Next Proposal Submission Deadline : 1 April 2013, 23:59 GMT

Proposal Database System version 2.0 (PDB 2.0) is available for your proposal submission. The PDB 2.0 provides a user-friendly web-based interface for completing and submitting electronic proposal information.
For details, please see the proposal guideline and system manual below.

[UPDATE] 

The PDBv2 server is back online after a 30 hours of accidental downtime. We will extend the submission deadline to April 3rd for the proponents who were affected by this downtime. Please email your deadline extension request to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by April 1st 23:59 GMT.

To submit new proposals:

Please follow the guideline and manual below.

•  IODP Proposal Guideline Primer (125.57 kB)
•  Proposal Submission Guidelines (1.01 MB)
• Proposal Submission Overview
•  PDBv2 User's Manual (1.58 MB)
• Submit a Drilling Proposal

To submit revised proposals:

IODP-MI will continue to accept revised proposals with the main text written in the old format with the page number limit. In the submission process with PDBv2, proponents are required to upload one PDF file of main document (including main text, figure and table, references and proponent list), and required webform input for Cover Sheet and Site Summary Forms. Please prepare the main document in PDF and other information separately before your submission. Please see the guideline and manual above for the details.

Proponents with questions about submitting proposals can contact the This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for assistance.