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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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| PAR-18-940 Clinical and Translational Science Award (U54 Clinical Trial Optional) | NIH | Oct 22, 2020 | Dec 15, 2020 | ||
| Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program | Andrew Carnegie Foundation | Tuesday, October 27, 2020 - 4:00pm | Nov 17, 2020 | ||
| 2021 Dreyfus Foundation: Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards | The Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation | Wednesday, November 4, 2020 - 4:00pm | Feb 04, 2021 | ||
| American Honda Foundation | American Honda Foundation | Monday, November 16, 2020 - 4:00pm | Feb 01, 2021 |
Currently in Downselect/Closed
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) NIH PAR 20-103 Collaborative Program Grant for Multidisciplinary Teams (RM1) (Clinical Trial Optional) Jan. 2021
Many research questions in biomedical science... |
Dec 27, 2020 | Jan 27, 2021 | Keith Cheng (CoM) | ||
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(CLOSED) Pennsylvania Department of Health CURE Non-Formula 2020 - The COVID-19 Pandemic in Pennsylvania (NOI Mandatory)
The Pennsylvania Department of Health is... |
Nov 15, 2020 | ||||
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(CLOSED) HRSA-21-021 Rural Health Network Development Planning Program
This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Rural Health Network... |
Nov 17, 2020 | No Applicants | |||
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(CLOSED) HRSA-21-013 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Institutional Research Training Grant
Program Purpose |
Nov 09, 2020 | David Rabago (CoM) | |||
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(CLOSED) NSF 20-604 National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Institutes: Accelerating Research, Transforming Society, and Growing the American Workforce
... |
Dec 04, 2020 | ||||
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(CLOSED) NSF 19-522 National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) Program 2021
The Office of the Senior Vice President for Research held an... |
Nov 25, 2020 | Feb 06, 2021 | Adriana Van Hell (CLA, Psychology), John Messner (CoE, Arch. Engineering) | ||
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(CLOSED) NSF 18-513 - Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) 2020/21
The Office of the Senior Vice President for Research held an informational webinar for... |
Jan 19, 2021 | Track I: Jun Zhu (ECoS), JP Allain (CoE); Fariborz Tavangarian (PS Harrisburg), Alicyn Rhoades (PS Erie), Samy Madbouly (PS Erie); Track II: Robert Rioux (CoE), Gregory Dillon (PS Erie) | |||
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(CLOSED) W.M. Keck Foundation: Science & Engineering/Medical Research
The Office of the Senior Vice President for Research & The Office of Foundation... |
Jun 24, 2020 | Nov 02, 2020 | |||
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(CLOSED) NSF 20-569 Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (NSF INCLUDES) 2020
The NSF... |
Jul 23, 2020 | Oct 06, 2020 | Jan 26, 2021 | No Applicants | |
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NSF 20-595 Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Program
An Accelerator Hub proposal will not count against the institutional limit of two IGE project... |
Sep 09, 2020 | Nov 04, 2020 | Christopher Blaszczak-Boxe, Meng Wang (E&MS) | ||
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(CLOSED) Simons Foundation Investigators in Mathematics, Physics, Astrophysics and Theoretical Computer Science 2020
Rationale: The Simons... |
Sep 15, 2020 | Oct 28, 2020 | No Applicants | ||
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(CLOSED) 2021 Blavatnik National Awards
Now entering its eighth year, the Blavatnik National Awards recognize and celebrate America’s most innovative and promising... |
Sep 17, 2020 | Oct 28, 2020 | Mikael Rechtsman (ECoS; Physical Sciences & Engineering); Amie Boal (ECoS; Chemistry) | ||
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(CLOSED) NSF 20-600 Harnessing the Data Revolution: Coordination Hub (HDR Central)
NSF's Harnessing the Data... |
Sep 24, 2020 | Nov 12, 2020 | No Applicants | ||
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DE-FOA-0002362 Scientific Infrastructure Support for Consolidated Innovative Nuclear Research
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is for Scientific... |
Oct 02, 2020 | Nov 12, 2020 | Xing Wang (General Scientific Infrastructure; CoE); Amanda Johnson (Research Reactor Upgrade; CoE) | ||
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(CLOSED) NSF 20-606 Advanced Computing Systems & Services: Adapting to the Rapid Evolution of Science and Engineering Research
The intent of this solicitation is to... |
Oct 08, 2020 | Dec 03, 2020 | No Applicants | ||
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(CLOSED) Moore Inventor Fellows
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation announces the sixth competition for Moore Inventor Fellows. The foundation seeks to identify... |
Oct 12, 2020 | Dec 14, 2020 | Robert Hickey (E&MS) |