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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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| NSF 19-522 National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) Program 2021 | NSF | Jul 29, 2020 | Feb 06, 2021 | ||
| NSF 18-513 - Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) 2020/21 | NSF | Jul 21, 2020 | Jan 19, 2021 | ||
| Sloan Research Fellowships 2021 | Alfred P. Sloan Foundation | Wednesday, July 22, 2020 - 4:00pm | Sep 15, 2020 | ||
| NSF 20-569 Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (NSF INCLUDES) 2020 | NSF | Thursday, July 23, 2020 - 4:00pm | Jan 26, 2021 | ||
| Searle Scholars Program | Searle | Wednesday, July 29, 2020 - 4:00pm | Sep 30, 2020 | ||
| Andrew W. Mellon Foundation: New Directions Fellowships 2020 | Andrew W. Mellon Foundation | Tuesday, August 25, 2020 - 4:00pm | Sep 28, 2020 | ||
| USDA-NIFA-AFRI-006769 Education and Workforce Development Program (EWD) FY2020 | USDA | Tuesday, August 25, 2020 - 4:00pm | Sep 24, 2020 |
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) RFA-HD-21-010 Population Dynamics Centers Research Infrastructure Program FY 2021 (P2C Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Purpose The goal... |
Jun 30, 2020 | Jul 30, 2020 | Jennifer Glick (Liberal Arts) | ||
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(CLOSED) data.org Inclusive Growth and Recovery Challenge
As part of our commitment to building the field of data science for social impact, data.org has launched a $10... |
Jul 17, 2020 | ||||
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(CLOSED) IES Pathways to the Education Sciences Research Training Program
The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) provides scientific evidence to improve education... |
Aug 20, 2020 | Royel Johnson (Education) | |||
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(CLOSED) American Stroke Association-Bugher Foundation Centers of Excellence in Hemorrhagic Stroke
The Henrietta B. and Frederick H. Bugher Foundation and the American... |
Jul 16, 2020 | Aug 27, 2020 | No Applicants | ||
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(CLOSED) NSF 20-550 General Social Survey (GSS) Competition 2020
The General Social Survey (GSS) is a nationally representative interview survey of the United States... |
Mar 31, 2020 | Jun 01, 2020 | Aug 17, 2020 | No Applicants | |
(CLOSED) 2021 Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences
The Pew... |
Apr 24, 2020 | Sep 10, 2020 | Guy Townsend (CoM) | ||
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(CLOSED) 2021 Pew-Stewart Scholars Program for Cancer Research
Institutional Nomination Due: Monday, May 18, 2020 The Penn State Cancer... |
Apr 24, 2020 | Sep 03, 2020 | Seyed Mansouri (CoM) | ||
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(CLOSED) NSF 20-549 Navigating the New Arctic Community Office (NNA-CO)
I. INTRODUCTION Navigating the New Arctic (NNA), one of NSF's 10 Big... |
May 11, 2020 | Jul 10, 2020 | No Applicants | ||
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(WITHDRAWN - PSU ineligible due to active SEPA award) PAR-20-153 NIH Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) (R25 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
The NIH Research... |
May 13, 2020 | Jun 15, 2020 | Jul 14, 2020 | ||
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(CLOSED) Brain Research Foundation 2021 Scientific Innovations Award
Brain Research Foundation (BRF) Annual Scientific Innovations Award supports innovative discovery... |
May 20, 2020 | Jun 25, 2020 | Sep 22, 2020 | No Applicants | |
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(CLOSED) National Endowment for the Arts: Grants for Arts Projects 2020
Grants for Arts Projects (formerly ArtWorks) is the National Endowment for the Arts’ principal... |
May 28, 2020 | Jul 09, 2020 | Jul 21, 2020 | Lindsey Landfried (Media Arts; Robeson) | |
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(CLOSED) Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust Ornamental Hortaculture Grants 2020
The Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust supports education and research in ornamental... |
Jun 03, 2020 | Jul 16, 2020 | Aug 17, 2020 | Robert Loeb (York) | |
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(CLOSED) DE-FOA-0002322 FY2020 AMO Critical Materials FOA: Next‐Generation Technologies and Field Validation
Given recent guidance from the DOE that the limit on... |
Jun 04, 2020 | Jun 25, 2020 | Aug 11, 2020 | Hojong Kim (EMS) | |
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(CLOSED) DE-FOA-0002252 FY20 Advanced Manufacturing Office Multi-Topic FOA
Penn State may submit one Concept Paper and one Full Application for each topic area... |
Jun 09, 2020 | Jun 25, 2020 | Aug 26, 2020 | Michael Hickner (E&MS; Subtopics 1.5 & 2.1) | |
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(CLOSED) NSF 20-554 ADVANCE: Organizational Change for Gender Equity in STEM Academic Professions (ADVANCE)
In this solicitation, the NSF ADVANCE program seeks to build... |
Jun 23, 2020 | Aug 03, 2020 | Aug 07, 2020 | No Applicants | |
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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) RFA-OD-20-013 Emergency Awards: RADx-UP Coordination and Data Collection Center (CDCC) (U24 Clinical Trial Optional)
NIH is issuing this FOA in response to the... |
Jun 25, 2020 | Jul 08, 2020 | Aug 07, 2020 | Vernon Chinchilli (CoM) | |
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(CLOSED) HRSA-20-106 Rural Communities Opioid Response Program – Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
The Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) is a Health Resources... |
Jun 30, 2020 | Jul 20, 2020 | |||
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(CLOSED) Mallinckrodt Foundation: Biomedical Early-stage Investigator Grants
The mission of the Foundation is to support early stage investigators engaged in basic... |
Jul 05, 2020 | Aug 01, 2020 | |||
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(CLOSED) National Endowment for the Arts: Our Town
Description: Our Town is the National Endowment for the Arts’ creative placemaking grants program. Through... |
Jul 07, 2020 | Aug 06, 2020 | |||
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(CLOSED) NEH Summer Stipends (20200923-FT)
NEH staff will host a webinar describing the program, including eligibility, the application and nomination processes... |
Jul 08, 2020 | Sep 23, 2020 |