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 Sponsorsort descending Funding Type RDI Deadline External Deadline Notes
Hollis Brownstein Research Grants Leukemia Research Foundation Research 02/01/2018

02/01/2018 (LOI)

The Leukemia Research Foundation exclusively funds New Investigators - individuals beginning to establish their own laboratories that are no longer under the tutelage of a senior scientist mentor. Providing one year grants of $100,000 to selected New Investigator researchers, allows innovative scientists to act on their ideas, and try new procedures and experiments that will hopefully lead to significant,breakthroughs. Researchers funded by the LRF publish their results in an effort to inform the scientific community about their advances. In addition, their initial results are used to obtain grants from larger, multi-year funding sources - thus furthering their research and potential for finding a cure. Applicants are required to submit a letter of inquiry (LOI). If the project is a match for the foundation, a full proposal will be invited.
MAPfund Doris Duke Charitable Foundation & The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Creative Work 10/30/2017

10/30/2017

The MAP Fund is founded on the principle that experimentation drives human progress, no less in art than in science or medicine. MAP supports artists, ensembles, producers and presenters whose work in the disciplines of contemporary performance embodies this spirit of exploration and deep inquiry. MAP is particularly interested in supporting work that examines notions of cultural difference or "the other," be that in class, gender, generation, race, religion, sexual orientation or other aspects of diversity. $1 million, for up to 40 projects, is awarded annually.
Mentored Research Scholar Grant American Cancer Society 10/15/2017

04/01 and 10/15 annually

Provides support for mentored research and training to full-time junior faculty, typically within the initial four years of their first independent appointment. The goal is for these beginning investigators to become independent researchers as either clinician scientists or cancer control and prevention researchers. Awards are for up to five years and for up to $135,000 per year (direct costs), plus 8% allowable indirect costs. A maximum of $10,000 per year for the mentor(s) (regardless of the number of mentors) is included in the $135,000.
Research Scholar Grants American Cancer Society Research 10/15/2017

04/01 and 10/15 annually

Research Scholar Grants support investigator-initiated projects across the cancer research continuum. Awards are for up to four years and for up to $165,000 per year (direct costs), plus 20% allowable indirect costs. Independent investigators in the first six years of an independent research career or faculty appointment are eligible to apply.
Institutional Research Grants American Cancer Society Research 04/01/2018

04/01/2018

Institutional Research Grants are block grants averaging $90,000 per year for three years given to institutions as "seed money" for the initiation of projects by promising junior investigators.
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)
Basil O'Connor Starter Scholar Research Award March of Dimes Research 03/15/2018

03/15/2018 (anticipated)

Anticipated 2017 solicitation. This award is intended to be an initial independent grant to young investigators.  The applicants' research interests should address the health of babies through prevention of infant mortality, premature birth, or birth defects.  The award is $150,000 for two years, including 10 percent indirect costs to sponsoring institutions. 
Doctoral New Investigator (DNI) Grants American Chemical Society Research 10/20/2017

10/20/2017

Doctoral New Investigator (DNI) grants provide start-up funding ($110,000 over two years) to support fundamental research in the petroleum field. Applicants must be within the first three years of their first academic appointment at the level of Assistant Professor or the equivalent.
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.
Princess Grace Awards Princess Grace Foundation - USA Education 03/31/2018

Deadlines from 03/2018 to 06/2018

The Princess Grace Foundation provides support to emerging theater, dance, and film artists in the early stage of their careers.  All nominees must be nominated.  Grant amounts vary widely, falling between $7,500 and $30,000.  Grants are given to nominating organization and money may not be used for administrative fees.
HFSP Young Investigators' Grants Human Frontier Science Program Research 03/20/2018

03/20/2018 (anticipated, site registration); 03/30/2018 (LOI)

Research grants are provided for teams of scientists from different countries who wish to combine their expertise in innovative approaches to questions that could not be answered by individual laboratories. Emphasis is placed on novel collaborations that bring together early career scientists (within 5 years after obtaining independent laboratory) preferably from different disciplines (e.g. from chemistry, physics, computer science, engineering) to focus on problems in the life sciences. Awards are for up to $450,00 per year for 3 years and support 2-4 team members.
Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship Awards in the Neurosciences Ester A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund and the Simons Foundation Research 03/01/2018

03/01/2018 (anticipated)

The Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship Awards in the Neurosciences supports, in the early stages of their careers, young investigators engaged in basic or clinical research that may lead to a better understanding of neurological and psychiatric disorders. Awards are for $225,000 for three years
Thrasher Research Fund Early Career Awards Thrasher Research Fund Research 03/16/2018

03/16/18 (Anticipated Spring Cycle Concept Submission deadline)

The purpose of this program is to encourage the development of medical research in child health by awarding small grants to new researchers, helping them gain a foothold in this important area. Awards are $25,000 in direct costs for two years.
ONR Young Investigator Program (YIP) Office of Naval Research - DOD Research 09/30/2018

09/30/2018 (anticipated)

YIP seeks to identify and support academic scientists and engineers who are in their first or second full-time, tenure-track, or tenure-track-equivalent academic appointment and who show exceptional promise for doing creative research. Proposals may request up to $170,000 per year for 3 years. Additional funds for capital equipment which enhances the Young Investigator's proposed research may be requested for the first budget period based on the needs of the research.
PhRMA Foundation 2023: Postdoctoral Fellowship - Drug Delivery PhRMA Foundation Research 03/29/2023

08/31/2023

No applicants // Limit: 1 // Tickets Available: 1 

 

UArizona may submit one application per lab may apply for this award. 

The PhRMA Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in Drug Delivery supports individuals engaged in a multidisciplinary, collaborative research training program at an accredited U.S. university that will extend their credentials in drug delivery research, including basic pharmaceutics, biopharmaceutics, pharmaceutical technology, pharmaceutical biotechnology, or biomedical engineering.  Successful proposals in Drug Delivery emphasize the quantitative understanding of the principles, pathways, and/or mechanisms underlying improved or optimized: 

  • formulation composition and delivery modalities/technologies that enable more favorable transport (absorption, targeting, elimination) of drugs; and/or 
  • drug dosage forms that can be manufactured to achieve higher quality, lower cost, and greater stability or flexibility. 

Today’s drugs include biologics, small molecules, and cell and gene therapy. Delivering increasingly complex drugs demands thorough understanding of technologies and formulation approaches. 
Research that focuses on findings that can be generalized to other systems will be prioritized. Testing the delivery of a single drug by one approach is less preferred. 

 

Eligibility

  • Applicants (U.S. and non-U.S. citizens) must be based at a PhD and/or MS degree-granting accredited U.S. university. 
  • Applicants have a firm commitment from a research supervisor or sponsor at their university.  
  • Applicants must hold a PhD, PharmD, MD, or appropriate terminal research doctorate. If you do not hold one at the time of application submission, please state in your extended letter when you expect to receive it, as it must be received before funding can begin. Funding can begin as early as January 1, 2024, or as late as August 1, 2024.  
  • Applicants must be within their first five years of postdoctoral study at the time of award activation. 
  • Applicants who are applying for funds to support postdoctoral work in the laboratory where their graduate work was performed will be given lower preference. One of the objectives of this fellowship is to gain new skills, and therefore, an ideal candidate will be conducting their research in a new laboratory and not where their graduate work was performed. 
  • The Foundation will not consider multiple applications for similar efforts on the same project. For instance, if a predoc, postdoc, and faculty member from the same lab are all submitting applications for proposed efforts on the same project, the efforts must be separate activities and not duplicative.  
2023 Postdoctoral Fellowship - Drug Discovery PhRMA Foundation Research 03/29/2023

05/15/2023

No applicants // Limit: 1 // Tickets Available: 1 

 

The PhRMA Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in Drug Discovery Targets and Pathways supports individuals engaged in a multidisciplinary, collaborative research training program at an accredited U.S. university that will extend their credentials in drug discovery research. 

Successful drug discovery involves the innovative application and integration of multiple scientific disciplines to create efficacious, safe, and differentiated treatment options for patients. The PhRMA Foundation seeks to fund novel early-stage, exploratory drug discovery research with the potential for translation to humans, including biological validation of potential drug targets, signaling pathways, or mechanisms of disease.  
Research topics could include, but are not limited to:   

  • Genomics and Proteomics  
  • Cellular and Molecular Biology  
  • Design and Generation of Pharmacological Tools   
  • In Vitro and/or In Vivo Pharmacology  
  • Protein Biochemistry  
  • Molecular Modelling  
  • Structural Biology  
  • Cell Imaging  
  • Single Cell Analysis  
  • Artificial Intelligence and Computational Approaches  

Projects that focus exclusively on single aspects such as identification of and development of assays for single targets, chemical probes, biomarkers, chemical library screening, or diagnostics will not be considered for review. Project aims should have a high likelihood of completion in the award timeframe.

 

Eligibility

  • Applicants (U.S. and non-U.S. citizens) must be based at a PhD and/or MS degree-granting accredited U.S. university. 
  • Applicants have a firm commitment from a research supervisor or sponsor at their university.  
  • Applicants must hold a PhD, PharmD, MD, or appropriate terminal research doctorate. If you do not hold one at the time of application submission, please state in your extended letter when you expect to receive it, as it must be received before funding can begin. Funding can begin as early as January 1, 2024, or as late as August 1, 2024.  
  • Applicants must be within their first five years of postdoctoral study at the time of award activation. 
  • Applicants who are applying for funds to support postdoctoral work in the laboratory where their graduate work was performed will be given lower preference. One of the objectives of this fellowship is to gain new skills, and therefore, an ideal candidate will be conducting their research in a new laboratory and not where their graduate work was performed. 
  • The Foundation will not consider multiple applications for similar efforts on the same project. For instance, if a predoc, postdoc, and faculty member from the same lab are all submitting applications for proposed efforts on the same project, the efforts must be separate activities and not duplicative.
Research Starter Grants - Health Outcomes, Pharmacology/Toxicology, Pharmaceutics, Translational Medicine and Therapeutics or Informatics PhRMA Foundation Research 02/01/2018

02/01/18 for Health Outcomes, Translational Medicine and Therapeutics. 9/1/18 for remaining

Research Starter Grants offer financial support to individuals beginning independent research careers at the faculty level. This program provides a research grant of $100,000 for one year.  Research Starter Grants support individuals in academia who do not have other substantial sources of research funding. Applicants will be judged on the scientific merit of the proposed research, and on the degree of financial need.  The “starter” aspect of the program strives to assist individuals who are establishing careers as independent investigators. The program is not offered as a means to augment an ongoing research effort. Funds may not be used for salary support.
PhRMA Foundation 2023: Postdoctoral Fellowship - Drug Discovery Targets and Pathway PhRMA Foundation Research 01/05/2023

08/01/2023

N. Kitamura on behafh J.Galligan's Lab (Pharmacology and Toxicology)
K. Rahman on behafh H. Li's Lab (Pharmacology and Toxicology)

 

Only one postdoctoral applicant per lab may apply for this award.

 

Successful drug discovery involves the innovative application and integration of multiple scientific disciplines to create efficacious, safe, and differentiated treatment options for patients. The PhRMA Foundation seeks to fund novel early-stage, exploratory drug discovery research with the potential for translation to humans, including biological validation of potential drug targets, signaling pathways, or mechanisms of disease.  

Research topics could include, but are not limited to:   

  • Genomics and Proteomics  
  • Cellular and Molecular Biology  
  • Design and Generation of Pharmacological Tools   
  • In Vitro and/or In Vivo Pharmacology  
  • Protein Biochemistry  
  • Molecular Modelling  
  • Structural Biology  
  • Cell Imaging  
  • Single Cell Analysis  
  • Artificial Intelligence and Computational Approaches  

Projects that focus exclusively on single aspects such as identification of and development of assays for single targets, chemical probes, biomarkers, chemical library screening, or diagnostics will not be considered for review. Project aims should have a high likelihood of completion in the award timeframe
2022 Searle Scholars Program The Kinship Foundation 07/21/2021

09/30/2021

UArizona is invited to submit one nomination.

Applicants for the 2022 competition (awards which will be activated on July 1, 2022) are expected to be pursuing independent research careers in biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, immunology, neuroscience, pharmacology, and related areas in chemistry, medicine, and the biological sciences.

Applicants should have begun their appointment as an independent investigator at the assistant professor level on or after July 1, 2020. The appointment must be their first tenure-track position (or its nearest equivalent) at an invited institution.

S. Doroudgar
2020 Searle Scholars Program The Kinship Foundation 06/05/2019

09/27/2019

D. Enard
Searle Scholars Program The Kinship Foundation Research 07/15/2015

09/30/15

J. Schwartz
Searle Scholars Program - Early Career The Kinship Foundation Research 09/30/2018

09/30/2018 (anticipated)

The Searle Scholars Program makes grants to selected academic institutions to support the independent research of outstanding early-career scientists who have recently been appointed as assistant professors on a tenure-track appointment. Grants are $300,000 for a three-year term with $100,000 payable each year of the grant, subject to the receipt of acceptable progress reports. Generally, the program makes 15 new grants annually.  This is a Limited Solicitation. Please see the RDS Limited Solicitations Calendar for details.
Searle Scholars Program The Kinship Foundation Research 07/15/2016

09/30/2016

M. Marty
2023 Searle Scholars Program The Kinship Foundation 07/27/2022

09/30/2022

No applicants // Limit: 1 // Tickets Available: 1 

 

The Searle Scholars Program is a limited submission award program which makes grants to selected academic and research institutions to support the independent research of outstanding early-career scientists who have recently been appointed as assistant professors on a tenure-track appointment.

Applicants for the 2023 competition (awards which will be activated on July 1, 2023) are expected to be pursuing independent research careers in biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, immunology, neuroscience, pharmacology, and related areas in chemistry, medicine, and the biological sciences. 

Applicants should have begun their appointment as an independent investigator at the assistant professor level on or after July 1, 2021. The appointment must be their first tenure-track position (or its nearest equivalent) at an invited institution.
Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology Eppindorf Research 06/15/2018

06/15/2018

The international Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology is awarded annually to one young scientist for the most outstanding neurobiological research based on methods of molecular and cell biology conducted by him/her during the past three years. The award is worth $25,000.

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