Limited Submissions

Calls for Interest

Potential Limited Opportunities Emails

Limited Submission Guidelines

GURU Policy # RAG20

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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

If you would like to be considered as a Penn State institutional applicant for one of these opportunities, please submit a Notice of Intent. Depending on the level of interest, a downselect competition may be held.

		Funding Agency	OVPR NOI Deadline	Agency Final Deadline
NSF Major Research Instrumentation NOI (Closed)	Apply Here		Aug 25, 2017	Jan 10, 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.)

NSF Downselects:

		OVPR Downselect Deadline	Agency Final Deadline
NSF 17-581: CISE Research Infrastructure (CRI) - Institutional Infrastructure (II) Track NSF Revision Note: In previous years, this opportunity was not a limited...	Apply Here	Sep 08, 2017	Nov 02, 2017
NSF 17-585: Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Program Revision for this year: A letter of intent is no longer required for full IGE proposal...	Apply Here	Sep 06, 2017	Oct 25, 2017
2017/18 NSF - Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Downselect competition ...	Apply Here	Sep 07, 2017	Jan 10, 2018
NSF 17-592 Mid-Scale Innovations Program in Astronomical Sciences (MSIP) NA vigorous Mid-Scale Innovations Program (MSIP) was recommended by...	Apply Here	Oct 03, 2017	Nov 20, 2017
NSF 17-591 Inclusion Across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (NSF INCLUDES)...	Apply Here	Oct 23, 2017	Nov 27, 2017
NSF 17-575 Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science Supplements and Sites Site Proposals: Three Site...	Apply Here	Aug 08, 2017	Oct 10, 2017
NSF 17-573: Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) Opportunity Summary The Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL)...	Apply Here	Sep 01, 2017	Nov 06, 2017

NIH Downselects:

		Funding Agency	Agency LOI Deadline	Agency Final Deadline
NIH Director’s Early Independence Award (EIA) Program Opportunity Summary The NIH Director’s Early Independence Awards provide an opportunity...	Apply Here			Sep 22, 2017
NIH Director’s Early Independence Award (EIA) Program Opportunity Summary The NIH Director’s Early Independence Awards provide an opportunity...	Apply Here	NIH		Sep 22, 2017

Foundation/Private Organization Downselects:

		OVPR Downselect Deadline	Agency Final Deadline
Greenwall Foundation Greenwall Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics The Greenwall Faculty Scholars Program is limited to one letter-of-...	Apply Here	Sep 14, 2017	Jan 15, 2018
W.M. Keck Foundation W.M. Keck Foundation: Science & Engineering/Medical Research Program The Keck Foundation supports basic research...	Apply Here	Jul 02, 2017	Nov 01, 2017
Kinship Foundation Searle Scholars Program The Searle Scholars Program gives grants to support independent research in medicine,...	Apply Here	Jul 30, 2017	Sep 29, 2017
Pew Charitable Trusts Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences competition The Pew Scholars Program...	Apply Here	Jun 07, 2017	Oct 23, 2017 07/07/2017 - 16:00

Other Governmental Downselects:

		Funding Agency	Agency LOI Deadline	Agency Final Deadline
ORAU Events Sponsorship Program ORAU Events Grants provide up to $4,000 in support of events which involve participants from more than...	Apply Here	Oak Ridge Associated Universities
National Endowment for Humanities (NEH) Summer Stipends Summer Stipends support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to...	Apply Here	NEA		Sep 27, 2017