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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/25/2017 | Career Awards for Medical Scientists (CAMS) | Burroughs Wellcome Fund | $700,000 | 2018 |
| 01/02/2018 | Career Awards at the Scientific Interface | Burroughs Wellcome Fund | $500,000 | 2018 |
| 11/07/2017 | Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease | Burroughs Wellcome Fund | $500,000 | 2018 |
| 06/29/2017 | NIH Director's Early Independence Awards (DP5) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | $1,250,000 | RFA-RM-17-008 |
| 08/04/2017 | Beckman Young Investigators Program | Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation | $600,000 | 2017 |
Recently Closed Opportunities
| UW Internal Deadline |
Opportunity Name | Sponsor | Funding Amount | Announcement No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/22/2017 | Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Centers (P30) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | $4,125,000 | RFA-AG-18-007 |
| 06/22/2017 | Competition for the Management and Operation of the National Center for Atmospheric Research | National Science Foundation (NSF) | $0 | NSF 17-550 |
| 06/22/2017 | EU and US: Getting to Know Europe 2017-2019 | European Union (EU) | $280,400 | EuropeAid/154805/DD/ACT/US |
| 06/22/2017 | Science and Engineering / Medical Research June 2018 Cycle | W. M. Keck Foundation | $2,000,000 | June 2018 |
| 06/15/2017 | Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Science 2018 | Pew Charitable Trusts | $240,000 | 2018 |
| 06/15/2017 | NIAMS Rheumatic Diseases Research Resource-based Centers (P30) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | $2,500,000 | RFA-AR-18-004 |
| 06/09/2017 | Allen Institute for Brain Science Next Generation Leaders | Paul G. Allen Family Foundation | $0 | 2017 |
| 06/08/2017 | Searle Scholars Program 2018 | Kinship Foundation | $300,000 | 2018 |
| 06/08/2017 | Data Coordinating Center for the NICHD Neonatal Research Network (U24) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | $0 | RFA-HD-18-010 |
| 06/08/2017 | Limited Competition: Data Coordinating Center for Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet (UC4) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | $0 | RFA-DK-17-507 |
| 06/01/2017 | Pew-Stewart 2018 Scholars for Cancer Research | Pew Charitable Trusts | $240,000 | 2018 |
| 05/18/2017 | 2017 Pediatric Cancer Research Immunology or Immunotherapy | V Foundation | $600,000 | 2017 |
| 05/18/2017 | Big Data Regional Innovation Hubs: Establishing Spokes to Advance Big Data Applications (BD Spokes) | National Science Foundation (NSF) | NSF 17-546 | |
| 05/15/2017 | Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Fields Program (WAMS) | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) | $100,000 | USDA-NIFA-WAMS-006350 |
| 05/11/2017 | Pathway to Stop Diabetes 2017 | American Diabetes Association (ADA) | 2017 | |
| 05/11/2017 | Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program (R25) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | $1,500,000 | PAR-17-210 |
| 05/11/2017 | Research Education: Bridges to the Doctorate (R25) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | $1,500,000 | PAR-17-209 |
| 05/11/2017 | Disney Conservation Fund Annual Conservation Grants 2018 | Walt Disney Company | $50,000 | 2018 |
| 05/05/2017 | Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program | Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | $1,920,000 | HRSA-17-070 |
| 05/04/2017 | William T. Grant Scholars Program 2017 | William T. Grant Foundation | $350,000 | 2017 |
| 05/04/2017 | Advancing Digitization of Biodiversity Collections (ADBC) (2018) | National Science Foundation (NSF) | NSF 15-576 | |
| 05/04/2017 | Regular Grants 2017 | Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation | $60,000 | 2017 |
| 05/04/2017 | Neurosurgeon Research Career Development Program (NRCDP) (K12) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | $1,000,000 | RFA-NS-17-010 |
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