Letter of Intent for the Major Instrumentation Initiative 2022 „HALO-Instruments“ 

< The Letter of Intent is not part of the evaluation of a potential, future application. Grey text in brackets contains instructions for completion and should be deleted; please do not exceed a maximum of three pages. This Letter of Intent is a mandatory prerequisite for submitting an application. Please note and consider the DFG data protection regulations at: https://www.dfg.de/en/service/privacy_policy/index.html
The designated spokesperson can upload the completed LOI-file via our elan online portal (https://elan.dfg.de/) as a “Letter of Intent” by 10 January 2023.
The online form can be found in the elan online portal under "Proposal Submission" → "New Project / Draft Proposal" → "Letter of Intent". Please start the online form and select the call for proposals "GGI 2022 HALO-Instruments - Letter of Intent" from the pull-down menu. After completing the basic information in the appropriate fields of the online form upload this document as PDF-file. > 

1.	Title of the proposed application
< Maximum 300 characters incl. spaces, title may not be changed for the full application. >

2.	Spokesperson
< Please name one person responsible for the application. The information is binding, no additional spokesperson can be included in the full proposal.
Name, first name, institute/university, location, subject area, web link to own working group/person >

3.	Cooperation of the last three years and current or planned cooperation for the project
< Please name the persons with whom you have cooperated in the last three years, as well as the persons with whom you would like to cooperate in the planned project.
Name, first name, institute/university, location, country >

4.	Subject Assignment
< Please suggest the subject from the DFG subject classification system to which your application can primarily be assigned. Optionally, you can add further subjects. A complete list of all subject areas can be found at https://www.dfg.de/en/dfg_profile/statutory_bodies/review_boards/subject_areas/ >

5.	Outline of the application
< Please outline the planned application in max. 3,000 characters. Please address primarily what is to be done in the project, rather than the motivation for the project, the current state of research in the field or your own preliminary work. The following structure should be adhered to:

5.1 Research topic and objectives
< Text/keywords >

5.2 Exemplary configuration or description of the instrument
< Text/table; please list the major components or modules of the instrument. >

5.3 Operation and usage concept
< Text; please describe, how the operational capability of the instrument is to be ensured and describe access regulations, as far as known; for which HALO-missions is the instrument likely to be used? >

5.4 Use in research
< Text/keywords; please describe briefly, which research project/s is/are planned with the instrument. >

5.5 Budget estimation
< Please provide a rough estimate of costs in Euro (potential amount requested). >

5.6 Reference list
< If you want to refer to publications, web links or other material in the LOI, you can list references here. >