Limited Submissions

Limited Submission Guidelines

GURU Policy # RAG20

Additional Resources

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 Downselect Deadline	Agency Final Deadline
NSF 19-518 Harnessing the Data Revolution (HDR): Data Science Corps (DSC)	Apply Here	NSF	Monday, December 10, 2018 - 4:00pm	Feb 04, 2019
NSF 18-532 Cultivating Cultures for Ethical STEM (CCE STEM)	Apply Here	NSF	Friday, December 14, 2018 - 4:00pm	Feb 22, 2019
Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation: Inventor Fellows Competition	Apply Here	Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation	Tuesday, January 8, 2019 - 4:00pm	Feb 11, 2019
Commonwealth Campuses Research Collaboration Development Program Phase 1 Concept Paper	Apply Here	OVPR, Provost’s Office, Office of the VP for Commonwealth Campuses (OVPCC), College of Med., College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, College of Engineering, Eberly College of Science, and College of Health and Human Dev.	Friday, March 1, 2019 - 11:59pm	Mar 01, 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
(CLOSED) 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	Grozinger, Christina (Ag. Sciences, Entomology), Sathyaprakash, Bangalore (ECoS, Physics & Physics & Astronomy), Medina, Monica (ECoS, Biology) 8/21/18
(CLOSED) NSF 18-513 - Major Research Instrumentation Program The Penn State Limited Submission Program manages the response to research funding opportunities for which a...	Aug 27, 2018		Jan 22, 2019	Track 1: Katherine Freeman (EMS, Geosciences) and Seong Kim (Engineering, Chemical Eng.) Track 2: Paul Bartell (Ag. Sciences, Avian Biology) 9/26/18
(CLOSED) Greenwall Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics The Greenwall Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics is a career development award to enable junior faculty...	Sep 07, 2018	Oct 01, 2018	Jan 11, 2019	No applicants
(CLOSED) ORAU Travel Grant ORAU Travel Grants The ORAU Travel Grants Program provides up to $800 to fund faculty or staff members of ORAU...	Sep 17, 2018		Sep 30, 2019	Grant no longer offered through ORAU
(CLOSED) NSF 18-507 Research Traineeship (NRT) Program The NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) program is designed to encourage the development and implementation of bold,...	Sep 27, 2018	Nov 26, 2018	Feb 06, 2019	Hockett, Kevin (Ag. Sciences, Plant Pathology), Messner, John (Engineering, Architectural Engineering) 10/4/18
(CLOSED) NSF 17-581: CISE Research Infrastructure (CRI) - Institutional Infrastructure (II) Track NSF Revision Note: In previous years, this opportunity was not...	Oct 03, 2018	Nov 07, 2018	Jan 10, 2019	Song, Linhai (IST), Morgan, Eugene (EMS, Energy & Mineral Engineering) 10/4/18
(CLOSED) NIH Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) (R25) The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission...	Nov 07, 2018		Jan 24, 2019	Fishbein, Diana (HDFS, HHD) 11/7/18
(CLOSED) NSF 19-510 Enabling Access to Cloud Computing Resources for CISE Research and Education (Cloud Access) Increasingly, data- and compute-intensive research and...	Nov 08, 2018	Dec 20, 2018	Feb 19, 2019	No applicants
(CLOSED) NSF 16-594 ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers (ADVANCE) - Partnerships Despite...	Nov 09, 2018		Jan 09, 2019	Pritchard, Amy (Aerospace Engineering, Engineering) 11/9/18
(CLOSED) Brain Research Foundation: 2019 Fay/Frank Seed Grant Brain Research Foundation has invited Penn State to nominate one faculty member (Assistant or...	Nov 16, 2018		Jan 08, 2019
(CLOSED) NSF 19-506 Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) *WEBINARS:* Webinars will be held to answer questions about the solicitation....	Nov 28, 2018		Jan 17, 2019	TT Track: No Applicants RP Track: Bradley Rogers (ECoS, Chemistry) 12/10/18
(CLOSED) ORAU Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards ORAU commitment to enriching the research skills and professional growth of young faculty members at ORAU...	Nov 28, 2018		Jan 09, 2019
(CLOSED) 2019 Dreyfus Foundation: Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards The New York City-based Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation is accepting nominations from...	Dec 02, 2018		Feb 07, 2019	O'Brien, Edward (ECoS, Chemistry) 12/4/18
(CLOSED) NSF 19-513 IUSE / Professional Formation of Engineers: Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (IUSE/PFE: RED) Revolutionizing...	Dec 06, 2018		Jan 24, 2019	No applicants
(CLOSED) W.M. Keck Foundation: Science & Engineering/Medical Research A workshop conducted by the Limited Submissions offices will...	Dec 07, 2018		Feb 15, 2019

Vice President for Research Contact