Proposals for Keck engineering time should be submitted via the online proposal form well in advance of the night requested. You must have an observing account in order to submit a proposal. If you do not have an account, request for one here and it can be created for you. Engineering time requests will be reviewed by the ETAC on a quarterly basis, and time will be awarded on a competitive basis. A call for engineering proposals will typically be sent out about 2 months before the start of a new quarter, and a month before the proposal deadline. Please note that in the absence of compelling reasons for engineering use, observing time will be given back to science when it is considered the best use of telescope time. Proposals are simple in nature and should be submitted prior to the ETAC meeting. Please follow the instructions below to submit your proposals::

1. Go to the observer login page at https://www2.keck.hawaii.edu/inst/PILogin/login.php
   
2. If you already have an account, log in; if not, create a new account by clicking on the appropriate link.
3. Under "Proposal Cover Sheets" click on the second link (to the right) to enter a new engineering proposal.
   
4. Under "Instrument and Night Requests" click on the "select" link to the right to see all the available engineering nights.
5. Fill out the form and click "Submit Engineering Cover Sheet" at the bottom.
   
6. (Optional) Print a copy for your record.

The schedule links above show the scheduled nights and nights reserved for engineering. These pages also include links to the original proposals, detailed execution plans, and reports for the respective nights.

Links to old proposals:

Feb'09 - Apr'09 proposals

Nov'08 - Jan'09 proposals

2008 Aug - Oct proposals

2008 May - Jul proposals

2008 Feb - Apr proposals

Nov'07 - Jan'08 proposals

2007 Aug - Oct proposals

2007 May - Jul proposals

2007 Feb - Apr proposals

Nov'06 - Jan'07 Proposals

Special Dec'06 - Jan'07 Proposals