437/Roman+at+AAS+Home?macroName=view-file&desktop=true#RomanatAASHome-iPosters-PhoenixConventionCenter,ExhibitHallB/C/D
Come by the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Town Hall, Monday January 5 (7:30p.m. MT) in the Phoenix Convention Center 224 A, to hear the latest news about Roman from NASA officials.

Roman Community Forum: https://asd.gsfc.nasa.gov/roman/comm_forum/