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 NEA Our Town National Endowment for the Arts 06/17/2020

08/06/2020

No applicants.

2020 NEI Center Core Grant for Vision Research (P30 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) National Institutes of Health (NIH) 07/22/2020

09/30/2020

No applicants.

2020 NIAMS Rheumatic Diseases Research Resource-based Centers (P30 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) National Institutes of Health (NIH) Grant 08/05/2020

10/06/2020

No applicants.

2020 NIAMS Skin Biology and Diseases Resource-based Centers (P30 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases 06/03/2020

08/11/2020

No applicants.

2020 NIFA Partnership Awards Program USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) 01/15/2020

02/12/2020

UA may nominate two applicants total for the individual or team award. This opportunity is Institutionally Coordinated. Contact RDS to applyK. Ogden

2020 NIH (T32) Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) National Institute of General Medical Sciences 11/27/2019

01/28/2020

F. Tax

2020 NIH Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Centers (P30) National Institutes of Health (NIH) Grant 08/12/2020

10/29/2020

No applicants.

2020 NIH Director's Early Independence Award (DP5 - Clinical Trial Optional) National Institutes of Health 07/08/2020

09/04/2020

T. Sawyer

2020 NIH Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers (EHSCC) (P30 Clinical Trial Optional) National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) 02/06/2020

05/18/2020

UA is ineligible to apply due to an existing award. Contact RDS with questions

2020 NIH Stimulating Access to Research in Residency (StARR) (R38) National Institute of Health 01/08/2020

02/13/2020

None.

2020 NIH Team-Based Design in Biomedical Engineering Education (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) 04/08/2020

05/28/2020

None.

2020 NINDS Neuroscience Development for Advancing the Careers of a Diverse Research Workforce (R25) National Institutes of Health (NIH) Grants 11/18/2020

01/25/2021

M. Bhattacharya 

2020 NIOSH Occupational Safety and Health Training Project Grants (T03) National Institutes of Health (NIH) 08/26/2020

10/29/2020

No applicants. 

2020 NSF (MRI) Major Research Instrumentation Program National Science Foundation (NSF) 10/09/2019

01/19/2020

UA may submit three total proposals, with no more than two submissions in Track 1 and no more than one submission in Track 2. Cost-sharing of precisely 30% of the total project cost is required.Track 1:N. HortonE. TomatTrack 2:C.K. Chan

2020 NSF (S-STEM) Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics National Science Foundation (NSF) 10/30/2019

04/22/2020 (Extended)

3/19/20 Update: The external deadline has been extended until 4/22/20. UA may submit one proposal -- either as a single institution or as subawardee or a member of a Collaborative Research project -- from each constituent school or college that awards degrees in an eligible field. (Note: UA is ineligible to apply for Track 1: Institutional Capacity Building).Science: J. SchroederEngineering: V. SubbianMedicine: A. Ganchorre

2020 NSF Innovation Corps Hubs Program National Science Foundation (NSF) 01/06/2020

08/13/2020 (Updated)

D. Hockstad

2020 NSF Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) Research Partnerships track National Science Foundation (NSF) 11/06/2019

01/08/2020

UA may submit one proposal under the Research Partnerships track. There is no institutional limitation on the Technology Translation track; however, we encourage you to contact Kaushik Balakrishnan, Ph.D., for industry engagement and proposal development support. Contact RDS if you are interested in applying to the Technology Translation track.Partnerships: R. Norwood

2020 Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) (R25 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) 01/08/2020

02/21/2020

None.

2020 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Training for a Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Research Workforce (T32) National Institute of Health Grant 07/29/2020

09/25/2020

No applicants.

2020 Searle Scholars Program The Kinship Foundation 06/05/2019

09/27/2019

D. Enard

2020 Simons Investigators in Mathematics, Physics, Astrophysics, and Computer Science Simons Foundation 09/02/2019

10/31/2019

Because of the institutional limit and a confidential nomination process, this opportunity is Institutionally Coordinated.

2020 Sloan Research Fellowships Alfred P. Sloan Foundation 08/05/2020

09/15/2020 (nomination)

UA may nominate up to three candidates per department. NOTE: Faculty from the Astronomy Department should contact their Department Head directly regarding the process of selecting the institutional nominees.

Candidates must hold a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in chemistry, computer science, Earth system science, economics, mathematics, molecular biology, neuroscience, physics, or a related field. Candidates must be members of the faculty of a college, university, or other degree-granting institution in the U.S. or Canada. Candidates must be tenure-track, though untenured, as of September 15, 2020. Candidate’s faculty position must carry a regular teaching obligation.

Physics: M. Hassan
Biomedical Engineering: J. Su
Environmental Science: A. Babst-Kostecka
Environmental Science: P. Carini
Chemistry and Biochemistry: M. Marty
Neuroscience: M. Wohlgemuth
Molecular and Cellular Biology: B. Kacar
Lunar and Planetary Laboratory: K. Klein
Mathematics: L.M. Imbert-Gérard
Mathematics: B. Levin
Astronomy: E. Hamden
Astronomy: E. Krause
Astronomy: V. Paschalidis

2020 St. Baldrick's Spring Grant Cycle St. Baldrick's Foundation 01/31/2020

01/31/2020

See the sponsor's guidelines for available programs and limits. The internal selection process for the St. Baldrick's Fellows program is managed by the UA Cancer Center.

2020 Study of the US Institutes for Scholars United States Department of State (DOS) 09/06/2019

10/28/2019

None.

2020 The Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering The David & Lucile Packard Foundation 01/22/2020

3/16/2020 (updated - nomination)4/20/2020 (updated - application)

T. KongE. Krause

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