Office of Research
Limited Submissions
Grants, awards and fellowships that limit the number of applications coming from one institution.
If you have identified a limited submission opportunity that is not on this list, please contact limitedsubs@uw.edu so we can support your submission.
Opportunities
| UW Internal Deadline |
Opportunity Name | Sponsor | Funding Amount | Announcement No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/05/2024 | Dreyfus Prize: Electrochemical Processes | Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation | $250,000 | 2025 |
| 10/30/2024 | Seed Grant Program | Brain Research Foundation | $80,000 | 2025 |
| 11/06/2024 | State-based Healthcare Extension Cooperatives to Accelerate Implementation of Actionable Knowledge into Practice (U19) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | $6,250,000 | RFA-HS-24-004 |
| 10/16/2024 | Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships | National Science Foundation (NSF) | NSF 24-594 | |
| 11/06/2024 | Humanities Research Centers on Artificial Intelligence | National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) | $500,000 | 20241211-RAI |
| 10/30/2024 | Moore Inventor Fellows | Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation | $675,000 | 2025 |
| 11/06/2024 | Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists | New York Academy of Sciences | $250,000 | 2025 |
| 12/04/2024 | Safety, Security, and Privacy of Open-Source Ecosystems (Safe-OSE) | National Science Foundation (NSF) | $1,500,000 | NSF 24-608 |
| 10/30/2024 | Scholar Awards and Research Grants | St. Baldrick's Foundation | $100,000 | 2025 |
| 11/13/2024 | Biomedical Research Facilities (C06 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | $8,000,000 | PAR-25-061 |
| 01/08/2025 | Science and Engineering / Medical Research | W. M. Keck Foundation | $1,000,000 | 2025 January |
| 10/30/2024 | Scaling-up and Maintaining Evidence-based Interventions to Maximize Impact on Cancer (SUMMIT)- Lung Cancer Screening (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Required) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | $500,000 | RFA-CA-25-009 |
| 10/30/2024 | Scaling-up and Maintaining Evidence-based Interventions to Maximize Impact on Cancer (SUMMIT) - Tobacco Use Treatment for Cancer Survivors (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Required) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | $500,000 | RFA-CA-25-010 |
| 10/23/2024 | Anna Lalor Burdick Program | Lalor Foundation | $20,000 | 2024 November |
Recently Closed Opportunities
| UW Internal Deadline |
Opportunity Name | Sponsor | Funding Amount | Announcement No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/09/2024 | Samsung Ho-Am Prize | The Ho-Am Prize Foundation | $275,000 | 2025 |
| 09/27/2024 | Career Awards for Medical Scientists | Burroughs Wellcome Fund | $700,000 | 2024 |
| 09/25/2024 | National Resource Coordination Center on Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE Center) | National Science Foundation (NSF) | $7,500,000 | NSF 24-596 |
| 09/25/2024 | Cancer Prevention Clinical Trials Network (CP-CTNet): CP-CTNet Sites (UG1 Clinical Trial Required) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | $1,375,000 | RFA-CA-24-024 |
| 09/25/2024 | Polycystic Kidney Disease Core Centers (U54 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | $600,000 | RFA-DK-25-016 |
| 09/18/2024 | Frontiers Planet Prize | Frontiers Research Foundation | $1,000,000 | 2025 |
| 09/18/2024 | Distinguished Scholar Fellowship Opportunity in the Field of Neuroscience | Warren Alpert Foundation | $200,000 | 2024 |
| 09/18/2024 | Advanced Computing Systems & Services: Adapting to the Rapid Evolution of Science and Engineering Research 2.0 | National Science Foundation (NSF) | $10,000,000 | NSF 24-583 Category I |
| 09/12/2024 | Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program | Carnegie Corporation of New York | $200,000 | 2025 |
| 08/21/2024 | Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics | Greenwall Foundation | 2024-25 | |
| 08/21/2024 | Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Centers (P30 Clinical Trial Optional) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | $70,000 | RFA-AG-25-020 |
| 08/21/2024 | FY2024 Manufacturing USA Institute – AI for Resilient Manufacturing | United States Department of Commerce | $14,000,000 | 2024-NIST-AI-MFGUSA-01 |
| 08/21/2024 | NIH Neuroscience Development for Advancing the Careers of a Diverse Research Workforce (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | $250,000 | PAR-23-178 |
| 08/14/2024 | Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program | National Science Foundation (NSF) | $4,000,000 | NSF 23-519 (2025) |
| 08/14/2024 | Searle Scholars Program | Kinship Foundation | $300,000 | 2025 |
| 08/14/2024 | Mathers Foundation Grant Program | Mathers Foundation | $700,000 | 2024 Fall Cycle |
The Review and Selection Process
For each limited submission opportunity, the Office of Research (OR) notifies, by e-mail listserv, Deans, Directors, Chairs and faculty of the opportunity details, deadlines and general directions and deadlines for internal submission of pre-proposals. Subscription to this listserv is open to all. To subscribe or unsubscribe, please email limitedsubs@uw.edu.
After the OR internal deadline, pre-proposals that have been received are sent to members of the OR Limited Submissions Opportunity Review Committee.
In their efforts to choose pre-proposals that are most likely to be funded and have high impact, the Committee reviews each pre-proposal based on these criteria:
- Meets all eligibility requirements specified by the funding organization RFA
- Is scientifically and technically strong
- Promotes the greater University research mission
Many pre-proposals require a letter of support from the PI's nominator, Dean or Chair. This letter should address the above criteria, recognizing that the internal UW selection process is often highly competitive. Given the importance of the nominator's letter, we encourage nominators to consult resources on how to write strong letters, such as: http://www.hhmi.org/sites/default/files/Educational%20Materials/Lab%20Management/letter.pdf.
Some schools and colleges require that materials be routed through their office in advance of the UW deadline. Please check with your school or college administration to confirm.
Once the decision has been made on which pre-proposal(s) will go forward, all applicants are notified of the Committee's decision. Occasionally, the Committee may provide feedback and recommendations to successful candidates so that that the quality of the full proposal can be enhanced.
OR provides a limited submissions approval letter that must be attached to the applicant's eGC1 for the application to be considered by OSP.
Inquiries and Contact Information
For general inquiries, or to request a listing of a limited submission opportunity that is not already listed on this page, please email us at limitedsubs@uw.edu or call 206-616-9089.
In addition to the listings above, visit the UW Corporate and Foundation Relations webpage https://www.washington.edu/cfr/faculty/working-with-foundations/funder-info/ to find more information about selected foundation funders that the University of Washington has built relationships with over the years.