Facility access
With its activities, the EXCITE Network will maintain and extend Europe’s leading role in innovations in Earth science, specifically in the fields of mineral- and rock-physics, as well as material-oriented (bio)geochemistry.
The EXCITE Transnational Access programme provides coordinated access to 24 imaging facilities in nine countries. Access will be provided on a per call basis and a scientifically based review process.
Review
The call criteria, proposal guidelines and participating facilities will be made available prior to a call opening. Academic and industrial users that fit the call criteria can apply for free-of-charge facility access by submitting a proposal.
Applicants are encouraged to contact the facility of choice to discuss the technical feasibility of their proposal prior to final submission.
After call closure, in the review phase, proposals that passed the technical feasibility check are reviewed by an independent TNA Review Panel based on predefined selection criteria.
Flowchart of the EXCITE Network access round
Granting access
Projects that pass the review phase are granted access to the facilities either by physical access (travel to the facilities) or make use of the remote service (send in samples).
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Curious to learn more?
Interested in gaining access to the EXCITE2 facilities? Please enter your email address and be one of the first to be informed when we open the first EXCITE2 call for proposals. Other questions? Contact us here.