Limited Submissions

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 or if you would like to receive a weekly digest of open limited submission opportunities.

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	OSVPR NOI Deadline	OSVPR Downselect Deadline	Agency Final Deadline
Reaching a New Energy Sciences Workforce for High Energy Physics (RENEW-HEP) (DE-FOA-0002759)	Apply Here	DOE	Jun 15, 2022		Aug 15, 2022
Immune Drivers of Autoimmune Disease (IDAD) (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-AI-22-012)	Apply Here	NIH		Thursday, May 26, 2022 - 4:00pm	Jul 01, 2022
W.M. Keck Foundation: Science & Engineering/Medical Research - Fall 2022	Apply Here	W.M. Keck Foundation		Wednesday, June 1, 2022 - 4:00pm	Nov 01, 2022
National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipends (20220921-FT)	Apply Here	National Endowment for the Humanities		Wednesday, June 8, 2022 - 4:00pm	Sep 21, 2022
Reaching a New Energy Sciences Workforce (RENEW) - Earth and Environmental Systems (DE-FOA-002757)	Apply Here	DOE		Monday, June 13, 2022 - 4:00pm	Aug 24, 2022
NIH Director's Early Independence Award (DP5 - Clinical Trial Optional) (NIH RFA-RM-22-021)	Apply Here	NIH		Monday, June 13, 2022 - 4:00pm	Sep 02, 2022
National Endowment for the Arts: Our Town	Apply Here	National Endowment for the Arts		Thursday, June 16, 2022 - 4:00pm	Aug 04, 2022

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:

	OSVPR Downselect Deadline	Agency LOI Deadline	Agency Final Deadline	Notes
(CLOSED) Research Visioning for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE): Future Research Directions for the CISE Community (CISE-RV) NSF 22-567 NSF’s...		May 10, 2022	Oct 05, 2022	No Applicants, Now first come, first served - Contact LimitedSubs@psu.edu if you wish to apply
(CLOSED) NSF 22-592 Physics Frontiers Centers (PFC) The Physics Frontiers Centers (PFC) program supports university-based centers and institutes where the collective...		Aug 01, 2022	Jan 27, 2023	No Applicants, Now first come, first served - Contact LimitedSubs@psu.edu if you wish to apply
(CLOSED) IUSE / Professional Formation of Engineers: Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (IUSE/PFE: RED) (NSF 22-587) Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (...			Jul 18, 2022	No Applicants, Now first come, first served - Contact LimitedSubs@psu.edu if you wish to apply
(CLOSED) Randomized Algorithms for Combinatorial Scientific Computing (DE-FOA-0002722) SUMMARY The DOE SC program in Advanced Scientific...		May 19, 2022	Jun 30, 2022	Kamesh Madduri (CoE); PSU is eligible to submit one additional pre-application to DOE, contact limitedsubs@psu.edu if interested.
(CLOSED) NEH Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grants - 20220517-CHA NEH has two deadlines for this NOFO, May 17, 2022 and Sebtember 28, 2022....			Sep 28, 2022	No Applicants, Now first come, first served - Contact LimitedSubs@psu.edu if you wish to apply
(CLOSED) NSF Regional Innovation Engines Broad Agency Announcement The NSF Regional Innovation Engines (NSF Engines) program is a bold new initiative, committed to...			Jun 30, 2022	Geanie Umberger & James DeLattre (OSVPR)
(CLOSED) NSF 19-506 Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) - Research Partnerships Track An organization may not submit more than one (1) new or resubmitted PFI-RP...			Jul 14, 2022	No Applicants, Now first come, first served - Contact LimitedSubs@psu.edu if you wish to apply
(CLOSED) 2022 Mathematical Multifaceted Integrated Capability Centers (MMICCs) (DE-FOA-0002704) SUMMARY The DOE SC program in Advanced Scientific...		May 17, 2022	Jun 28, 2022	John Harlim (ECoS); PSU is eligible to submit one additional pre-application to DOE, contact limitedsubs@psu.edu if interested.
(CLOSED) EXPRESS: 2022 Exploratory Research for Extreme-Scale Science (DE-FOA-2717) SUMMARY The DOE SC program in Advanced Scientific Computing...		May 12, 2022	Jun 23, 2022	Soundar Kumara (CoE); PSU is eligible to submit one additional pre-application to DOE, contact limitedsubs@psu.edu if interested.
(CLOSED) National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) Program (NSF 21-536) A mandatory notice if intent must be submitted at the InfoReady competition...			Sep 06, 2022
(CLOSED) Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program 2022 The Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program supports the research and teaching careers of talented young...			Aug 04, 2022	No Applicants, Now first come, first served - Contact LimitedSubs@psu.edu if you wish to apply
(CLOSED) Data Visualization for Scientific Discovery, Decision-making, and Communication (DE-FOA-0002726) SUMMARY The DOE SC program in Advanced...		May 10, 2022	Jun 21, 2022	Keith Cheng (CoM); PSU is eligible to submit one additional pre-application to DOE, contact limitedsubs@psu.edu if interested.
(CLOSED) Management and Storage of Scientific Data (DE-FOA-0002725 The DOE SC program in Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) hereby announces its interest in...		May 05, 2022	Jun 13, 2022	Mahmut Kandemir (CoE); PSU is eligible to submit one additional pre-application to DOE, contact limitedsubs@psu.edu if interested.
(CLOSED) Resilient & Intelligent NextG Systems (RINGS) - Virtual Organization (RINGS-VO) The Resilient & Intelligent NextG Systems (RINGS) program (...			Aug 01, 2022	No Applicants, Now first come, first served - Contact LimitedSubs@psu.edu if you wish to apply
(CLOSED) Science and Technology Centers (STC): Integrative Partnerships NSF 22-521 The Science and Technology Centers (STC): Integrative Partnerships program supports...	Nov 15, 2021	Feb 01, 2022	Aug 29, 2022	Vincent Crespi (ECoS); Mauricio Terrones (ECoS); Qing Wang (E&MS)
(CLOSED) Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation (PCRF) Grants The Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation (PCRF) identifies and invests in leading edge research that...	Feb 02, 2022	Mar 01, 2022	May 31, 2022	Sinisa Dovat (College of Medicine)
(CLOSED) NIH Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST) Program: FIRST Cohort (U54 Clinical Trial Optional) The FIRST Cohort program aims...	Feb 24, 2022		Jul 12, 2022	Craig Newschaffer (HHD)
(CLOSED) Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Creating Equitable Pathways to STEM Graduate Education The DEI in STEM Higher Education Program at the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is...	Mar 17, 2022	May 01, 2022	Jul 31, 2022	Christina Grozinger (AgSci)
(CLOSED) NIH PAR-22-000 Team-Based Design in Biomedical Engineering Education (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research...	Apr 04, 2022		May 30, 2022	No Applicants, Now first come, first served - Contact LimitedSubs@psu.edu if you wish to apply
(CLOSED) William T. Grant Scholars Program 2022 The William T. Grant Scholars Program supports career development for promising early-career researchers. The program...	Apr 04, 2022		Jul 06, 2022	No Applicants, Now first come, first served - Contact LimitedSubs@psu.edu if you wish to apply
(CLOSED) Urban Integrated Field Laboratories (IFL) - DE-FOA-0002581 The DOE SC Program in Biological and Environmental Research (BER), Earth and Environmental System...	Apr 07, 2022	Apr 19, 2022	Jun 16, 2022	No Applicants, Now first come, first served - Contact LimitedSubs@psu.edu if you wish to apply
(CLOSED) 2023 Pew-Stewart Scholars Program for Cancer Research The Penn State Cancer Institute has been invited by the Pew Charitable Trusts to nominate one candidate...	Apr 11, 2022		Sep 01, 2022	No Applicants, Now first come, first served - Contact LimitedSubs@psu.edu if you wish to apply
(CLOSED) 2023 Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences The Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences provides funding to young investigators of outstanding...	Apr 11, 2022		Sep 08, 2022	Ruobo Zhou (ECoS)
(CLOSED) NIH-PAR-20-223 Enhancing Science, Technology, EnginEering, and Math Educational Diversity (ESTEEMED) Research Education Experiences (R25) The NIH Research...	Apr 12, 2022		Jun 24, 2022	Keefe Manning (CoE)
(CLOSED) NIFA - American Rescue Plan Technical Assistance Investment Program (USDA-NIFA-OP-009004) The primary goal of American Rescue Plan Technical Assistance...	Apr 20, 2022		Jun 01, 2022	No Applicants, Now first come, first served - Contact LimitedSubs@psu.edu if you wish to apply
(CLOSED) Macy Faculty Scholars Program - 2023 Institutional Limit: This opportunity is limited to the College of Medicine & the College of...	May 04, 2022		Aug 01, 2022	No Applicants, Now first come, first served - Contact LimitedSubs@psu.edu if you wish to apply
(CLOSED) HRSA Community Health Worker Training Program (CHWTP) (HRSA-22-124) The purpose of the CHWTP is to support projects that will increase the number of Community...	May 05, 2022		Jun 14, 2022	Benjamin Fredrick (CoM)
(CLOSED) Brain Research Foundation 2023 Scientific Innovations Award (SIA) Brain Research Foundation’s Scientific Innovations Award (SIA) Program provides funding for...	May 10, 2022		Jun 23, 2022	Scott Simon (CoM)
(CLOSED) USDA NIFA Equipment Grants Program (EGP) - 2022 The Equipment Grants Program (EGP) serves to increase access to shared-use special purpose equipment/instruments...	May 16, 2022		Jun 15, 2022
(CLOSED) NSF 22-555 Pathways into the Earth, Ocean, Polar and Atmospheric & Geospace Sciences (GEOPAths) An organization may serve as sole submitting...	May 18, 2022		Sep 01, 2022	Kathleen Hill (Education)

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