# Cycle 5 Funding Round

**URL:** <https://community.openastronomy.org/t/cycle-5-funding-round/1307>\
**Category:** Astropy\
**Created:** [October 15, 2025, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/cycle-5-funding-round/1307 "2025-10-15T18:44:52Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 15, 2025, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/cycle-5-funding-round/1307/1 "2025-10-15T18:44:52Z")

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We are happy to announce the opening of the Astropy Cycle 5 Funding Request (proposal) call! The cycle is open starting now but the first key deadline is for initial drafts of FRs by October 31st. The details for the FR are below, although the most up-to-date copy is at [astropy-project/finance/proposal-calls/cycle5/cycle5.md at main · astropy/astropy-project · GitHub](https://github.com/astropy/astropy-project/blob/main/finance/proposal-calls/cycle5/cycle5.md)

Please feel free to reach out on the #finance Astropy Slack channel or email [finance@astropy.org](mailto:finance@astropy.org) if you have any questions or concerns.

Nathaniel Starkman  
on behalf of the Strategic Planning and Organizing Committee (SPOC) and the Astropy Finance Committee