Guidelines to prepare your proposal
Students must work together to create an experiment proposal with the following structure:
Proposal
A written proposal of your experiment
Up to 1000 words that may be supported by diagrams or pictures (acknowledgements, references, formulas, etc. and a reasonable amount of words in figures are not counted). It should contain:
Optional:
A written proposal of a science education or outreach activity (up to 200 words) that the members of your team have already organised or will organise in their community.
Optional:
A one-minute video that summarises your written experiment proposal in a creative and entertaining way, and that introduces the members of the team.
Your motivation to take part in the competition and to choose the specific topic of your experiment
Your experiment idea and how you would like to use the beam for your experiment
What you hope to take away from the experience
Lorem Ipsum
The winners will be selected on the basis of the written experiment proposal only. The video proposal and the outreach proposal are not mandatory for taking part in the competition. Yet, the best video proposal and the best outreach proposals will receive special prizes. Proposals need to be submitted in PDF format.
The evaluation will take into account the following criteria:
- Feasibility of the experiment
- Scientific method
- Motivation of the experiment
- Motivation to participate in BL4S
- Creativity of the experiment
Note that all of the above points are important for the judgment. We are not expecting a fully developed experimental proposal with a detailed setup and hypothesis. An idea of what you and your team want to find out or how you want to use the beamline, communicated in a creative way, is enough to take part in the competition. Do not worry if the technical details of the beamline facilities look a little daunting at first. We have provided several example experiments and people to contact for help.
Coaches are encouraged to help students understand which experiments can be done at a beamline. Yet, the students must create the proposal themselves. The winning teams will have the opportunity to work with scientists to refine their ideas before they come to the facility.
Please note that the CERN, DESY and ELSA logos are legally protected, and any use by third parties is forbidden. However, you can use the BL4S logo for your proposal if you would like.
