Applications for ALMA Ambassadors Program Cycle 14

4 August 2026

The North American ALMA Science Center (NAASC) is accepting applications for the ALMA Ambassadors Program (https://science.nrao.edu/facilities/alma/ambassadors-program/), with a deadline of October 2, 2026. The program provides training and up to a $10,000 USD research grant to postdoctoral researchers, senior graduate students, and early career researchers interested in expanding their ALMA/radio interferometry expertise and sharing that knowledge with their home (or other) institutions. For Cycle 14, ALMA Ambassadors can choose to support the community by organizing and hosting (1) ALMA Cycle 14 proposal preparation support workshops (Spring 2027), and/or (2) ALMA-focused data processing and analysis workshops (Fall 2027). Applications seeking to host both proposal preparation and data processing workshops will be favored.

The NAASC will provide travel support for the training as well as all talk materials, supplies, and infrastructure for the workshops hosted by the ALMA Ambassadors. Some radio or submillimeter interferometry experience is preferred but not required. Applicants must be based at a North American institution. We will consider both individual and coordinated applications from users in the same institution or region.

The NAASC will host the selected Ambassadors at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory headquarters in Charlottesville, Virginia in February and August 2027 to receive in-depth training. Training will include topics related to ALMA proposal writing, including: interferometry basics, ALMA science capabilities, recent ALMA headlines, use of the ALMA Observing Tool, and guidance for speaking on these topics. The training also includes a poster session where ALMA Ambassadors will showcase their own science to their fellow ambassadors and the local astronomical community, including NRAO staff. Ambassadors must host a proposal preparation workshop in advance of the Cycle 14 ALMA proposal deadline (Spring 2027) and/or data analysis and processing workshops (Fall 2027). These workshops may be held at the ambassador's home institute, an alternate location, or virtually. ALMA Ambassadors will also make themselves available to help their local community between the call for proposals and the deadline and support other NAASC activities.

The deadline to apply is October 2, 2026. For more information, please visit the ALMA Ambassadors website (https://science.nrao.edu/facilities/alma/ambassadors-program/).