Limited Submissions Calendar

A number of external funding programs limit the number of applications the University of Arizona may submit.  If you would like to be considered for a limited solicitation opportunity, please submit a pre-proposal to your college Dean prior to the internal deadlines listed below. Please review eligibility requirements carefully. If you identify a program that we have not listed that limits submissions, or if you have questions about any of the limited solicitations listed below, please contact Research Development Services.

Please note that proposals to private foundations may require clearance through the University of Arizona Foundation.

Program Titlesort descending Sponsor Funding Type RDI Deadline External Deadline Notes
2020 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists The New York Academy of Sciences 08/17/2020

11/13/2020 (anticipated)

Life Sciences: J. GalliganPhysical Sciences & Engineering: P. GutrufChemistry: M. TfailyContact Carol Brodie, Research Development Associate, with questions about this program.

2020 Brain Research Foundation Annual Scientific Innovations Award Brain Research Foundation (BRF) 05/06/2020

06/25/2020 (required LOI)09/22/2020 (full proposal)

D. Zarnescu

2020 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program The Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation 01/15/2020

2/6/2020

J. Su

2020 Clinical Trials in Organ Transplantation in Children and Adults (CTOT-CA) (U01 Clinical Trial Optional) National Institutes of Health (NIH) Grant 08/12/2020

10/09/2020

No applicants.

2020 Creative Arts Exchange United States Department of State (DOS) 02/26/2020

04/24/2020

None.

2020 Fay/Frank Seed Grant Program Brain Research Foundation (BRF) 11/13/2019

01/07/2020

T. Largent-Milnes

2020 FFAR New Innovator in Food and Agriculture Research Award Foundation for Food and Agriculture (FFAR) 01/29/2020

03/04/2020 (Nomination)03/25/2020 (Full proposal)

A. Josephson

2020 Google PhD Fellowship Program Google 09/18/2019

11/01/2019

S. EhsaniR. Spence

2020 Greenwall Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics The Greenwall Foundation Grant 08/19/2020

09/21/2020 (Required LOI)01/11/2021 (Invited full proposal)

No applicants.

2020 Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions National Science Foundation (NSF) 07/15/2020

01/13/2020

UA may submit one Track 1 proposal.The HSI Program seeks to enhance the quality of undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education at Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) and to increase retention and graduation rates of undergraduate students pursuing degrees in STEM fields at HSIs.A. Braithwaite

2020 Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Program National Science Foundation (NSF) 09/09/2020

11/04/2020

E. EnikovE. Leahey

2020 Innovators in Science Award in Rare Diseases The New York Academy of Sciences 10/09/2019

11/22/2019

None.

2020 Institutional Training for a Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Research Workforce (T90/R90 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) National Institute of Health Grant 07/29/2020

09/25/2020

No applicants. 

2020 IUSE / Professional Formation of Engineers: Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (IUSE/PFE: RED) National Science Foundation (NSF) 12/04/2019

02/07/2020

None.

2020 Jointly Sponsored Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Institutional Predoctoral Training Program in the Neurosciences (T32 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) National Institute of Health 04/01/2020

05/26/2020

None.

2020 July Conservation, Food & Health Foundation grants The Conservation Food and Health Foundation 05/20/2020

07/01/2020

None.

2020 July Data Science Research: Personal Health Libraries for Consumers and Patients (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) National Library of Medicine 05/27/2020

07/31/2020

No applicants.

2020 July NSF Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) Research Partnerships track National Science Foundation (NSF) 05/20/2020

08/05/2020

UA may submit one proposal under the Research Partnerships track.No applicants.

2020 Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Bridge to the Doctorate National Science Foundation (NSF) 08/05/2020

11/06/2020

UA is ineligible to apply due to an existing Alliance proposal from the lead at ASU. Contact RDS with questions

2020 Luce Foundation - Advancing Public Scholarship on Religion and Theology Luce Foundation Grants 02/01/2021

February 15, 2021

R. Tsosie

2020 Mallinckrodt Grants Edward Mallinckrodt Jr Foundation 06/10/2020

08/01/2020

S. Patel

2020 National Science Foundation Research Traineeship Program (NRT) National Science Foundation (NSF) 09/23/2020

12/06/2020 (required LOI)02/06/2021 (Full Proposal)

B. Enquist

W. Burleson

2020 NCI Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award (F99/K00 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) National Institutes of Health (NIH) Grants 10/14/2020

11/18/2020

No applicants.

2020 NCI Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award (F99/K00) National Cancer Institute 09/11/2019

12/04/2019

None.UA may submit one F99 application.

2020 NEA Big Read National Endowment for the Arts 12/04/2019

01/29/2020

None.

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