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 Title | Sponsor | Funding Type |
RDI Deadline |
External Deadline | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) 2018 | NSF | Training | 11/14/2017 |
LOI due 12/06/2017 followed by a full proposal due 02/06/2018 |
S. SaleskaT. Meixner |
| Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists | Blavatnik Family Foundation | Research | 11/15/2017 |
11/15/2017 |
Provides $250,000 in unrestricted funds to one Laureate in each disciplinary category (Life Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering, and Chemistry). Interested participants must hold a doctorate degree and a faculty position at an invited institution (other conditions apply, see the Eligibility category). This is a limited solicitation, view the RDS Limited Solicitation Calendar for additional information on how to apply. |
| NIH Outstanding New Environmental Scientist (ONES) Award (R01) | NIH | Research | 11/28/2017 |
02/27/2018 |
The UA may submit one application per college.M. Ramirez - CALS |
| NEA Art Works | NEA | 11/29/2017 |
02/15/2018 |
C. FarrarAll grants require at least a 1:1 non-federal match of total grant amount. |
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| NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program (S-STEM) | NSF | Research and Training | 11/30/2017 |
03/28/2018 |
The 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.Applicants have been selected for the following colleges:Education: R. Deil-AmenEngineering: V. SubbianCALS: G. LopezMedicine: A. Ganchorre |
| NSF - Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) | NSF | 12/01/2017 |
02/01/2018 |
B. Hurwitz |
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| The Nancy Weiss Malkiel Scholars Award | The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation | Research | 12/01/2017 |
12/01/2017 |
Eligible applicants are assistant professors in a tenure-track appointment having successfully passed the standard third-year review by January of the year following application to the program. $17,500 stipend, $10,000 to be used for summer research support and $7,500 for research assistance during the academic year. Preference is given to those addressing topics related to 20th and 21st century American history, politics, culture, and society, with emphasis including but not limited to African American issues, women's issues, and/or higher education. |
| DARPA Young Faculty Award | DARPA | Research | 12/04/2017 |
12/04/2017 |
The YFA announcement solicits ground-breaking single-investigator proposals from junior faculty for research and development in the areas of Physical Sciences, Engineering, Mathematics, Medicine, Biology, Information and Social Sciences of interest to DARPA’s Defense Sciences Office (DSO), Microsystems Technology Office (MTO), and Biological Technology Office (BTO), Information Innovation Office (I2O), Strategic Technology Office (STO), and Tactical Technology Office (TTO). Awards encompass funding for a 24-month base period consisting of two 12-month phases (a maximum of $250,000 per 12-month phase) and a 12-month option period (a maximum of $500,000) |
| Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Progam | The Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation | 12/05/2017 |
02/08/2018 |
None. |
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| HRSA Regional Public Health Training Centers (PHTC) Program | HRSA | Training | 12/06/2017 |
01/19/2018 |
D. Taren |
| Dept. of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) Internet Freedom Annual Program | Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) | 12/08/2017 |
02/12/2018 (SOI) |
None. |
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| NSF Innovation Corps (I-Corps TM) | NSF | 12/08/2017 |
2/8/2018 (LOI)3/13/2018 (Full) |
UA is ineligible to apply due to an existing award. |
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| The Moore Inventor Fellows - 2018 | Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation | Research | 12/11/2017 |
02/12/2018 |
M. HassanM. Kim |
| Cultivating Cultures for Ethical STEM (CCE STEM) | NSF | Training | 12/11/2017 |
04/17/2018 (revised) |
V. Subbian |
| 2018 Fay/Frank Seed Grant Program | Brain Research Foundation | Research | 12/12/2017 |
LOI 01/08/2018 |
M. Bhattacharya |
| AFAR Research Grants for Junior Faculty | American Federation for Aging Research | Research | 12/15/2017 |
12/15/2017 (Letters of Intent) |
AFAR provides up to $100,000 for a one- to two-year award to junior faculty (M.D.s and Ph.D.s) to conduct research that will serve as the basis for longer term research efforts. AFAR-supported investigators study a broad range of biomedical and clinical topics including the causes of cellular senescence, the role of estrogen in the development of osteoporosis, the genetic factors associated with Alzheimer's disease, the effects of nutrition and exercise on the aging process, and much more. |
| Recordings at Risk | Council on Library and Information Resources | Research | 12/15/2017 |
02/09/2018 |
None. |
| Young Investigator Grants | Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer | Research | 12/15/2017 |
12/15/2017 |
These grants are designed to fill the critical need for startup funds for less experienced researchers to pursue promising research ideas. These grants encourage and cultivate the best and brightest researchers of the future and lead to long term commitments to research projects.The Young Investigator Grants are designed to support scientists during their fellowship training or early in their research careers. Demonstration of outstanding mentorship and demonstration of a career plan that shows commitment to pediatric cancer investigation are critical components of a successful application.Young Investigator Grants are now 3 year grants! The award amount is $150,000. (A maximum of $50,000 per year for three years may be requested). |
| DOE Energy Frontier Research Centers | United States Department of Energy (DOE) | 12/18/2017 |
01/31/2018 (Pre-application) 04/11/2018 (Full application) |
UA may submit three applications.1. P. Li |
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| USAID Long-Term Assistance and Services for Research (LASER) | USAID | 12/20/2017 |
01/24/2018 (Concept paper) |
K. Snyder |
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| ARO Young Investigator Program (YIP) | Army Research Office - DOD | Research | 12/29/2017 |
Proposals submitted at any time, BAA expires 2022 |
The YIP is included as part of the Army Research Office Broad Agency Announcement FY17-FY22. The objective of the YIP is to attract to Army research outstanding young university faculty members, to support their research, and to encourage their teaching and research careers. The program is open to U.S. citizens, Nationals, and resident aliens holding tenure-track positions at U.S. universities and colleges, who have held their graduate degrees (Ph.D. or equivalent) for fewer than five years at the time of application. YIP awards are generally for $120,000 per year for 3 years. To view the BAA, select this link and view solicitation number W911NF-17-S-0002 (note any modifications). |
| Russell Sage Behavioral Economics Small Grants | The Russell Sage Foundation | Research | 12/29/2017 |
Rolling |
Representative categories of expenditure include acquisition of data, the purchase of data sets, research assistance (but not including payment to any researchers who will be co-authors on the project), payment to subjects in experiments, miscellaneous expenses (such as xeroxing, telephone, postage). There is a lifetime limit of $7,500. No funds provided for researchers' time, computer hardware or software, overhead or indirect costs. |
| New and Early Stage Investigator Policies | NIH | Research | 12/31/2017 |
See sponsor website for specific opportunities and deadlines. |
In 2009, NIH instituted a new adjunct to the New Investigator policies involving the identification of Early Stage Investigators (ESIs) (see the Section on Early Stage Investigators, below). ESIs are New Investigators who are within 10 years of completing their terminal research degree or within 10 years of completing their medical residency at the time they apply for R01 grants.In general, a Program Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) is considered a New Investigator if he/she has not previously competed successfully as PD/PI for a substantial NIH independent research award. |
| AZ Commission on the Arts Lifelong Arts Engagement Grant | AZ Commission on the Arts | 01/05/2018 |
02/01/2018 |
None. UA may submit one application. |
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| CTF Young Investigator Award (YIA) | Children's Tumor Foundation | 01/09/2018 |
01/09/2018 (anticipated) |
CTF’s longest running program, the YIA provides two-year funding, commensurate with the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to young scientists early in their careers, bringing them into the NF field and helping to establish them as independent investigators. The YIA program has been a 'seeding mechanism' for researchers and their mentors, who could showcase their Foundation-funded research to secure larger grants from the NIH and the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program - Neurofibromatosis Research Program (CDMRP-NFRP). The 2017 YIA competition has passed (January 2017). |
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