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.
05/30/2025 Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science Franklin Institute $250,000 2025
06/25/2025 Modern Equipment for Shared-use Biomedical Research Facilities: Advancing Research-Related Operations (S15 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) National Institutes of Health (NIH) $350,000 PAR-24-259
05/30/2025 C&C Prize NEC C&C Foundation $68,000 2025
05/30/2025 Rapid Response Bridge Funding Program -- May 30 deadline Spencer Foundation $25,000 2025
06/13/2025 Rapid Response Bridge Funding Program -- June 13 deadline Spencer Foundation $25,000 2025
10/01/2025 Gairdner International Award & John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award Gairdner Award $100,000 20205
06/11/2025 Regular Grants Program Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation $75,000 2025
07/16/2025 Distinguished Scholar Fellowship Opportunity in the Field of Neuroscience Warren Alpert Foundation $200,000 2025
07/23/2025 2025 Funding Opportunity Kaiser Permanente Center for Gun Violence Research and Education $300,000 2025

Recently Closed Opportunities

UW Internal
Deadline
Opportunity Name Sponsor Funding Amount Announcement No.
05/21/2025 Medical Funds Program Seattle Foundation $40,000 2026
05/14/2025 Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust Grant Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust $25,000 2025
05/07/2025 William T. Grant Scholars Program 2025 William T. Grant Foundation $425,000 2025
05/02/2025 SFF-2025 S-Process Grant Survival and Flourishing Fund (SFF) $2,000,000 2025
04/30/2025 Scientific Innovations Award Brain Research Foundation $150,000 2026
04/23/2025 Programmatic & Research Submissions American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) $50,000 2025
04/22/2025 Research Grants Retirement Research Foundation $500,000 2025
04/17/2025 VinFuture Prize 2025 VinFuture Prize Foundation $3,000,000 2025
04/15/2025 Rethinking Social Contracts for the 21st Century - Demographic Change, Social Protection and Solidarity AXA Research Fund $140,000 2025
04/12/2025 International Cosmos Prize Expo '90 Foundation $270,000 2025
04/02/2025 Special Projects Grant - Effects of the Usage of Digital Technology on Brain Development, Social Behaviors and Mental Health in Children and Young People Huo Family Foundation $390,000 2025
03/31/2025 ITHS Preclinical Engagement Program (PEP) Institute for Translational Health Sciences 2025
03/26/2025 Jointly Sponsored Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Institutional Predoctoral Training Program in the Neurosciences (T32 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) National Institutes of Health (NIH) PAR-22-265
03/26/2025 UEF Grants Program United Engineering Foundation $150,000 2026

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:

  1. Meets all eligibility requirements specified by the funding organization RFA
  2. Is scientifically and technically strong
  3. 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.