Proposals
FY23 Important Dates
- FY24 call for proposals
Q2 2023 - FY24 proposals due
May 2, 2023 - FY24 proposal presentations
June 2023
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FY23 Call for Proposals
The Call for Proposals for FY23 was announced May 11, 2022 from the SLAC Director Chi-Chang Kao. Information on the Call for Proposals for FY24 will be available Q2 FY23.
Deadlines to submit proposals to ALDs are determined within each Directorate. Directorates submit proposals to the LDRD Program by June 7, 2022.
For more information, please see the FY23 LDRD Call for Proposals (SLAC login required)
Templates (closed)
Proposal Template and Presentation Template
Use these templates to create your project proposal and presentation. For proposal budget preparation, Lead Investigators must contact the directorate’s business office. The directorate's business office has the budgeting instructions. A list of finance contacts is provided here: https://internal.slac.stanford.edu/finance/deployed-finance
Upload Proposal (closed)
All proposals must be uploaded as a PDF file via the LDRD section of the Office of Strategic Planning SharePoint site. The LDRD-OSP SharePoint site can be accessed by the SLAC Business Managers and LDRD administration only. Business Managers, please reach out to LDRD administration to authorize delegates. The proposal upload folder is only accessible during the submission windown between the call for proposals and the deadline.
Upload LDRD proposal (SLAC Business Managers and LDRD administration only)
- From LDRD Proposals, click the directorate folder to which you want to add a document.
- Click Upload to upload the proposal materials, or drag-and-drop materials into the directorate folder.
Program Status
Ongoing Projects
FY23 mid-year reports are due May 1, 2023
FY24 Proposal Cycle
FY24 LDRD call for proposals Q2 FY23