The first Proba-3 ASPIICS Guest Investigator Programme was announced at the end of 2025, with a submission deadline of 12 February 2026. This annual opportunity is open to scientists from ESA Member States, offering not only access to Proba-3 ASPIICS data but also the unique chance to participate in instrument commanding. Successful applicants will spend time at the Science Operations Centre, hosted by the Royal Observatory of Belgium, enabling direct interaction with the science team and hands-on experience in data processing and calibration.
The purpose of the Guest Investigators programme is to spread the use of, and complement, ASPIICS data more widely in the heliophysics science community. The GIs can propose their own ASPIICS science observation programmes that will complement those currently being run by the ASPIICS team. The GIs are expected to have an active role in operations planning and they will have immediate access to all data from their observation campaign, after reception on the ground. The ASPIICS team will support the GIs in all operational and technical aspects, including data processing and calibration. This approach has the added benefit (apart from maximising the science output) of providing a unique hands-on training opportunity for the involved scientists, allowing them to operate a live instrument and to acquire the understanding necessary to best exploit the data.
Find all information, requirements and conditions on the ESA Cosmos Pages: https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/proba-3-ao-2025
