Title Page

This guide will walk you through the “Title Page” section, where you define the key details of your proposal.

Layout and Navigation

The Title Page has two main layouts:

Selecting Proposal Type

You will see several main proposal types like Standard Proposal, Key Science Project, and Director’s Discretionary Time Proposal.

Proposal Types

Proposal Type	Initials	Description
Standard Proposal	PI	Standard Observing Proposal
Key Science Project	KSP	A large science project that requires observing time allocations over a period longer than one cycle.
Director’s Discretionary Time Proposal	DDT	Does not follow the normal proposal submission policies. It only requires approval from DG?

Clicking a main proposal type reveals relevant sub-proposal types like Target of Opportunity or Joint SKA Proposal. Proposal sub-types are optional.

Sub-Proposal types

Proposal Sub-Type	Initials	Description
Target of Opportunity	ToO	A target of opportunity observing proposal
Joint Telescope proposal	JTP	proposal that requires both SKA-Mid and SKA-Low telescopes
Coordinated Proposal	CP	A proposal requiring observing to be coordinated with another facility( either ground or space based) with user-specified scheduling constraints provided.
Long Term Proposal	LTP	A proposal that spans multiple proposal cycles. This differs from KSP as LTP typically needs small amounts of time spread over more than one cycle and KSP requires a lot of observing time.

Tip

On Hover

• Hovering over a proposal type displays a description for your reference.

Entering Title and Creating proposal

• Enter your proposal’s title in the provided text field ( maximum 20 words )

• The title field can contain latex in the provided text

• Select your chosen main and sub-proposal types from the menus.

• Once selected, a “Create” button with a plus sign appears at the bottom right.

• Click “Create” to proceed to the next page.

Navigation Elements

• Home: (Top left corner) Returns you to the Landing Page.

• Team: (Bottom right corner) Takes you to the next page for managing your team.

• Save: (Top left ) Saves your progress on the Title Page.

• Validate: (Top right) Checks if all required information is filled correctly.

• Submit: (Top right corner, initially grayed out) Becomes clickable only when all details are entered and validated.

Additional Features

• SKAO Standard Header and Footer: Provides branding and navigation to other resources.

• Sun/Moon Mode Toggle: (Top right corner) Adjusts the page contrast for accessibility.

• A status indicator at the top shows the validation status of each page in the flow.

• Each status indicator, when clicked, will navigate to the appropriate page

Key Information and Actions

• On this page, you define the title and type of your proposal.

• Selecting the appropriate type helps categorize your proposal and ensures alignment with SKAO priorities.

• Use the “Create” button to proceed to the next step of building your proposal.

Next Steps

After successfully creating your proposal on this page, you’ll move on to the “Team” page, where you can manage the researchers involved in your project.

Additional Notes

• This guide assumes you’re already logged in to PPT.

• The content remains the same regardless of your user context.

• Remember to save your progress regularly using the “Save” button.

• The “Submit” button will only become active when all required information is entered and validated.

Confirmation Summary

Before submitting your details, ensure everything is correct by clicking ‘Validate’. Clicking ‘Submit’ after that will bring up a Confirmation Page summarizing your details. Review and click ‘Confirm’ to proceed or ‘Cancel’ to make changes.