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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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| Pathways to Stop Diabetes | American Diabetes Association Research Foundation | Monday, March 18, 2019 - 4:00pm | Jul 01, 2019 | ||
| NIH PAR-17-221 Enhancing Science, Technology, EnginEering, and Math Educational Diversity (ESTEEMED) Research Education Experiences (R25) | NIH | Monday, March 25, 2019 - 4:00pm | May 24, 2019 | ||
| HRSA-19-053 - Networks for Oral Health Integration within the Maternal and Child Health Safety Net | HRSA | Wednesday, March 27, 2019 - 4:00pm | Apr 29, 2019 | ||
| USDA-NIFA-SLBCD-006729 Children, Youth, and Families at Risk (CYFAR) Sustainable Community Projects | USDA NIFA | Thursday, March 28, 2019 - 4:00pm | Apr 22, 2019 | ||
| Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences | Pew Trusts | Friday, April 12, 2019 - 4:00pm | Oct 17, 2019 |
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) USDA NIFA - 1890 Institution Teaching, Research and Extension Capacity Building Grants (CBG) Program
CBG advances food, agriculture, natural resources and human... |
Apr 18, 2019 | Penn State not eligible. | |||
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(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 17-527 (S-STEM) Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
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Feb 01, 2019 | Mar 27, 2019 | Peeples, Tanya (ENG, Chemical Engineering) Jenkins, Gregory (EMS, Meteorology) Morales, Aldo (Harrisburg, Electrical Engineering) 2/15/18 | ||
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(CLOSED) Packard Fellowships for Science & Engineering
The Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering program invests in future leaders who have the freedom to... |
Feb 18, 2019 | Apr 19, 2019 | Huang, Shengxi (Electrical Eng., Engineering) and Zarzar, Lauren (Chemistry, ECoS) 3/7/19 | ||
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(CLOSED) NIH-RFA-OD-19-001 Botanical Dietary Supplements Research Centers (BDSRC) (U19 Clinical Trial Optional)
This funding opportunity... |
Feb 21, 2019 | Apr 15, 2019 | Lu, Junxuan (Pharmacology, COM) 2/21/19 | ||
(CLOSED) NIH Shared Instrumentation for Animal Research (SIFAR) Grant Program (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PAR-19-178
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Feb 28, 2019 | May 31, 2019 | No applicants | ||
(CLOSED) NIH 18-003 - (EHSCC) Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers (P30 Clinical Trial Optional)
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Mar 08, 2019 | Apr 17, 2019 | No applicants | ||
(CLOSED) NIH 17-340 Collaborative Program Grant for Multidisciplinary Teams (RM1) (Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
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Mar 11, 2019 | Apr 07, 2019 | May 07, 2019 | Zhang, Sulin (Engineering Science & Mechanics, College of Eng.) 3/22/19 | |
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(CLOSED) NSF 19-546 Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Computing in Undergraduate Education (IUSE: CUE)
Increasingly, undergraduate computer science (CS) programs... |
Mar 15, 2019 | May 09, 2019 | No applicants | ||
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(CLOSED) NSF 19-552 ADVANCE: Organizational Change for Gender Equity in STEM Academic Professions - Adaptation, Partnership, and Catalyst
ADVANCE Solicitation... |
Mar 15, 2019 | May 15, 2019 | May 22, 2019 | Pritchett, Amy (Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering) 3/22/19 |