Office of Research
Limited Submissions
Grants, awards and fellowships that limit the number of applications coming from one institution.
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.
Opportunities
| UW Internal Deadline |
Opportunity Name | Sponsor | Funding Amount | Announcement No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/05/2019 | Regular Grants Program 2020 | Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation | $180,000 | 2020 |
| 09/05/2019 | National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) Program | National Science Foundation (NSF) | $3,000,000 | NSF 19-522 |
| 08/01/2019 | Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) | National Science Foundation (NSF) | NSF 17-573 | |
| 09/05/2019 | Major Research Instrumentation Program: (MRI) Instrument Acquisition or Development | National Science Foundation (NSF) | $4,000,000 | NSF 18-513 (2020) |
| 08/02/2019 | National Endowment for the Humanities: 2020 Summer Stipends | National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) | $6,000 | 2020 |
| 08/08/2020 | Bridge to Independence Award Program | Simons Foundation | $495,000 | 2020 |
| 09/16/2019 | Sloan Research Fellowship 2020 | Alfred P Sloan Foundation | 2020 | |
| 07/03/2019 | Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease 2020 | Burroughs Wellcome Fund | $500,000 | 2020 |
| 09/20/2019 | Career Awards for Medical Scientists (CAMS) 2020 | Burroughs Wellcome Fund | $700,000 | 202 |
| 06/20/2019 | National Endowment for the Arts Research Labs | National Endowment for the Arts | $15,000 | 2020 |
| 07/25/2019 | Beckman Young Investigators Program 2020 | Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation | $600,000 | 2020 |
Recently Closed Opportunities
| UW Internal Deadline |
Opportunity Name | Sponsor | Funding Amount | Announcement No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/10/2019 | Vilcek Foundation Prizes in Biomedical Science | Vilcek Foundation | $50,000 | 2019 |
| 06/06/2019 | Pew-Stewart Scholars for Cancer Research Program 2020 | Pew Charitable Trusts | $300,000 | 2020 |
| 06/06/2019 | Silvio O. Conte Digestive Diseases Research Core Centers (P30 Clinical Trial Optional) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | $3,750,000 | RFA-DK-19-004 |
| 06/06/2019 | Nutrition Obesity Research Centers (NORCs) (P30 Clinical Trial Optional) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | RFA-DK-19-002 | |
| 06/03/2019 | Science and Engineering / Medical Research June 2019 Cycle | W. M. Keck Foundation | $1,000,000 | June 2019 |
| 05/30/2019 | Limited Competition: Interdisciplinary Complementary and Integrative Health Clinical Research Training (T90/R90 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | $0 | RFA-AT-19-010 |
| 05/30/2019 | Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) | National Science Foundation (NSF) | $550,000 | NSF 19-506 |
| 05/30/2019 | NIH Director’s Early Independence Awards (DP5 Clinical Trial Optional) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | $1,250,000 | RFA-RM-19-008 |
| 05/30/2019 | Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Program | National Science Foundation (NSF) | $500,000 | NSF 17-585 |
| 05/30/2019 | Searle Scholars Program 2020 | Kinship Foundation | $300,000 | 2020 |
| 05/30/2019 | Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Science 2020 | Pew Charitable Trusts | $300,000 | 2020 |
| 05/30/2019 | Advancing Digitization of Biodiversity Collections (ADBC) | National Science Foundation (NSF) | $0 | NSF 15-576 |
| 05/30/2019 | Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science | National Science Foundation (NSF) | $600,000 | NSF 17-575 |
| 05/30/2019 | Inclusive Excellence (IE): Building institutional capacity for student belonging | Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) | $1,000,000 | 2020 |
| 05/30/2019 | Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC) | National Science Foundation (NSF) | $0 | NSF 19-517 |
| 05/09/2019 | Faculty Development in the Space Sciences | National Science Foundation (NSF) | $1,500,000 | NSF 19-558 |
| 05/02/2019 | Atopic Dermatitis Research Network Leadership Center (UM1 Clinical Trial Required) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | $2,800,000 | RFA-AI-19-014 |
| 05/02/2019 | Atopic Dermatitis Research Network -Clinical Research Centers (U01 Clinical Trial Optional) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | $2,100,000 | RFA-AI-19-015 |
| 04/25/2019 | Scientific Innovations Award 2020 | Brain Research Foundation | $150,000 | 2020 |
| 04/25/2019 | Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships | National Science Foundation (NSF) | $0 | NSF 19-567 |
| 04/25/2019 | High-End Instrumentation (HEI) Grant Program (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | $2,000,000 | PAR-19-177 |
| 04/25/2019 | Shared Instrumentation Grant (SIG) Program (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | $600,000 | PAR-19-179 |
| 04/25/2019 | Art Works 2019 | National Endowment for the Arts | $100,000 | 2019 |
| 04/25/2019 | William T. Grant Scholars Program 2019 | William T. Grant Foundation | $350,000 | 2019 |
| 04/18/2019 | Pathway to Stop Diabetes 2019 | American Diabetes Association (ADA) | $0 | 2019 |
| 04/18/2019 | Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust Grant 2019 | Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust | $25,000 | 2019 |
| 04/18/2019 | Maximizing Access to Research Careers (T34) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | PAR-19-219 | |
| 04/18/2019 | Undergraduate Research Training Initiative for Student Enhancement (U-RISE) (T34) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | $0 | PAR-19-218 |
About Limited Submission Opportunities
Many federal agencies and foundations offer grants, awards and fellowships that limit the number of applications that can come from one institution. In order to increase the chances of the UW succeeding in such “limited submission opportunity” applications, the Office of Research has established a procedure to review pre-proposals in a timely fashion.
The Review and Selection Process
For each limited submission opportunity, the Office of Research notifies by e-mail appropriate Deans, Directors and Chairs of the opportunity, and provides general directions and deadlines for submission of pre-proposals.
After the deadline, the proposals that have been received are sent to members of the Office of Research Proposal Review Committee. The Committee reviews each pre-proposal and then meets to discuss the relative merits and limitations of each proposal, and then choose the proposal(s) that the Committee believes will have the greatest chance of being funded, and will have the greatest positive impact on the University if it is funded.
Selection Criteria
The Committee ensures that selected pre-proposals:
- Meet all eligibility requirements specified by the funding organization RFA
- Are scientifically and technically strong
- Promote the greater University research mission
Most pre-proposals require a letter of support from the PI’s nominator, Dean or Chair. This letter of support signifies that the nominator, Dean or Chair have ensured that the nominee and application are likely to be of sufficient quality to be competitive nationally. 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.
Each pre-proposal is also carefully evaluated against the selection criteria provided by the sponsor. Once the decision as to which pre-proposal(s) will go forward has been made, all applicants are notified of the Committee’s decision. Occasionally, the Committee may provide feedback and recommendations to successful candidates in the hopes that the quality of the full proposal can be enhanced.
Inquiries and Contact Information
Investigators who identify a grant, award or fellowship program that restricts the number of applications that can be submitted from an Institution should immediately contact their Chairperson, Associate Dean for Research (or Dean, if no ADR) and the Office of Research (see below) if they intend to prepare a response. Failure to do so, or to meet the deadlines for submission of pre-proposal, will preclude submission of the application through the Office of Sponsored Programs.
For general inquiries, or to request a listing of a limited submission opportunity that should be but is not already listed on this page, please email us at research@uw.edu