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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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| NASA Research Announcement (NRA): Space Technology – Research, Development, Demonstration, and Infusion 2018 (SpaceTech–REDDI–2018), APPENDIX NUMBER: 80HQTR18NOA01-18STRI-B3 | NASA | Friday, June 22, 2018 - 4:00pm | Jul 30, 2018 | ||
| 2019/2020 Tobacco CURE Nonformula Opioid Abuse | Tobacco CURE Nonformula Funds | Jun 27, 2018 | Wednesday, June 27, 2018 - 4:00pm | Jul 31, 2018 | |
| Mallinckrodt Foundation: Biomedical Early-stage Investigator Grants | Mallinckrodt Foundation | Sunday, July 1, 2018 - 4:00pm | Aug 01, 2018 | ||
| Beckman Foundation: Chemical & Life Sciences Young Investigator Grant | Beckman Foundation | Jul 08, 2018 | Sunday, July 8, 2018 - 4:00pm | Aug 06, 2018 | |
| NEA Our Town | NEA | Wednesday, June 27, 2018 - 4:00pm | Aug 09, 2018 | ||
| RFA-RM-18-010 Director's Early Independence Award (DP5 - Clinical Trial Optional) | NIH | Wednesday, July 25, 2018 - 4:00pm | Sep 27, 2018 | ||
| Searle Scholars Program | Searle Scholars Program | Sunday, July 29, 2018 - 11:59am | Sep 28, 2018 | ||
| Andrew W. Mellon Foundation: New Directions Fellowships | Andrew W. Mellon Foundation | Wednesday, August 1, 2018 - 4:00pm | Oct 05, 2018 | ||
| 2018/19 NSF - Major Research Instrumentation Program | NSF | Jul 31, 2018 | Monday, August 27, 2018 - 4:00pm | Jan 22, 2019 | |
| 2019 Dreyfus Foundation: Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards | Dreyfus Foundation | Sunday, December 2, 2018 - 4:00pm | Feb 07, 2019 |
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:
| OVPR Downselect Deadline | Agency LOI Deadline | Agency Final Deadline | Notes | ||
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(CLOSED) Brain Research Foundation: 2019 Scientific Innovations Award
Brain Research Foundation (BRF) Annual Scientific Innovations Award supports innovative discovery... |
May 25, 2018 | Jun 22, 2018 | Connor, James (Neurosurgery, COM) 6/11/18 | ||
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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) USDA-NIFA-AFRI-006555 Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Education and Workforce Development
The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Education and... |
Jun 28, 2018 | REEU:Chiles, Robert (Ag Econ,Soc&Edu); Kumar, Chaudhary (Ag Econ,Soc&Edu); McNellis, Timothy (Plant Path & Environ Microbiology); PD-STEP: Curry, Kevin (Ag Econ,Soc&Edu); Hill, Kathleen (Ctr for Sci. & Schools); Kumar, Chaudhary (Ag Econ, Soc&Edu) 5/11/18 | |||
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(CLOSED) RFA-HL-19-019 Summer Institute for Research Education in Biostatistics (R25 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports... |
May 28, 2018 | Jun 28, 2018 | Wu, Rongling (Public Health Sciences, COM) 5/11/18 | ||
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(CLOSED) Council on Library and Information Resources Recordings at Risk
Recordings at Risk is a national regranting program administered by CLIR to... |
May 04, 2018 | Jun 29, 2018 | No applicants | ||
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Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences
The Pew Scholars Program supports assistant professors of outstanding promise in science relevant to the advancement of... |
Jun 10, 2018 | Jun 29, 2018 | |||
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(CLOSED) HRSA-18-105 Rural Health Integration Models for Parents and Children to Thrive (IMPACT)
This notice solicits applications for Rural Health Integration Models... |
Jul 02, 2018 | No applicants | |||
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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) NIH: Interaction of HIV Infection and Alcohol Abuse on Central Nervous System Morbidity (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) RFA-AA-18-011
The purpose of this... |
May 22, 2018 | Jun 03, 2018 | Jul 03, 2018 | No applicants | |
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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 | |||
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(CLOSED) NEA Artworks
Art Works is the National Endowment for the Arts’ principal grants program. Through project-based funding, we support... |
Jun 01, 2018 | Jul 12, 2018 | De Boer, Claire (College of Medicine, Dept. of Humanities) 6/4/18 | ||
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(CLOSED) USAID - 7200AA18RFA00023 - Sustainable E-Waste Management and Battery Technologies for the Off-Grid Solar Sector
The Scaling Off-Grid Energy Grand Challenge for... |
Jun 13, 2018 | Jul 15, 2018 | No applicants | ||
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(CLOSED) DE‐FOA‐0001837 DOE EERE Marine and Hydrokinetic Technology Advancement and Data Dissemination
The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)... |
May 23, 2018 | Jul 17, 2018 | No applicants | ||
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(CLOSED) EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-001 National Pesticide Information Center
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is soliciting applications from eligible organizations... |
Jun 18, 2018 | Jul 30, 2018 | No applicants | ||
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(CLOSED) NIOSH PAR-15-303 Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Centers (42)
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers... |
Jun 13, 2018 | Oct 11, 2018 | No applicants | ||
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W.M. Keck Foundation: Science & Engineering/Medical Research Program
Workshop Information: The CFR and Limited Submissions offices will... |
Jun 01, 2018 | Nov 01, 2018 | |||
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2018/19 NSF Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships
Although there is currently NO active solicitation for the NSF- ... |
Jul 20, 2018 | Dec 21, 2018 |