Limited Submission Program Calendar
Limited Submission Programs restrict the number of applications, nominations, or proposals an institution can submit to an agency. These programs require that the campuses screen pre-proposals or nominations to determine which will go forward to the sponsor. The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) is responsible for announcing the majority of research related limited submission programs that are set on an annual or biannual basis as well as gathering and reviewing the limited submission pre-proposals and nominations. When the OVPR receives more potential submissions than the campus is authorized to submit (as specified in each program's guidelines), a review will take place.
Please note this list is not exhaustive and researchers must continue to carefully review announcement guidelines for eligibility criteria. Many other agencies only accept one proposal at a time from the UO, but have no formal deadlines. These agencies and/or programs are not listed in the Limited Submissions Program Calendar.
For more information on how to submit a pre-proposal to the OVPR for any of the competitions listed on the calendar, please click here.
Please note this list is not exhaustive and researchers must continue to carefully review announcement guidelines for eligibility criteria. Many other agencies only accept one proposal at a time from the UO, but have no formal deadlines. These agencies and/or programs are not listed in the Limited Submissions Program Calendar.
For more information on how to submit a pre-proposal to the OVPR for any of the competitions listed on the calendar, please click here.
For researchers interested in submitting a proposal to these programs please contact:
| For Corporate or Foundation grants | For Federal or other sources |
| Paul Elstone, 541-346-2166 Lynn Stearney, 541-346-5253 |
Moira Kiltie, 541-346-2888 Mary Fechner, 541-346-3196 |
Office of Research Services and Administration (ORSA) and your unit's designated
Sponsored Project Administrator (SPA); 541-346-5131.
Sponsored Project Administrator (SPA); 541-346-5131.
Related links:
National Science Foundation (NSF) list of solicitations that limit the number of proposals an organization can submit
National Science Foundation (NSF) list of solicitations that limit the number of proposals an organization can submit
last updated (09/01/2009)
| Internal Deadline | Award/Program | External Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| 01/2009 | NSF IMPROVEMENTS FOR MARINE LABS AND FIELD STATIONS Limit 1 per facility not institution. Facilities, communication and equipment funding. |
03/6/2009 |
| not published | Defense Science Study Group Program Limit: 2 nominations To provide an opportunity for the top young faculty in the United States (they prefer 40 or younger) to explore key issues in national security, especially those relavent to science and technology. |
not published since 2007 |
| suspended 09-10 |
Burroughs Wellcome Fund: Career Awards at the Scientific Interface Limit: 2 or 3 if one of three is from an underrepresented group (see guidelines) Awards for young investigators with backgrounds in physics, mathematics, computer science, and engineering who want to explore the new frontier of biology. Individuals must be post docs near completion of training but not yet in tenure track position. |
suspended 09-10 |
| 02/06/2009 | NSF Integrated Graduate Education & Research Traineeship (IGERT) Limit: 4 pre-proposals Fellowships for graduate students, interdisciplinary training program. |
03/13/2009 |
| suspended |
Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation: New Faculty Awards Limit: 1 nomination Supports scholarly activity of new faculty in chemistry, biochemistry or engineering. |
suspended |
| not published | NSF Cyberinfrastructure Training, Education, Advancement, and Mentoring for Our 21st Century Workforce (CI-Team) Limit: 1 proposal Supports projects that position the national science and engineering community to engage in research and education activities promoting and leveraging cyberinfrastructure. Will fund two types of projects: Demonstration and Inplementation. |
not published since 2007 |
| not published | NSF Computing Community Consortium (CCC) Limit: 1 proposal Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) will support the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) as a community proxy responsible for facilitating the conceptualization and design of promising infrastructure-intensive projects identified by the computing research community to address compelling scientific “grand challenges” in computing. |
not published since 2006 |
| 04/10/2009 | Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation: Post-Doctoral Program in Environmental Chemistry No Limit Supports training and research activity for post docs in the area of environmental chemistry. |
08/13/2009 |
| 05/11/2009 | NSF Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities: Departmental Multi-User Instrumentation (CRIF:MU) Limit: 1 proposal NSF Division of Chemistry supports opportunities for expanding the frontiers of knowledge and for education of our technical workforce require access to state-of-the-art instrumentation. The Division leverages its investment by making CRIF:MU awards to groups of chemical scientists in academic departments rather than to individuals. |
06/23/2009 |
| 05/08/2009 |
HHMI Undergraduate Science Education Program Limit: 1 proposal Supports a range of activities that engage students in research, create courses that convey the excitement of contemporary science, develop new, current and future faculty members, and broaden access to science careers through outreach activities that extend to elementary, high school, and community colleges. The competition supports innovation in undergraduate science education, including student laboratory research, faculty development, curriculum development, and precollege science outreach. |
10/01/2009 |
| 05/15/2009 extended | NEA Learning in the Arts for Children Limit: 1 UO proposal per year on its own behalf (closed), 1 UO Consortium proposal per year (open) The National Endowment for the Arts Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth category offers funding for projects that provide participatory learning and engage students with skilled artists, teachers, and excellent art. Learning in the Arts projects require a substantial and sustained investment of time, have significant curricular impact, and involve sequential and comprehensive arts learning. UO may submit one NEA Consortium Application per year, with another nonprofit arts or education organization as its primary partner. |
06/11/09 full proposal |
| 05/15/2009 extended |
NEA Access to Artistic Excellence Limit: 1 UO proposal per year on its own behalf (closed); 1 UO Consortium proposal per year (open) Access to Artistic Excellence funds projects in various fields that encourage and support artistic creativity, preserve our diverse cultural heritage, and make the arts more widely available in communities throughout the country. UO may submit one NEA Consortium Application per year, with another nonprofit arts or education organization as its collaborative partner. (Note: the 1-Consortium-proposal limit applies to both NEA funding categories listed here.) |
08/13/2009 for full proposal |
| 06/02/2009 |
NSF Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI-R²) Limit: An organization may submit or be included as a partner or subawardee in no more than 3 proposals. If an organization submits or is included as a partner or subawardee in 3 proposals, at least one of the three proposals must be for instrument development. This MRI² competition is in addition to the regular MRI program with its deadline in January and is funded by the ARRA legislation. The program is meant to assist in the acquisition or development of major research instrumentation by U.S. institutions that is, in general, too costly for support through other NSF programs. |
08/10/2009 |
| 06/04/2009 |
NSF Academic Research Infrastructure Program (ARI- R²) (09-562) Limit: An organization may submit or be included as a partner or a subawardee on no more than 1 proposal. The ARI-R² program is a supplement to the regular ARI program and is funded through the ARRA legislation. The program will invest in the repair, renovation or in exceptional cases the replacement of existing research facilities. It will not support the construction of new research facilities. |
08/24/2009 |
| 05/28/2009 |
Oregon Arts Commission Gap Grants Limit: 1 per organization (open; one-time opportunity) “Gap grants” assist Oregon arts organizations whose role in their communities is vital, and whose organizational stability has been jeopardized due to current economic conditions. Priority will be given to organizations with current Oregon Arts Commission grants. |
06/02/2009 |
| 06/30/2009 |
W.M. Keck Foundation: Call for Concept papers Limit: 1 This is a call for concept papers that address research projects in the fields of Science and Engineering or Medical Research. The Foundation supports outstanding research that will have a significant impact on solving complex issues and problems and encourages projects that are of high risk but that also have the potential for transformative impact. |
11/01/2009 |
| 06/11/2009 |
NIST Construction Grant Program (2009-NIST-ARRA-CONSTRUCTION-01) Limit: 1 This program is intended to support research science buildings through the construction of new buildings or expansion of existing buildings. For purposes of this program, "research science building means a building or facility whose purpose is to conduct scientific research, including laboratories, test facilities, measurement facilities, research computing facilities, and observatories. In addition, "expansion of existing buildings means that space to conduct scientific research is being expanded from what is currently available for the supported research activities. |
06/25/2009 LOI (3pm EST); 08/10/2009 for full proposal (3pm EST) |
| not published | Association of Pacific Rim Universities: Junior Faculty Fellowship Limit: 2 per institution (aimed at junior faculty) Designed as an interdisciplinary gathering, the 2-week program will assemble faculty members from humanities and social sciences, international relations, law, political sciences, computing, economics as well as sciences and engineering, who are interested in a new topic announced annually from the perspective of individuals in Pacific Rim countries. |
not published since 2006 |
| suspended | Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation: Scholars Program Limit: 1 Supports the development of outstanding scientists from invited institutions as independent investigators in the cancer field by helping foster their research productivity during the first few years of their first faculty position. |
suspended |
| 04/20/2009 | NSF Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education Limit: 1 new Supports fellowships and associated training for graduate students in NSF- supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines including interaction in K-12 setting. |
05/19/2009 for LOI; 6/29/2009 for full proposal |
| 07/09/2009 | Henry Dreyfus Teacher Scholar Award Limit: 1 The Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program is based on accomplishments in scholarly research with undergraduates, as well as a compelling commitment to teaching. |
08/06/2009 |
| 05/04/2009 | William T. Grant Foundation Scholars Program Limit: 1 Supports research that improves the lives of young people ages 8-25. Funds research in health, social, and behavioral sciences. Special interests in interdisciplanary, mixed-methods research that advances both theory and practice. |
07/08/2009 |
| 01/09/2009 | NSF Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) Limit: 3 pre-proposals Supports bold, forward-looking research whose successful outcome results from all partners—U.S. and foreign—providing unique contributions to the research endeavor. Intends to facilitate greater student preparation for and participation in international research collaboration, and to contribute to the development of a diverse, globally-engaged U.S. science and engineering workforce. |
02/26/2009 |
| 06/06/2007 | NSF Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) Limit: 1 per institution The program aims to support centers that foster active collaboration between universities and other sectors, including industry, and the centers constitute a national network of university-based centers in materials research. |
01/18/2008 |
| 06/21/2009 | NSF STEP: Type I Limit: 1 per institution The Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP) seeks to increase the number of students (U.S. citizens or permanent residents) receiving associate or baccalaureate degrees in established or emerging fields within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Type 1 proposals are solicited that provide for full implementation efforts at academic institutions. Type 2 proposals are solicited that support educational research projects on associate or baccalaureate degree attainment in STEM. |
09/29/2009 |
| 07/13/2009 | Searle Scholars Program Limit: 2 per institution The program invites applications from selected universities and research institutions. Biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, immunology, neuroscience, pharmacology, and related areas in chemistry, medicine, and the biological sciences candidates should be in the first or second year of a tenure track appointment. |
09/25/2009 |
| 07/28/2008 | Carnegie Scholars Program Limit: 2 per institution The program supports scholars from invited institutions whose research extends the boundaries of knowledge about Islam and Muslim communities. |
07/28/2008 |
| 08/03/2009 |
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH): Summer Stipend |
10/01/2009 |
| 08/08/2008 | Beckman Young Investigators Award Limit: 2 For individuals in chemistry, biology or the “medical sciences.” Restricted to individuals who have tenure-track appointments in academic and non-profit institutions that conduct fundamental research in the chemical and life sciences at the time of the submission date AND has not completed more than three full years in his or her tenure-track or other comparable independent research appointment on or before the BYI application submission due date. |
10/01/2008 |
| 08/15/2008 | Burroughs Wellcome Career Award on Medical Sciences Limit: 6 nominations perinstitution; or 7 nominations per institution if at least one candidate in reproductive sciences is included. Nominees must have MD, DVM or DDS degree to apply. Each institution nominating at least one African-American, Hispanic, or Native American candidate may also nominate an additional candidate. Awards support postdoctoral fellow and young investigators in the medical sciences. The Career Awards for Medical Scientists (CAMS) is the result of the reformulation of the Career Awards in the Biomedical Sciences (CABS) program. |
10/01/2008 |
| 08/18/2008 | Beckman Scholars Program Limit: 1 per institution The proposal is intended to be submitted by a department or institute on behalf of a group of faculty who will act as mentors for up to six undergraduates involved in research in the areas of chemistry, biology, bio-chemical or medical sciences. The individual students get named Beckman Scholars and need to be involved in work that will be publishable. Students should be in their sophomore or junior year as of spring 2008 to be eligible for funding. |
10/01/2008 |
| 08/25/2009 | Burroughs Wellcome Foundation: Investigators on Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease Limit: 1 per institution The agency is particularly interested in work focused on the host, as well as host-pathogen studies originating in viral, bacterial, fungal, or parasite systems. Candidates must hold a tenure-track assistant professor position and must have established a record of independent research. |
11/03/2008 |
| 05/11/2009 | NSF Materials Research: Major Instrumentation Projects (IMR-MIP) Limit: 1 per institution per year The program supports design and construction of major instruments in materials science that cost more than $2 million per instrument. The program also supports the development of detailed conceptual and engineering design for new tools for materials preparation or characterization at major national facilities. Priority will be given to proposals that involve students. |
06/29/2009 |
| 09/01/2008 | NSF Informal Science Education Limit: up to 3 proposals (project grants) The ISE program invests in projects that develop and implement informal learning experiences designed to increase interest, engagement, and understanding of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) by individuals of all ages and backgrounds, as well as projects that advance knowledge and practice of informal science education. |
12/18/2008 |
| 08/17/2009 |
Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences
Limit: 1 per institution |
11/02/2009, Noon EDT |
| not published | NSF Active Nanostructures and Nanosystems (ANN): Program in Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research Teams (NIRT) NIRT Limit: 3 proposals as lead organization The goal of this program is to support fundamental research and catalyze synergistic science and engineering research and education in several emerging areas of nanoscale science and technology, including: fundamental nanoscale phenomena and processes in active nanostructures; nanosystems with improved functionality and new architectures; hierarchical nanomanufacturing; and long-term societal and educational implications of scientific and technological advances on the nanoscale. |
not published since 2006 |
| not published | NSF Active Nanostructures and Nanosystems (ANN): Program in Nanoscale Exploratory Research (NER) NER Limit: 2 proposals as lead institution, (a third is allowed in "societal and educational issues associated with long-term research science and engineering advances.") The goal of this program is to support fundamental research and catalyze synergistic science and engineering research and education in several emerging areas of nanoscale science and technology, including: fundamental nanoscale phenomena and processes in active nanostructures; nanosystems with improved functionality and new architectures; hierarchical nanomanufacturing; and long-term societal and educational implications of scientific and technological advances on the nanoscale. |
not published since 2005 |
| not published | NSF GeoScience Education Program Limit: No limit on pilot projects, one lead institution per institution for track two proposals The GeoEd program will consider proposals submitted under one of two tracks. Track 1 Pilot Projects: Proposals should describe a plan to initiate or pilot highly innovative geoscience education activities. Track 2 Integrative Collaborations: Proposals should describe a plan to develop an integrative collaboration with one or more existing Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP), Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professorate (AGEP), or Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) projects. Documentation of collaboration with an ongoing LSAMP, AGEP, or CREST project must be included with Track 2 proposals. |
not published since 2007 |
| 10/16/2009 | Greenwall Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics Link: http://www.greenwallfsp.org/index.htm Limit: 1 per institution Enables outstanding junior faculty members to carry out original research that will help resolve important policy and clinical dilemmas at the intersection of ethics and the life sciences. Disciplines may include medicine, law, philosophy, religion, other fields in the humanities, and the social sciences. Applicants must be junior faculty members holding at least a 60% appointment. Priority will be given to applicants who are below the rank of Associate Professor, who have not received a comparable career development award. |
11/20/2009 (full proposal by invitation only) |
| 10/28/2008 | NSF Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) Limit: An organization may submit or be included as a partner or subawardee in no more than 3 proposals. If an organization submits or is included as a partner or subawardee in 3 proposals, at least one of the three proposals must be for instrument development. The MRI Program assists in the acquisition or development of major research instrumentation by U.S. institutions that is, in general, too costly for support through other NSF programs. |
01/22/2009 (4th Thursday of January annually) |
| 12/22/2008 | Camille Dreyfus Teacher Scholar Award Program Limit: 1 Supports the teaching and research careers of talented young faculty in the chemical sciences. |
02/05/2009 |
| not published | NIH Global Research Training in Population Health Limit: 2 per institution, (one in reproductive biology, reproductive medicine or reproductive epidemiology and one for training in demography related population studies). |
not published since 2006 |
| 11/17/2007 | NSF Research in Disabilities Education Limit: 1 per institution The Research in Disabilities Education (RDE) program makes resources available to increase the participation and acheivement of people with disabilities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education careers. |
04/11/2008 |
| 12/01/2007 | John Merck Scholars Program: Biology of Developmental Disabilities in Children Limit: 2 per institution, (Assistant Professors only, one each from fields of neurobiology and cognitive sciences). Fellowship program for research on children's developmental disabilities. Applicants must be able to articulate how their basic research will improve the lives of mentally disabled children with emotional disturbances. |
01/16/2008 |
| 12/2008 (mid-December) | NSF Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) Limit: 2 per institution, (aimed at junior faculty). Designed as an interdisciplinary gathering, the 2-week program will assemble faculty members from humanities and social sciences, international relations, law, political sciences, computing, economics as well as sciences and engineering, who are interested in a new topic announced annually from the perspective of individuals in Pacific Rim countries. |
03/03/2009 |
| 04/20/2009 |
Core Centers for Enhancing Research Capacity in U.S. Academic Institutions (P30) (RFA-OD-09-005) (ARRA) Limit: Varies by participating NIH Institute or Center (see contacts). This program invites applications to support the hiring of newly-recruited faculty to develop research projects within the context of Biomedical Core Centers. Core Center Grants are institutional awards that provide funding to hire, provide appropriate start-up packages, and develop pilot research projects for newly independent investigators, with the goal of augmenting and expanding the institution’s community of multidisciplinary researchers focusing on areas of biomedical research relevant to NIH. |
04/29/2009 for LOI; 5/29/2009 for full proposal |
| 08/07/2009 |
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Conservation Project Support Grants Limit: 1 per organization. Conservation Support grants help museums develop and implement a logical, institution-wide approach to caring for their living and material collections. |
10/01/2009 |
| 07/16/2009 |
NSF MSP Targeted Partnerships Program Limit: 1 MSP is a major research and development effort that supports innovative partnerships to improve K-12 student achievement in mathematics and science. |
08/25/2009 |
| 07/21/2009 |
NSF Innovation through Institutional Integration (I³) track of the MSP Limit: 1 I³ challenges faculty, students, and others in institutions of higher education to think strategically about the creative integration of NSF-funded awards, with particular emphasis on awards managed by programs in the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR). |
08/25/2009 |
| 07/09/2009 |
NSF Improvements to Biological Research Collections (BRC) Limit: 1 The Improvements to Biological Research Collections Program provides funds for improvements to network, secure, and organize established natural history collections for sustained, accurate, and efficient accessibility of the collection to the biological research community. |
07/24/2009 |
| 07/17/2009 |
NSF International Research Network Connections (IRNC) Limit: 3 for ProNet only; no limit on other two programs This program supports international research network connections across three areas: Production network environments (IRNC:ProNet); Experimental networking activities in support of cyber-science applications (IRNC:Exp); and special projects including advanced network development, deployment, security, monitoring, and other approaches (IRNC:SP). |
08/21/2009 |
| 07/21/2009 |
NSF ADVANCE Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers Limit: 1 The goal of the ADVANCE program is to develop systemic approaches to increase the representation and advancement of women in academic science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers, thereby contributing to the development of a more diverse science and engineering workforce. |
08/04/2009 for LOI; 11/12/2009 Full |
| 07/14/2009 |
NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) Limit: 1 to either IT or the IT-Catalyst program This program makes grants to institutions of higher education to support scholarships for academically talented, financially needy students, enabling them to enter the workforce following completion of an associate, baccalaureate, or graduate-level degree in science and engineering disciplines. |
08/11/2009 for LOI; 09/14/2009 Full |
| 07/14/2009 |
NSF Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP) Limit: 1, Type 1B or 1C STEP seeks to increase the number of students (U.S. citizens or permanent residents) receiving associate or baccalaureate degrees in established or emerging fields within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). |
08/18/2009 for LOI; 09/29/2009 Full |
| 09/14/2009 |
NSF Science Master's Program (SMP) SMP prepares graduate students for STEM careers in business, industry, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies, and provides experiences to build the skills necessary to succeed in those careers. |
10/05/2009 LOI; 11/20/2009 Full |
| 09/14/2009 |
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America MFA grants strengthen a museum's ability to serve the public more effectively by supporting high-priority activities that advance the institution's mission and strategic goals. |
11/02/2009 |