| Step | Timeline |
Activity |
| 1 | Deadline=T0 | Receive proposals at
deadlines of 1 Feb, June, October |
| 2 | T0 + 0.5 weeks | Classify proposals
by referee
categories |
| 3 | T0 + 2 weeks | Send proposals to
referees (typically 4 per category) |
| 4 | T0 + 6 weeks | Referees return
ratings and comments. Referees'
Guide |
| 5 | T0 + 6.5 weeks | Referees' ratings
and comments collated |
| 6 | T0 + 6.5 weeks | Normalize ratings to
common median for each referee |
| 7 | T0 + 7 weeks | Distribute ratings and
comments to Proposal Selection Committee |
| 8 | T0 + 9 weeks | Proposal Selection
Committee meeting (2.5 days) |
| 9 | T0 + 12-13 weeks | Results
distributed by e-mail to proposers |
| 10 | T0 + 17.3 weeks | Next proposal
deadline |
