Limited Submission Programs
Limited submission programs are those for which funding agencies restrict the number of proposals or nominations a university may submit for consideration for an award. The University of Texas at Austin, therefore, must internally screen all eligible and interested nominees to determine which will represent the university in the funding agency’s competition.
Below is a tabulated list of limited submission programs in which UT Austin currently competes. The table lists sponsor deadlines, as well as internal competition deadlines. Anticipated dates (month and year) for future deadlines are marked with a dagger (†) and are updated as deadlines are confirmed by sponsors.
Follow the link provided for each active limited submission opportunity to submit your application through the UT Austin online submission portal. Links are not activated unless an internal competition is currently accepting submissions. To receive email announcements whenever a new internal competition is launched, subscribe to our Limited Submission mailing list.
Every effort will be made to maintain current and accurate information within this list; however, the awarding agency’s posted information remains the final authority.
If you are interested in applying for a limited submission opportunity, but do not see it listed in the table, let us know.
For VPR-administered award, fellowship and grant programs, visit the Awards, Fellowships and Grants page.
† indicates anticipated date.
Limited Submission Programs
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| Program | Sponsor | Internal Deadline | Internal Competition Deadline2 | Sponsor Deadline | Sponsor Deadline2 | Nominees Selected to Advance | Past Winners |
| NSF Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) | National Science Foundation | Jul 31, 2019 | 1564531200 | Nov 06, 2019 | 1572998400 | ||
| Simons Investigators in Mathematics, Physics, Astrophysics and Computer Science 2020 | Simons Foundation | Aug 02, 2019 | 1564704000 | Oct 31, 2019 | 1572480000 | ||
| ORAU Events Sponsorship Program -- Fall 2019 | Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) | Aug 06, 2019 | 1565049600 | Sep 01, 2019 | 1567296000 | ||
| Lindau 2020 Nobel Laureate Interdisciplinary Meeting -- Graduate Students Only | Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) | Aug 09, 2019 | 1565308800 | Sep 13, 2019 | 1568332800 | ||
| The GAIN (Greater Access and Impact with NAT) Study: Improving HIV Diagnosis, Linkage to Care, and Prevention Services with HIV Point-of-Care Nucleic Acid Tests (NATs) | DHHS- Centers for Disease Control (CDC) | Dec 19, 2019 | 1576713600 | Feb 2020 † | 1582934400 | ||
| Tang Prize in Sustainable Development | Tang Prize Foundation | Jul 2019 † | 1564531200 | Sep 2019 † | 1569801600 | ||
| Tang Prize in Biopharmaceutical Science | Tang Prize Foundation | Jul 2019 † | 1564531200 | Sep 2019 † | 1569801600 | ||
| Tang Prize in Sinology | Tang Prize Foundation | Jul 2019 † | 1564531200 | Sep 2019 † | 1569801600 | ||
| Tang Prize in Rule of Law | Tang Prize Foundation | Jul 2019 † | 1564531200 | Sep 2019 † | 1569801600 | ||
| NEA Art Works Grant -- July 2019 Deadline -- First to Notify | National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) | Jul 2019 † | 1564531200 | Jul 23, 2019 | 1563840000 | ||
| NIH Nutrition Obesity Research Center - First to Notify - Closed | NIH - National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) | Jul 2019 † | 1564531200 | Oct 23, 2019 | 1571788800 | ||
| NSF Advancing Digitization of Biodiversity Collections (ADBC) | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Jul 2019 † | 1564531200 | Oct 2019 † | 1572480000 | ||
| THECB Autism Grant Program: Parent-Directed Treatment -- First to Notify | Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board | Jul 2019 † | 1564531200 | Dec 2019 † | 1577750400 | ||
| Enabling Quantum Leap: Convergent Accelerated Discovery Foundries for Quantum Materials Science, Engineering and Information (Q-AMASE-i) | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Jul 2019 † | 1564531200 | Nov 2019 † | 1575072000 | ||
| Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Training (MHRT) Program (T37) | NIH - National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) | Jul 2019 † | 1564531200 | Oct 2019 † | 1572480000 | ||
| Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Pathways into Geoscience (IUSE: GEOPATHS) | National Science Foundation | Jul 2019 † | 1564531200 | Nov 2019 † | 1575072000 | ||
| Greenwall Faculty Scholars Program -- First to notify | The Greenwall Foundation | Jul 2019 † | 1564531200 | Oct 2019 † | 1572480000 | ||
| Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists | Blavatnik Family Foundation | Aug 2019 † | 1567209600 | Nov 2019 † | 1575072000 | ||
| NSF Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Aug 2019 † | 1567209600 | Jan 2020 † | 1580428800 | ||
| Scholarship and Fellowship Education Grant, Faculty Development Grant, and Trade School and Community College Scholarship Grant, Fiscal Year (FY) 2019. | Nuclear Regulatory Commission | Aug 2019 † | 1567209600 | Nov 2019 † | 1575072000 | ||
| Low Temperature Plasma Science Centers and Facilities - First to Notify | Deparment of Energy (DOE) | Aug 2019 † | 1567209600 | Jan 24, 2020 | 1579824000 | ||
| SURA Distinguished Scientist Award | Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA) | Sep 2019 † | 1569801600 | Dec 2019 † | 1577750400 | ||
| CPRIT Core Facilities Support Award (Updated) | Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) | Sep 2019 † | 1569801600 | Jan 2020 † | 1580428800 | ||
| NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) Program | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Sep 2019 † | 1569801600 | Feb 2020 † | 1582934400 | ||
| Early Translational Research Award | Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) | Sep 2019 † | 1569801600 | Jan 2020 † | 1580428800 | ||
| Collaborative Action Program to Reduce Liver Cancer Mortality in Texas: Collaborative Action Center | Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas | Sep 2019 † | 1569801600 | Jan 2020 † | 1580428800 | ||
| Litwin IBD Pioneers Initiative | Chrohn's & Colitis Foundation | Sep 2019 † | 1569801600 | Jan 2020 † | 1580428800 | ||
| IUSE / Professional Formation of Engineers: Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (IUSE/PFE: RED) -- Contact Engineering Associate Dean for Research Ekerdt | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Sep 2019 † | 1569801600 | Jan 2020 † | 1580428800 | ||
| VPR Research and Creative Grants | UT Office of the Vice President for Research | Sep 2019 † | 1569801600 | Sep 2019 † | 1569801600 | ||
| NSF INCLUDES Alliances - First to Notify | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Oct 2019 † | 1572480000 | Apr 2020 † | 1588204800 | ||
| St. Baldrick's Foundation (Multiple Opportunities) | St. Baldrick's Foundation | Oct 2019 † | 1572480000 | Mar 2020 † | 1585612800 | ||
| Cultivating Cultures for Ethical STEM (CCE STEM) - First to notify | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Oct 2019 † | 1572480000 | Feb 2020 † | 1582934400 | ||
| Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards | Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) | Oct 2019 † | 1572480000 | Jan 2020 † | 1580428800 | ||
| Networks for School Improvement -- First to Notify | Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation | Oct 2019 † | 1572480000 | Feb 2020 † | 1582934400 | ||
| Connections for Cardiovascular HealthSM (CCH) Program -- The 2019 CCH program will hold a closed cycle for funding focused on current Grant Awardees. | AstraZeneca HealthCare Foundation | Oct 2019 † | 1572480000 | Feb 2020 † | 1582934400 | ||
| Enabling Access to Cloud Computing Resources for CISE Research and Education (Cloud Access) -- First to Notify - Required Preliminary Proposal Due 12/20/2018 | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Oct 2019 † | 1572480000 | Feb 2020 † | 1582934400 | ||
| Brain Research Foundation Fay/Frank Research Grant 2019 | Brain Research Foundation | Oct 2019 † | 1572480000 | Mar 2020 † | 1585612800 | ||
| Moore Inventor Fellows | Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation | Nov 2019 † | 1575072000 | Mar 2020 † | 1585612800 | ||
| Cancer Research Institute Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship -- First to Notify. | Cancer Research Institute | Nov 2019 † | 1575072000 | Apr 2020 † | 1588204800 | ||
| NIH/NCI Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award | National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Cancer Institute (NCI) | Nov 2019 † | 1575072000 | Feb 2020 † | 1582934400 | ||
| Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program | Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation | Nov 2019 † | 1575072000 | Feb 2020 † | 1582934400 | ||
| DOE - Energy Frontier Research Centers | U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) | Nov 2019 † | 1575072000 | Apr 2020 † | 1588204800 | ||
| NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) - Run by individual colleges. Contact Associate Deans for Research. | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Nov 2019 † | 1575072000 | Mar 2020 † | 1585612800 | ||
| Mary Kay Foundation Translational Research Grant - Dell Med Only - Contact Lindsey Demeritt | Mary Kay Foundation | Nov 2019 † | 1575072000 | Feb 2020 † | 1582934400 | ||
| Japan Prize | Japan Prize Foundation | Dec 2019 † | 1577750400 | Jan 2020 † | 1580428800 | ||
| Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) Program | U.S. Department of Education | Dec 2019 † | 1577750400 | Apr 2020 † | 1588204800 | ||
| Materials Innovation Platforms (MIP) -- Deadline Extended to 04/26/2019. First to Notify. | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Dec 2019 † | 1577750400 | Apr 2020 † | 1588204800 | ||
| Biomedical Research Facilities | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Dec 2019 † | 1577750400 | Mar 2020 † | 1585612800 | ||
| John E. Sawyer Seminars on the Comparative Study of Cultures | Andrew W. Mellon Foundation | Jan 2020 † | 1580428800 | Mar 2020 † | 1585612800 | ||
| Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering | David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Jan 2020 † | 1580428800 | Mar 2020 † | 1585612800 | ||
| VentureWell Sustainable Design Faculty Grants | VentureWell | Jan 2020 † | 1580428800 | May 2020 † | 1590883200 | ||
| Ono Pharma Breakthrough Science Initiative Awards - LOI (Required) Due 02/28/2020 | Ono Pharma Foundation | Jan 2020 † | 1580428800 | May 2020 † | 1590883200 | ||
| DoEd Educational Opportunity Centers Program | U.S. Department of Education (DoEd) | Feb 2020 † | 1582934400 | May 2020 † | 1590883200 | ||
| NEH Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grants | National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) | Mar 2020 † | 1585612800 | May 2020 † | 1590883200 | ||
| Minority Health Research and Education Grant ProgramAcademic-Clinical Partnerships | Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) | Mar 2020 † | 1585612800 | May 2020 † | 1590883200 | ||
| Space Technology Research Institutes | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) | Apr 2020 † | 1588204800 | Jul 2020 † | 1596153600 | ||
| New Directions Fellowship -- Sponsor not running in 2019 | Andrew W. Mellon Foundation | Jun 2020 † | 1593475200 | Oct 2020 † | 1604102400 | ||
| NSF Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Jun 2020 † | 1593475200 | Sep 27, 2019 | 1569542400 | ||
| NSF Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Oct 2020 † | 1604102400 | Apr 2021 † | 1619740800 | ||
| NIH Director's Early Independence Award -- RFA-RM-19-008 -- First to Notify | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Jun 2019 † | 1561852800 | Sep 13, 2019 | 1568332800 | ||
| NSF Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers (ADVANCE) | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Jun 2019 † | 1561852800 | Sep 2019 † | 1569801600 | ||
| Johnson & Johnson WiSTEM2D Scholars | Johnson & Johnson | Jun 2019 † | 1561852800 | Sep 2019 † | 1569801600 | ||
| NIH Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program - First to notify | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Jun 2019 † | 1561852800 | Sep 2019 † | 1569801600 | ||
| Takeda Innovators in Science 2019 | Takeda Pharmeceutical Company | Jun 2019 † | 1561852800 | Aug 2019 † | 1567209600 | ||
| Searle Scholars Program | Kinship Foundation | Jun 21, 2019 | 1561075200 | Sep 27, 2019 | 1569542400 | ||
| Norman Hackerman Award in Chemical Research | Welch Foundation | Jun 06, 2019 | 1559779200 | Sep 15, 2019 | 1568505600 | ||
| Howard Hughes Medical Institute Inclusive Excellence (IE3) Initiative | Howard Hughes Medical Institute | Jun 05, 2019 | 1559692800 | Jan 14, 2020 | 1578960000 | ||
| W.T. Grant Foundation Scholars Program - Each College may submit one nominee. Please see your Associate Dean for Research. | W.T. Grant Foundation | May 2019 † | 1559260800 | Jul 02, 2019 | 1562025600 | ||
| NSF Physics Frontiers Centers (PFC) -- No applications received. Now on "first to notify" basis. | National Science Foundation (NSF) | May 22, 2019 | 1558483200 | Jan 30, 2020 | 1580342400 | ||
| Pew Biomedical Scholars Program | Pew Charitable Trusts | May 17, 2019 | 1558051200 | Oct 17, 2019 | 1571270400 | ||
| 2019 Scientific Innovations Award | Brain Research Foundation | May 02, 2019 | 1556755200 | Sep 24, 2019 | 1569283200 | ||
| Predictive Science Academic Alliance Program III (PSAAP III) -- First to Notify | Department Of Energy (DOE) The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) | Apr 2019 † | 1556582400 | May 31, 2019 | 1559260800 | ||
| Mallinckrodt Grants | Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation | Apr 16, 2019 | 1555372800 | Aug 01, 2019 | 1564617600 | ||
| NSF Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) PFI-RP Submissions Only | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Apr 03, 2019 | 1554249600 | Jul 10, 2019 | 1562716800 | ||
| NSF Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Apr 01, 2019 | 1554076800 | Jun 25, 2019 | 1561420800 | ||
| Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC) -- UT has an existing MRSEC and is ineligible to submit this round. | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Mar 2019 † | 1553990400 | Dec 2019 † | 1577750400 | ||
| Opioid Workforce Expansion Program (OWEP) Professionals | Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) | Mar 2019 † | 1553990400 | May 2019 † | 1559260800 | ||
| Whiting Public Engagement Seed Grants -- Run by College of Liberal Arts. Contact Dr. Esther Raizen. | Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation | Mar 2019 † | 1553990400 | May 17, 2019 | 1558051200 | ||
| Materials and Chemical Sciences Research for Quantum Information Science - First to notify. Required pre-proposal due 02/13/2019. | Department of Energy (DOE) | Mar 2019 † | 1553990400 | May 03, 2019 | 1556841600 | ||
| Beckman Scholars Program -- Run by CNS. Contact Dan Bost. | Arnold & Mabel Beckman Foundation | Mar 2019 † | 1553990400 | Jun 15, 2019 | 1560556800 | ||
| Edith and Peter O'Donnell Awards -- Not truly limited. See notes on InfoReady competition site. | The Academy of Medicine, Engineering & Science of Texas (TAMEST) | Mar 27, 2019 | 1553644800 | Apr 30, 2019 | 1556582400 | ||
| ADA Pathways to Stop Diabetes - First to Notify | American Diabetes Association | Mar 21, 2019 | 1553126400 | Jun 01, 2019 | 1559347200 | ||
| NSF Quantum Computing & Information Science Faculty Fellows (QCIS-FF) | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Feb 2019 † | 1551312000 | Sep 17, 2019 | 1568678400 | ||
| Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure (CICI) -- First to Notify | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Jan 2019 † | 1548892800 | Jun 2019 † | 1561852800 | ||
| Recruitment and Retention (Minority Health Research And Education Program) | Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) | Jan 2019 † | 1548892800 | May 2019 † | 1559260800 | ||
| Whiting Public Engagement Fellowship - Run by College of Liberal Arts. Contact Dr. Esther Raizen | Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation | Jan 2019 † | 1548892800 | May 31, 2019 | 1559260800 | ||
| 2018 Cultivating Healthy Communities Grant Program - First to notify | Aetna Foundation | Jan 2019 † | 1548892800 | Apr 2019 † | 1556582400 | ||
| Keck Foundation Undergraduate Education Award | Keck Foundation | Jan 11, 2019 | 1547164800 | May 01, 2019 | 1556668800 | ||
| Keck Foundation Research Award | Keck Foundation | Jan 11, 2019 | 1547164800 | May 01, 2019 | 1556668800 | ||
Other Limited Submission Programs (Managed by Other Campus Offices)
| Program | Sponsor | Sponsor Deadline | Sponsor Deadline Date | Managed By |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Doctoral Fellowship in Pharmacology and Toxicology | PhRMA | Sep 01, 2019 | 2019-09-01 | John H Richburg |
| NEH Summer Stipends | National Endowment for the Humanities | Sep 25, 2019 | 2019-09-25 | Elizabeth M Korves |
| Kleberg Foundation Grants | Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation | Sep 30, 2019 | 2019-09-30 | Maria P Nehring |
| Luce Scholars Program | Henry Luce Foundation | Oct 16, 2019 | 2019-10-16 | Elizabeth M Korves |
| MSRI Summer Graduate Schools | Mathematical Sciences Research Institute | Oct 16, 2019 | 2019-10-16 | Thomas Chen |
| The Prof. Rahamimoff Travel Grants Program | U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation | Nov 07, 2019 | 2019-11-07 | Elizabeth M Korves |
| Trudeau Scholars | Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation | Jan 22, 2020 | 2020-01-22 | Elizabeth M Korves |
| Dana Foundation David Mahoney Neuroimaging Program | Dana Foundation | Feb 28, 2020 | 2020-02-28 | Lindsey M Demeritt |