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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 19-586 Critical-Zone Collaborative Network Notice of Intent | NSF | Aug 16, 2019 | Dec 02, 2019 | ||
| USDA-FY19-WIC-TIP - USDA WIC Telehealth Innovations Project | USDA | Friday, July 12, 2019 - 4:00pm | Jul 29, 2019 | ||
| WT Grant Institutional Challenge 2019 | William T. Grant Foundation | Tuesday, July 16, 2019 - 4:00pm | Sep 06, 2019 | ||
| NSF 17-575 Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science Supplements and Sites | NSF | Thursday, July 18, 2019 - 4:00pm | Sep 18, 2019 | ||
| FOA-ILAB-19-05 Equal Access to Quality Jobs for Women and Girls (EQUAL) | Bureau of International Labor Affairs | Wednesday, July 24, 2019 - 4:00pm | Aug 26, 2019 | ||
| NEH Summer Stipends | NEH | Thursday, July 25, 2019 - 4:00pm | Sep 26, 2019 | ||
| Beckman Foundation: Chemical & Life Sciences Young Investigator Grant | Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation | Monday, July 29, 2019 - 4:00pm | Aug 09, 2019 | ||
| NSF 17-585: Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Program | NSF | Monday, August 5, 2019 - 4:00pm | Sep 27, 2019 | ||
| 2019/20 NSF 18-513 - Major Research Instrumentation Program | NSF | Jul 31, 2019 | Monday, August 26, 2019 - 4:00pm | Jan 19, 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) NSF 19-578 Physics Frontiers Centers (PFC)
The Physics Frontiers Centers (PFC) program supports university-based centers and institutes where the collective... |
Aug 01, 2019 | Aug 01, 2019 | Mostafa, Miguel (Physics, ECoS) 5/17/19 | ||
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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 | ||
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(CLOSED) DE‐FOA‐0001960 DOE EERE Clean Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institute: Cybersecurity in Energy Efficient Manufacturing
he Office of Energy Efficiency and... |
Apr 08, 2019 | Aug 20, 2019 | Liu, Peng (IST) 5/8/19 | ||
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(CLOSED) Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences
The Pew Scholars Program supports assistant professors of outstanding promise in... |
Apr 12, 2019 | Jun 14, 2019 | Oct 17, 2019 | Graziane, Nicholas (COM, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine) 5/7/19 | |
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(CLOSED) NIH - RFA-DK-19-003 - Cystic Fibrosis Research and Translation Centers (P30 Clinical Trial Optional)
Awards Details: Application budgets are limited to... |
May 01, 2019 | Jun 18, 2019 | Jul 18, 2019 | No applicants | |
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(CLOSED) Brain Research Foundation: 2020 Scientific Innovations Award
Brain Research Foundation (BRF) Annual Scientific Innovations Award supports innovative discovery... |
May 14, 2019 | Jun 25, 2019 | Sep 24, 2019 | No applicants | |
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(CLOSED) MacArthur Foundation 100&Change
Please Note: While the MacArthur Foundation does not limit the number of applications from any institution, this... |
May 15, 2019 | Aug 01, 2019 | |||
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(CLOSED) NIH 19-072 Data Science Research: Personal Health Libraries for Consumers and Patients
The National Library of Medicine seeks applications for novel... |
May 17, 2019 | Jun 28, 2019 | Jul 31, 2019 | No applicants | |
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(CLOSED) DE-FOA-0001980: Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Advanced Manufacturing Office Multi-Topic
This funding... |
May 20, 2019 | Jun 20, 2019 | Aug 29, 2019 | Subtopic 1.1-Priya, Shashank(EMS, MatSE) Subtopic 1.2–Sun, Hongtao(Eng. IME) Subtopic 1.3-Wang, Yi(EMS, MatSE) Subtopic 1.4-Liu, Zi-Kui (EMS, MatSE) Subtopic 3.1 - Khoshkbar-Sadigh, Arash (Eng., Elec. Eng.) Subtopic 3.3–Freihaut, James (Eng.,Arch. Eng.) | |
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(CLOSED) NEA Our Town
Cost Share and Matching Funds: Grants cannot exceed 50% of the total cost of the project. All grants require a nonfederal... |
Jun 13, 2019 | Aug 08, 2019 | deBoer, Claire (Director, Doctors Kienle Center for Humanistic Medicine - College of Med) 6/17/19 | ||
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(CLOSED) W.M. Keck Foundation: Science & Engineering/Medical Research Program
Workshop Information: The Limited Submissions Office will conduct a workshop on... |
Jun 17, 2019 | Nov 01, 2019 | No applicants | ||
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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... |
Jun 20, 2019 | Aug 01, 2019 | No applicants | ||
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(CLOSED) AVOP RFA 2019-2 - USAID & Partners of the Americas Farmer-to-Farmer Agriculture Volunteer Opportunity Project (AVOP) Small Grants Program
Webinar:... |
Jun 24, 2019 | Jul 15, 2019 | Sep 25, 2019 | Castellanos, Paige (College of Ag, International Programs) 7/2/19 | |
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(CLOSED) Searle Scholars Program
The Searle Scholars Program gives grants to support independent research in medicine, chemistry, and the... |
Jun 30, 2019 | Sep 27, 2019 | Currently in downselect. |
Foundation/Private Organization Downselects:
| OVPR Downselect Deadline | Agency LOI Deadline | Agency Final Deadline | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Pew Trusts (CLOSED) Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences The Pew Scholars Program supports assistant... |
Apr 12, 2019 | Jun 14, 2019 | Oct 17, 2019 | |
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Searle (CLOSED) Searle Scholars Program The Searle Scholars Program gives grants to support independent research... |
Jun 30, 2019 | Sep 27, 2019 |