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 |
| CPRIT Research Training Grants | Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) | Mar 04, 2020 | 1583280000 | Jun 03, 2020 | 1591142400 | ||
| 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 06, 2020 | 1583452800 | Apr 30, 2020 | 1588204800 | ||
| NSF Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) PFI-RP Submissions Only | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Mar 27, 2020 | 1585267200 | Jul 08, 2020 | 1594166400 | ||
| Connections for Cardiovascular HealthSM (CCH) Program -- First to notify | AstraZeneca HealthCare Foundation | Feb 2020 † | 1582934400 | Feb 2020 † | 1582934400 | ||
| Organizational Change for Gender Equity in STEM Academic Professions (ADVANCE) -- Deadline for invited Institutional Transformation proposals only. | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Feb 2020 † | 1582934400 | Mar 02, 2020 | 1583107200 | ||
| Whiting Public Engagement Fellowship - Run by College of Liberal Arts. Contact COLA Associate Dean for Research, Dr. Robert Crosnoe | Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation | Feb 2020 † | 1582934400 | May 2020 † | 1590883200 | ||
| NSF Quantum Computing & Information Science Faculty Fellows (QCIS-FF) | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Feb 2020 † | 1582934400 | May 2020 † | 1590883200 | ||
| Beckman Scholars Program -- Run by CNS. Contact Dan Bost. | Arnold & Mabel Beckman Foundation | Mar 2020 † | 1585612800 | Jun 2020 † | 1593475200 | ||
| Opioid Workforce Expansion Program (OWEP) Professionals | Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) | Mar 2020 † | 1585612800 | May 2020 † | 1590883200 | ||
| Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC) -- UT has an existing MRSEC and is ineligible to submit this round. | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Mar 2020 † | 1585612800 | Dec 2020 † | 1609372800 | ||
| Whiting Public Engagement Seed Grants -- Run by College of Liberal Arts. Contact Dr. Robert Crosnoe. | Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation | Mar 2020 † | 1585612800 | May 2020 † | 1590883200 | ||
| ADA Pathways to Stop Diabetes - First to Notify | American Diabetes Association | Mar 2020 † | 1585612800 | Jun 2020 † | 1593475200 | ||
| Cancer Research Institute Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship -- First to Notify. | Cancer Research Institute | Apr 2020 † | 1588204800 | Apr 01, 2020 | 1585699200 | ||
| Norman Hackerman Award in Chemical Research | Welch Foundation | Apr 2020 † | 1588204800 | Sep 2020 † | 1601424000 | ||
| Pew Biomedical Scholars Program | Pew Charitable Trusts | May 2020 † | 1590883200 | Oct 2020 † | 1604102400 | ||
| Searle Scholars Program | Kinship Foundation | May 2020 † | 1590883200 | Sep 2020 † | 1601424000 | ||
| 2019 Scientific Innovations Award | Brain Research Foundation | May 2020 † | 1590883200 | Sep 2020 † | 1601424000 | ||
| NIH Director's Early Independence Award -- First to Notify | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | May 2020 † | 1590883200 | Sep 13, 2020 | 1599955200 | ||
| W.T. Grant Foundation Scholars Program - Each College may submit one nominee. Please see your Associate Dean for Research. | W.T. Grant Foundation | May 2020 † | 1590883200 | Jul 2020 † | 1596153600 | ||
| Simons Investigators in Mathematics, Physics, Astrophysics and Computer Science 2020 | Simons Foundation | Jun 2020 † | 1593475200 | Sep 2020 † | 1601424000 | ||
| New Directions Fellowship -- Sponsor not running in 2019 | Andrew W. Mellon Foundation | Jun 2020 † | 1593475200 | Oct 2020 † | 1604102400 | ||
| Camp Code for Girls -- First to Notify | TexasWorkforce Commission | Jun 2020 † | 1593475200 | Oct 2020 † | 1604102400 | ||
| NSF Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) -- First to notify. | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Jun 2020 † | 1593475200 | Sep 2020 † | 1601424000 | ||
| NSF Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) | National Science Foundation | Jul 2020 † | 1596153600 | Nov 2020 † | 1606694400 | ||
| NIH Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program - First to notify | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Jul 2020 † | 1596153600 | Sep 2020 † | 1601424000 | ||
| NIH/NCI Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award -- First to Notify | National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Cancer Institute (NCI) | Jul 2020 † | 1596153600 | Nov 2020 † | 1606694400 | ||
| Lindau 2020 Nobel Laureate Interdisciplinary Meeting -- Graduate Students Only | Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) | Jul 2020 † | 1596153600 | Sep 2020 † | 1601424000 | ||
| NSF Advancing Digitization of Biodiversity Collections (ADBC) - First to Notify | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Jul 2020 † | 1596153600 | Oct 2020 † | 1604102400 | ||
| THECB Autism Grant Program -- First to Notify | Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board | Jul 2020 † | 1596153600 | Dec 2020 † | 1609372800 | ||
| Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Training (MHRT) Program (T37) | NIH - National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) | Jul 2020 † | 1596153600 | Oct 2020 † | 1604102400 | ||
| Greenwall Faculty Scholars Program -- First to notify | The Greenwall Foundation | Jul 2020 † | 1596153600 | Oct 2020 † | 1604102400 | ||
| VPR Research and Creative Grants -- Internal Opportunity | UT Office of the Vice President for Research | Aug 2020 † | 1598832000 | Aug 2020 † | 1598832000 | ||
| NSF Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) -- Program paused for revision of the solicitation. NSF anticipates release of a new solicitation in late FY 2020, with funding in FY 2022 | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Oct 2020 † | 1604102400 | Apr 2021 † | 1619740800 | ||
| Ethical and Responsible Research (ER2) [Formerly called Cultivating Cultures for Ethical STEM] - First to Notify. | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Oct 2020 † | 1604102400 | Feb 04, 2020 | 1580774400 | ||
| John E. Sawyer Seminars on the Comparative Study of Cultures -- Out of Mellon's cycle. UT will be back on cycle in 2022. | Andrew W. Mellon Foundation | Dec 2021 † | 1640908800 | Mar 2022 † | 1648684800 | ||
| Collaborative Program Grant for Multidisciplinary Teams (RM1) | National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Istitute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) | Feb 21, 2020 | 1582243200 | Apr 10, 2020 | 1586476800 | ||
| JSPS International Prize for Biology (2020 Field: Biology of Environmental Responses) | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science | Feb 12, 2020 | 1581465600 | Apr 10, 2020 | 1586476800 | ||
| Moore Fellowships for Nurse Leaders and Innovators - Managed by School of Nursing. See Dr. Sharon Horner, Associate Dean for Research | UC Davis Betty Moore School of Nursing | Jan 2020 † | 1580428800 | Feb 28, 2020 | 1582848000 | ||
| Biomedical Research Facilities -- May not be run in 2020. | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Jan 2020 † | 1580428800 | Mar 2020 † | 1585612800 | ||
| 2020 NEA Grants for Arts Projects (formerly Art Works) - First Deadline | National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) | Jan 21, 2020 | 1579564800 | Feb 25, 2020 | 1582588800 | ||
| Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering -- LOI due 03/15/2020 | David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Jan 14, 2020 | 1578960000 | Apr 20, 2020 | 1587340800 | ||
| ORAU Events Sponsorship Program -- Summer 2020 | Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) | Jan 13, 2020 | 1578873600 | Mar 01, 2020 | 1583020800 | ||
| Ono Pharma Breakthrough Science Initiative Awards - LOI due 02/20/220 | Ono Pharma Foundation | Jan 07, 2020 | 1578355200 | May 14, 2020 | 1589414400 | ||
| Data Science Research: Personal Health Libraries for Consumers and Patients (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) | National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Library of Medicing (NLM) | Dec 2019 † | 1577750400 | Jan 17, 2020 | 1579219200 | ||
| Materials Innovation Platforms (MIP) -- First to Notify. | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Dec 2019 † | 1577750400 | Apr 2020 † | 1588204800 | ||
| DOE - Energy Frontier Research Centers | U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) | Dec 2019 † | 1577750400 | Apr 07, 2020 | 1586217600 | ||
| Network of Modeling Centers to Improve Evidence Base for Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza Prevention and Control - First to Notify | National Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) | Dec 2019 † | 1577750400 | Dec 16, 2019 | 1576454400 | ||
| NEA Art Works (replaced by Grants for Arts Projects) | National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) | Dec 2019 † | 1577750400 | Jan 2019 † | 1548892800 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Keck Foundation Research Award | Keck Foundation | Dec 16, 2019 | 1576454400 | May 01, 2020 | 1588291200 | ||
| Japan Prize | Japan Prize Foundation | Dec 03, 2019 | 1575331200 | Jan 31, 2020 | 1580428800 | ||
| 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 25, 2020 | 1585094400 | ||
| Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Pathways into Earth, Ocean, Polar and Atmospheric & Geospace Sciences(IUSE: GEOPAths -- First to Notify. Required LOI due 12/20/2019) | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Nov 2019 † | 1575072000 | Feb 14, 2020 | 1581638400 | ||
| Mary Kay Foundation Translational Research Grant - Dell Med Only - Contact Lindsey Demeritt | Mary Kay Foundation | Nov 2019 † | 1575072000 | Feb 2020 † | 1582934400 | ||
| Brain Research Foundation 2020 Seed Grant Program | Brain Research Foundation | Nov 13, 2019 | 1573603200 | Jan 07, 2020 | 1578355200 | ||
| 2020 Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards | Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) | Nov 07, 2019 | 1573084800 | Jan 08, 2020 | 1578441600 | ||
| Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program | Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation | Nov 05, 2019 | 1572912000 | Feb 06, 2020 | 1580947200 | ||
| NSF Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (NSF INCLUDES) - First to Notify | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Oct 2019 † | 1572480000 | Apr 2020 † | 1588204800 | ||
| Health Technologies & Innovation Strategically Focused Research Network (NETWORK) - First to Notify. LOI due to AHA 11/12/2019 | American Heart Association (AHA) | Oct 2019 † | 1572480000 | Jan 07, 2020 | 1578355200 | ||
| Early Clinical Investigator Award | Cancer Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) | Oct 2019 † | 1572480000 | Jan 15, 2020 | 1579046400 | ||
| St. Baldrick's Foundation (Multiple Opportunities) -- First to Notify | St. Baldrick's Foundation | Oct 2019 † | 1572480000 | Mar 2020 † | 1585612800 | ||
| SURA Distinguished Scientist Award | Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA) | Oct 16, 2019 | 1571184000 | Dec 06, 2019 | 1575590400 | ||
| Specialized Centers of Excellence on Environmental Health Disparities Research (P50 Clinical Trial Optional) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Oct 04, 2019 | 1570147200 | Nov 22, 2019 | 1574380800 | ||
| Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists | Blavatnik Family Foundation | Oct 04, 2019 | 1570147200 | Nov 13, 2019 | 1573603200 | ||
| CPRIT High-Impact/High-Risk Research Awards | Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) | Oct 02, 2019 | 1569974400 | Jan 15, 2020 | 1579046400 | ||
| CPRIT Core Facilities Support Award | Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) | Oct 02, 2019 | 1569974400 | Jan 15, 2020 | 1579046400 | ||
| 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 | Feb 07, 2020 | 1581033600 | ||
| Early Translational Research Award -- not offered | Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) | Sep 2019 † | 1569801600 | Jan 2020 † | 1580428800 | ||
| Microsoft Research Fellowship Program -- First to Notify. Competition Closed. | Microsoft Corporation | Sep 2019 † | 1569801600 | Sep 30, 2019 | 1569801600 | ||
| Texas Governor's Summer Merit Program (GSMP) | Texas Workforce Commision | Sep 2019 † | 1569801600 | Dec 09, 2019 | 1575849600 | ||
| NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) Program -- Required LOI Due 12/06/2019 | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Sep 13, 2019 | 1568332800 | Feb 06, 2020 | 1580947200 | ||
| NSF Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Sep 06, 2019 | 1567728000 | Jan 19, 2020 | 1579392000 | ||
| Moore Inventor Fellows | Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation | Sep 06, 2019 | 1567728000 | Dec 03, 2019 | 1575331200 | ||
| Low Temperature Plasma Science Centers and Facilities - First to Notify | Deparment of Energy (DOE) | Aug 2019 † | 1567209600 | Jan 24, 2020 | 1579824000 | ||
| Emergency and Trauma Care Education Partnership Program -- One per institution. Contact Nursing Associate Dean for Research | Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board | Aug 2019 † | 1567209600 | Oct 15, 2019 | 1571097600 | ||
| NSF Critical-Zone Collaborative Network | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Aug 26, 2019 | 1566777600 | Dec 02, 2019 | 1575244800 | ||
| Johnson & Johnson WiSTEM2D Scholars | Johnson & Johnson | Jul 2019 † | 1564531200 | Oct 2020 † | 1604102400 | ||
| Takeda Innovators in Science 2019 | Takeda Pharmeceutical Company | Jul 23, 2019 | 1563840000 | Nov 22, 2019 | 1574380800 | ||
| NSF Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Jun 2019 † | 1561852800 | Jan 27, 2020 | 1580083200 | ||
| Howard Hughes Medical Institute Inclusive Excellence (IE3) Initiative | Howard Hughes Medical Institute | Jun 05, 2019 | 1559692800 | Jan 14, 2020 | 1578960000 | ||
| NIH Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORCs) (P30 Clinical Trial Optional) - First to Notify | NIH - National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) | May 2019 † | 1559260800 | Jun 02, 2020 | 1591056000 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Mallinckrodt Grants | Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation | Mar 15, 2019 | 1552608000 | Aug 01, 2020 | 1596240000 | ||
Other Limited Submission Programs (Managed by Other Campus Offices)
| Program | Sponsor | Sponsor Deadline | Sponsor Deadline Date | Managed By |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dana Foundation David Mahoney Neuroimaging Program | Dana Foundation | Feb 28, 2020 | 2020-02-28 | Lindsey M Demeritt |
| Kleberg Foundation Grants | Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation | Mar 31, 2020 | 2020-03-31 | |
| NEH Summer Stipends | National Endowment for the Humanities | Sep 23, 2020 | 2020-09-23 | Elizabeth M Korves |
| Luce Scholars Program | Henry Luce Foundation | Nov 01, 2020 | 2020-11-01 | Elizabeth M Korves |
| The Prof. Rahamimoff Travel Grants Program | U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation | Nov 25, 2019 | 2019-11-25 | Elizabeth M Korves |
| Trudeau Scholars | Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation | Jan 22, 2020 | 2020-01-22 | Elizabeth M Korves |
| MSRI Summer Graduate Schools | Mathematical Sciences Research Institute | Feb 01, 2020 | 2020-02-01 | Thomas Chen |
| Pre-Doctoral Fellowship in Pharmacology and Toxicology | PhRMA | Feb 01, 2020 | 2020-02-01 | John H Richburg |