Electronic Journal of Differential Equations, Vol. 2009(2009), No. 03, pp. 1-13. Title: Maximizers for the Strichartz and the Sobolev-Strichartz inequalities for the Schrodinger equation Author: Shuanglin Shao (Inst. for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ, USA) Abstract: In this paper, we first show that there exists a maximizer for the non-endpoint Strichartz inequalities for the Schrodinger equation in all dimensions based on the recent linear profile decomposition result. We then present a new proof of the linear profile decomposition for the Schroindger equation with initial data in the homogeneous Sobolev space; as a consequence, there exists a maximizer for the Sobolev-Strichartz inequality. Submitted October 13, 2008. Published January 02, 2009. Math Subject Classifications: 35Q55. Key Words: Maximizers; Profile decomposition; Schrodinger equation; Strichartz inequality.