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 Big Data Regional Innovation Hubs (BD Hubs) | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Oct 19, 2018 | 1539907200 | Dec 18, 2018 | 1545091200 | ||
| St. Baldrick's Foundation (Multiple Opportunities) | St. Baldrick's Foundation | Oct 25, 2018 | 1540425600 | Mar 29, 2019 | 1553817600 | ||
| NSF Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Oct 26, 2018 | 1540512000 | Feb 01, 2019 | 1548979200 | ||
| Brain Research Foundation Fay/Frank Research Grant 2018 | Brain Research Foundation | Oct 30, 2018 | 1540857600 | Mar 27, 2019 | 1553644800 | ||
| Recordings at Risk -- 5th Call | Council of Library and Information Resources (CLIR) | Nov 05, 2018 | 1541376000 | Feb 08, 2019 | 1549584000 | ||
| NIH/NCI Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award | National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Cancer Institute (NCI) | Nov 07, 2018 | 1541548800 | Feb 21, 2019 | 1550707200 | ||
| Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program | Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation | Nov 09, 2018 | 1541721600 | Feb 07, 2019 | 1549497600 | ||
| Moore Inventor Fellows | Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation | Nov 15, 2018 | 1542240000 | Mar 04, 2019 | 1551657600 | ||
| ADVANCED POWER ELECTRONICS DESIGN FOR SOLAR APPLICATIONS | Department of Energy | Oct 2018 † | 1540944000 | Dec 2018 † | 1546214400 | ||
| Recruitment and Retention (Minority Health Research And Education Program) | Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) | Oct 2018 † | 1540944000 | Feb 2019 † | 1551312000 | ||
| Networks for School Improvement -- First to Notify | Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation | Oct 2018 † | 1540944000 | Feb 2019 † | 1551312000 | ||
| Connections for Cardiovascular HealthSM (CCH) Program -- First to notify | AstraZeneca HealthCare Foundation | Oct 2018 † | 1540944000 | Feb 2019 † | 1551312000 | ||
| Japan Prize | Japan Prize Foundation | Nov 2018 † | 1543536000 | Feb 2019 † | 1551312000 | ||
| Cancer Research Institute Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship -- First to Notify. | Cancer Research Institute | Nov 2018 † | 1543536000 | Apr 2019 † | 1556582400 | ||
| NEH Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grants | National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) | Nov 2018 † | 1543536000 | Mar 2019 † | 1553990400 | ||
| NEA Art Works Grant | National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) | Nov 2018 † | 1543536000 | Feb 2019 † | 1551312000 | ||
| Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) Program | U.S. Department of Education | Dec 2018 † | 1546214400 | Apr 2019 † | 1556582400 | ||
| NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) - Run by individual colleges. Contact Associate Deans for Research. | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Dec 2018 † | 1546214400 | Mar 2019 † | 1553990400 | ||
| NSF American National Election Studies (ANES) -- First to Notify | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Jan 2019 † | 1548892800 | Apr 2019 † | 1556582400 | ||
| Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering | David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Jan 2019 † | 1548892800 | Apr 2019 † | 1556582400 | ||
| Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure (CICI) -- First to Notify | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Jan 2019 † | 1548892800 | Jun 2019 † | 1561852800 | ||
| Advanced Manufacturing Projects for Emerging Research Exploration | Department of Energy | Jan 2019 † | 1548892800 | Mar 2019 † | 1553990400 | ||
| Materials and Chemical Sciences Research for Quantum Information Science | Department of Energy (DOE) | Jan 2019 † | 1548892800 | Jun 2019 † | 1561852800 | ||
| Research at the Frontiers of X-Ray Free Electron Laser Ultrafast Chemical and Materials Sciences -- First to notify | Department of Energy (DOE) | Jan 2019 † | 1548892800 | May 2019 † | 1559260800 | ||
| NSF Software Infrastructure for Sustained Innovation Software Elements, Frameworks and Institute Conceptualizations | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Jan 2019 † | 1548892800 | Apr 2019 † | 1556582400 | ||
| Whiting Public Engagement Fellowship - Run by College of Liberal Arts. Contact Dr. Randy Diehl. | Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation | Jan 2019 † | 1548892800 | Jun 2019 † | 1561852800 | ||
| 2019 Scientific Innovations Award | Brain Research Foundation | Mar 2019 † | 1553990400 | Jun 2019 † | 1561852800 | ||
| THECB Engineering Summer Program -- Run by Cockrell School of Engineering. Contact Associate Dean for Research. | Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) | Mar 2019 † | 1553990400 | May 2019 † | 1559260800 | ||
| Edith and Peter O'Donnell Awards | The Academy of Medicine, Engineering & Science of Texas (TAMEST) | Mar 2019 † | 1553990400 | Apr 2019 † | 1556582400 | ||
| Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC) | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Mar 2019 † | 1553990400 | Dec 2019 † | 1577750400 | ||
| Whiting Public Engagement Seed Grants -- Run by College of Liberal Arts. Contact Dr. Randy Diehl. | Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation | Mar 2019 † | 1553990400 | Jun 2019 † | 1561852800 | ||
| Beckman Scholars 2019 -- Run by College of Liberal Arts | Beckman Foundation | Mar 2019 † | 1553990400 | Jun 2019 † | 1561852800 | ||
| ADA Pathways to Stop Diabetes | American Diabetes Association | Mar 2019 † | 1553990400 | Jun 2019 † | 1561852800 | ||
| Health Careers Opportunity Program: The National HCOP Academies | Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) | Apr 2019 † | 1556582400 | May 2019 † | 1559260800 | ||
| Takeda Innovators in Science 2019 | Takeda Pharmeceutical Company | Apr 2019 † | 1556582400 | Jun 2019 † | 1561852800 | ||
| Space Technology Research Institutes -- Track 1 Available - First-to-Notify | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) | Apr 2019 † | 1556582400 | Jul 2019 † | 1564531200 | ||
| 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 | Jun 2019 † | 1561852800 | ||
| Innovative Partnership Models to Strengthen Education-to-Employment Pathways -- First to Notify | Strada Education Network | May 2019 † | 1559260800 | Jul 2019 † | 1564531200 | ||
| NSF Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Jun 2019 † | 1561852800 | Apr 2020 † | 1588204800 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2019 Scholars Program -- UT not invited to submit applications. | Rita Allen Foundation | Aug 2019 † | 1567209600 | Oct 2019 † | 1572480000 | ||
| Texas Governor's Summer Merit Program (GSMP | Texas Workforce Commision | Aug 2019 † | 1567209600 | Sep 2019 † | 1569801600 | ||
| John E. Sawyer Seminars on the Comparative Study of Cultures | Andrew W. Mellon Foundation | Oct 2019 † | 1572480000 | Apr 2020 † | 1588204800 | ||
| DOE - Energy Frontier Research Centers | U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) | Nov 2019 † | 1575072000 | Apr 2020 † | 1588204800 | ||
| DoEd Educational Opportunity Centers Program | U.S. Department of Education (DoEd) | Feb 2020 † | 1582934400 | May 2020 † | 1590883200 | ||
| NSF Science and Technology Centers | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Aug 2020 † | 1598832000 | Dec 2020 † | 1609372800 | ||
| Cultivating Cultures for Ethical STEM (CCE STEM) | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Oct 16, 2018 | 1539648000 | Feb 22, 2019 | 1550793600 | ||
| Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards | Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) | Oct 09, 2018 | 1539043200 | Jan 07, 2019 | 1546819200 | ||
| SURA Distinguished Scientist Award | Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA) | Oct 05, 2018 | 1538697600 | Dec 06, 2018 | 1544054400 | ||
| Litwin IBD Pioneers Initiative | Chrohn's & Colitis Foundation | Sep 2018 † | 1538265600 | Jan 28, 2019 | 1548633600 | ||
| Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) – Registered Nurses in Primary Care (RNPC) Training Program | Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) | Sep 2018 † | 1538265600 | Jan 2019 † | 1548892800 | ||
| Collaborative Action Program to Reduce Liver Cancer Mortality in Texas: Collaborative Action Center | Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas | Sep 27, 2018 | 1538006400 | Jan 30, 2019 | 1548806400 | ||
| Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists | Blavatnik Family Foundation | Sep 25, 2018 | 1537833600 | Nov 14, 2018 | 1542153600 | ||
| Early Translational Research Award | Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) | Sep 20, 2018 | 1537401600 | Jan 30, 2019 | 1548806400 | ||
| NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) Program | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Sep 18, 2018 | 1537228800 | Feb 06, 2019 | 1549411200 | ||
| VPR Research and Creative Grants | UT Office of the Vice President for Research | Sep 12, 2018 | 1536710400 | Sep 12, 2018 | 1536710400 | ||
| CPRIT Core Facilities Support Award (Updated) | Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) | Sep 10, 2018 | 1536537600 | Jan 30, 2019 | 1548806400 | ||
| CPRIT High-Impact/High-Risk Research Awards (Updated) | Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) | Sep 10, 2018 | 1536537600 | Jan 30, 2019 | 1548806400 | ||
| Simons Investigators in Mathematics, Physics, Astrophysics and Theoretical Computer Science | Simons Foundation | Aug 2018 † | 1535673600 | Oct 2018 † | 1540944000 | ||
| Greenwall Faculty Scholars Program | The Greenwall Foundation | Aug 31, 2018 | 1535673600 | Oct 31, 2018 | 1540944000 | ||
| Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Training (MHRT) Program (T37) | NIH - National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) | Aug 2018 † | 1535673600 | Oct 24, 2018 | 1540339200 | ||
| NSF Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Aug 27, 2018 | 1535328000 | Jan 22, 2019 | 1548115200 | ||
| ORAU Events Sponsorship Program | Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) | Aug 24, 2018 | 1535068800 | Sep 01, 2018 | 1535760000 | ||
| Enabling Quantum Leap: Convergent Accelerated Discovery Foundries for Quantum Materials Science, Engineering and Information (Q-AMASE-i) | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Aug 22, 2018 | 1534896000 | Sep 17, 2018 | 1537142400 | ||
| NSF Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) | National Science Foundation | Aug 03, 2018 | 1533254400 | Nov 07, 2018 | 1541548800 | ||
| New Directions Fellowship | Andrew W. Mellon Foundation | Jul 13, 2018 | 1531440000 | Oct 05, 2018 | 1538697600 | ||
| NSF Advancing Digitization of Biodiversity Collections (ADBC) | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Jul 09, 2018 | 1531094400 | Oct 12, 2018 | 1539302400 | ||
| NSF Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Jul 06, 2018 | 1530835200 | Nov 27, 2018 | 1543276800 | ||
| Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Pathways into Geoscience (IUSE: GEOPATHS) | National Science Foundation | Jul 06, 2018 | 1530835200 | Sep 27, 2018 | 1538006400 | ||
| Simons Investigators in the Mathematical Modeling of Living Systems (MMLS) | Simons Foundation | Jun 2018 † | 1530316800 | Oct 2018 † | 1540944000 | ||
| NIH Director's Early Independence Award -- RFA-RM-18-010 -- First to Notify | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Jun 2018 † | 1530316800 | Sep 22, 2018 | 1537574400 | ||
| NIH Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program - First to notify | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Jun 2018 † | 1530316800 | Sep 25, 2018 | 1537833600 | ||
| NSF Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers (ADVANCE) | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Jun 2018 † | 1530316800 | Sep 12, 2018 | 1536710400 | ||
| Johnson & Johnson WiSTEM2D Scholars | Johnson & Johnson | Jun 22, 2018 | 1529625600 | Sep 25, 2018 | 1537833600 | ||
| Norman Hackerman Award in Chemical Research | Welch Foundation | Jun 08, 2018 | 1528416000 | Sep 14, 2018 | 1536883200 | ||
| Searle Scholars Program | Kinship Foundation | Jun 01, 2018 | 1527811200 | Sep 28, 2018 | 1538092800 | ||
| Keck Foundation Research Award | Keck Foundation | May 31, 2018 | 1527724800 | Nov 01, 2018 | 1541030400 | ||
| DHHS Empowered Communities for a Healthier Nation Initiative -- FIrst to Notify | Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) | May 2018 † | 1527724800 | Jul 2018 † | 1532995200 | ||
| Keck Foundation Undergraduate Education Award | Keck Foundation | May 31, 2018 | 1527724800 | Nov 01, 2018 | 1541030400 | ||
| THECB Autism Grant -- First to Notify | Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board | May 2018 † | 1527724800 | Jun 01, 2018 | 1527811200 | ||
| Mallinckrodt Grants | Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation | May 08, 2018 | 1525737600 | Aug 01, 2018 | 1533081600 | ||
| Pew Biomedical Scholars Program | Pew Charitable Trusts | May 07, 2018 | 1525651200 | Jun 29, 2018 | 1530230400 | ||
| 2018 Cultivating Healthy Communities Grant Program - First to notify | Aetna Foundation | Apr 2018 † | 1525046400 | Apr 2019 † | 1556582400 | ||
| Computational Chemical Sciences Research Opportunity - First to notify | Department of Energy (DOE) | Apr 2018 † | 1525046400 | Jun 18, 2018 | 1529280000 | ||
Other Limited Submission Programs (Managed by Other Campus Offices)
| Program | Sponsor | Sponsor Deadline | Sponsor Deadline Date | Managed By |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSRI Summer Graduate Schools | Mathematical Sciences Research Institute | Nov 15, 2018 | 2018-11-15 | Thomas Chen |
| Luce Scholars Program | Henry Luce Foundation | Nov 30, 2018 | 2018-11-30 | Elizabeth M Korves |
| U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF) | U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation | Nov 30, 2018 | 2018-11-30 | Elizabeth M Korves |
| Trudeau Scholars | Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation | Dec 15, 2018 | 2018-12-15 | Elizabeth M Korves |
| Dana Foundation David Mahoney Neuroimaging Program | Dana Foundation | Feb 28, 2019 | 2019-02-28 | Lindsey M Demeritt |
| Pre-Doctoral Fellowship in Pharmacology and Toxicology | PhRMA | Sep 03, 2018 | 2018-09-03 | John H Richburg |
| Kleberg Foundation Grants | Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation | Sep 30, 2018 | 2018-09-30 | Maria P Nehring |
| NEH Summer Stipends | National Endowment for the Humanities | Oct 01, 2018 | 2018-10-01 | Elizabeth M Korves |