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The Penn State Limited Submission Program manages the response to research funding opportunities for which a limited number of submissions are permitted from Penn State.
The Vice President for Research (VPR), in close communication with the college research deans and interdisciplinary consortia directors, is charged with implementing the Penn State Limited Submission Procedure.
Please contact limitedsubs@psu.edu should you have any questions.
Currently Accepting Notices of Intent/Proposals
If you would like to be considered as a Penn State institutional applicant for one of these opportunities, please submit a Proposal or Notice of Intent. Depending on the level of interest, a downselect competition may be held.
| Funding Agency | OVPR NOI Deadline | OVPR Downselect Deadline | Agency Final Deadline | ||
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| DE-FOA-0001909: Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Basic Energy Sciences Materials and Chemical Sciences Research for Quantum Information Science | Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Basic Energy Sciences | Monday, April 23, 2018 - 4:00pm | May 24, 2018 | ||
| HRSA-18-007: Health Careers Opportunity Program: The National HCOP Academies | HRSA | Friday, May 4, 2018 - 4:00pm | May 29, 2018 | ||
| USAID - 7200AA18RFA00017 - Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Legume Systems Research | USAID | Tuesday, April 24, 2018 - 4:00pm | May 30, 2018 | ||
| Brain Research Foundation: 2019 Scientific Innovations Award | Brain Research Foundation | Friday, May 25, 2018 - 4:00pm | Jun 22, 2018 | ||
| Council on Library and Information Resources Recordings at Risk | CLIR (Council on Library and Information Resources) | Friday, May 4, 2018 - 4:00pm | Jun 29, 2018 | ||
| W.M. Keck Foundation: Science & Engineering/Medical Research Program | W.M. Keck Foundation | Friday, June 1, 2018 - 4:00pm | Nov 01, 2018 |
Currently in Downselect
Penn State may only submit a specific number of proposals to these funding opportunities. The number of NOIs received require that an internal competition take place, thus, a downselect process has commenced. No Penn State researchers may apply to any opportunity listed on this page outside of this downselect process.
All current downselect applications are provided in the InfoReady system, at psu.infoready4.com. You may also click on the titles below to apply for limited submission awards that are currently in downselect. (This link opens in a new window; Penn State WebAccess log in required to see application.)
Current Downselects:
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(CLOSED) USDA - NIFA - Agriculture in the Classroom
National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-NIFA-OP-006510, requests... |
Mar 13, 2018 | May 01, 2018 | |||
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W.M. Keck Foundation: Science & Engineering/Medical Research Program
The Keck Foundation supports basic research projects that are high-risk and have the potential... |
Jan 21, 2018 | May 01, 2018 | |||
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(CLOSED) Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Nutrition Training Program HRSA-18-076
This notice solicits applications for the ... |
May 07, 2018 | ||||
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(CLOSED) NIH Collaborative Program Grant for Multidisciplinary Teams (RM1) (Clinical Trial Not Allowed) 17-340
Many research questions in biomedical science can be... |
Mar 07, 2018 | May 07, 2018 | |||
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(CLOSED) TIP Office Program to End Modern Slavery (PEMS) SFOP0004184
The 2018 TIP Office Program to End Modern Slavery (PEMS) Funding Opportunity invites applicants to... |
May 14, 2018 | ||||
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(CLOSED) NIH Enhancing Science, Technology, EnginEering, and Math Educational Diversity (ESTEEMED) Research Education Experiences (R25) - PAR-17-221
The NIH Research... |
Apr 24, 2018 | May 24, 2018 | |||
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(CLOSED) Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE) (R25) PAR-16-361
The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the... |
May 25, 2018 | ||||
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(CLOSED) NIH Shared Instrumentation for Animal Research (SIFAR) Grant Program - PAR-18-599
Awards Details: One item of the requested instrumentation... |
Mar 02, 2018 | May 31, 2018 | |||
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(CLOSED) Team-Based Design in Biomedical Engineering Education (R25) PAR-16-108
The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research educational activities that... |
Apr 30, 2018 | May 31, 2018 | |||
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(CLOSED) NIH Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers (P30 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) RFA-AG-19-001
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications... |
May 04, 2018 | Jun 04, 2018 | |||
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(CLOSED) NSF 18-547 Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure (CICI)
The objective of the Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure (CICI) program is to... |
Apr 13, 2018 | Jun 04, 2018 | |||
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(CLOSED) NIH Autoimmunity Centers of Excellence, Basic Research Program (U19 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) RFA-AI-18-002
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity... |
May 22, 2018 | Jun 22, 2018 | |||
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(CLOSED) NYAS Innovators in Science Award
The Innovators in Science Award, proudly sponsored by Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited and administered by the New York... |
Apr 02, 2018 | Jun 25, 2018 | |||
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(CLOSED) Pathway to Stop Diabetes
We are allowed to submit (1) application from the College of Medicine and (1) application from the rest of Penn State. As in... |
Apr 06, 2018 | Jul 02, 2018 | |||
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(CLOSED) William T. Grant Scholars Program
The William T. Grant Scholars Program supports career development for promising early-career... |
Mar 18, 2018 | Jul 05, 2018 |