Open Call Funding

Below, find general funding opportunities of broad interest to the UT Austin research community. There are no limits to the number of proposals that may be submitted by UT Austin investigators for open call funding opportunities. 

To see funding opportunities from a specific agency posted here, or to have a specific awardee listed, please email vpr.rdt@austin.utexas.edu. 

Sponsored by:
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Sponsor Deadline:
07/14/2025
Who can apply:
PI or co-PI. No more than ONE proposal per PI or co-PI. Changes in investigator roles post-submission to meet the eligibility limits will not be allowed.
Fields/Areas:
human behavior, epidemiology, computation, social sciences, mathematics, biology
Sponsored by:
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Sponsor Deadline:
07/23/2025
Who can apply:
Early-career faculty. A Principal Investigator may submit only one CAREER proposal per annual competition. 
Fields/Areas:
Engineering, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Geosciences, computer sciences, information Science, engineering,  social, economic Sciences, education
Sponsored by:
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Sponsor Deadline:
07/30/2025
Who can apply:
Persons with a PhD, MD
Fields/Areas:
cognitive, linguistic, social, cultural, and biological processes related to human development
Sponsored by:
Department of Defense - Office of Naval Research
Sponsor Deadline:
08/01/2025
Who can apply:
Principal Investigator of a proposal must be a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident (on the date proposals are due), holding a first or second full-time tenure-track or tenure-track-equivalent faculty position at that university, and has received his/her PhD or equivalent degree on or after 01/01/2018. A PI may submit only one application under this solicitation. This is a single PI award. Co-PIs are not allowed. Tenured faculty are ineligible to apply. Prior ONR YIP Award re
Fields/Areas:
fundamental research
Sponsored by:
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Sponsor Deadline:
08/01/2025
Who can apply:
no restrictions or limits.  
Fields/Areas:
spatial distribution of human activity, environmental processes, geographical theory, environment
Sponsored by:
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Sponsor Deadline:
08/01/2025
Who can apply:
PI eligibility limit varies by the type of proposal. See Program Description in link. 
Fields/Areas:
Crime, Violence, and Policing, Cyberspace, Forensic Science, Governance and Courts, Human Rights and Comparative Law, Information Technology, Legal Mobilization and Conceptions of Justice
Sponsored by:
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Sponsor Deadline:
08/04/2025
Who can apply:
Eligibility varies by the type of proposal.  See solicitation for details.
Fields/Areas:
social science, economic science, technology, history, anthropology, economics, political science, psychology, sociology, natural science, physical science, engineering, machine learning, 
Sponsored by:
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Sponsor Deadline:
08/15/2025
Who can apply:
no restrictions or limits
Fields/Areas:
public policy, decision-making, politics, preference formation and expression, electoral processes, voting, public administration
Sponsored by:
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Sponsor Deadline:
08/19/2025
Who can apply:
Any individual(s) with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research as the Program Director(s)/Principal Investigator(s) (PD(s)/PI(s)) is invited to work with their organization to develop an application for support. For the purpose of this NOFO, multiple PD(s)/PI(
Fields/Areas:
The NIH Director's New Innovator Award is different from traditional NIH grants in several aspects. It is designed specifically to support unusually creative investigators with bold and highly innovative research ideas at an early stage of their career when they may lack the preliminary data required for a conventional R01 grant application. The emphasis is on innovation and creativity; preliminary data are not required but may be included.
Applications are welcome in all research are
Sponsored by:
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Sponsor Deadline:
08/28/2025
Who can apply:
no restrictions or limits Limit on Number of Proposals per PI pr co-PI: 2 For the CPS program, during any continuous 12-month period, an individual may not participate as PI, co-PI, or Senior/Key Personnel in more than two proposals across all size classes. This limit will be applied beginning with this solicitation and continue to apply to future versions of this solicitation, unless noted otherwise.
Fields/Areas:
computation, physical components, agriculture, aeronautics, building design, civil infrastructure, energy, environmental quality, healthcare, personalized medicine, manufacturing, transportation, artificial intelligence, machine learning
Sponsored by:
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Sponsor Deadline:
09/02/2025
Who can apply:
By the submission deadline, any PI, co-PI, or other senior project personnel must hold either: a tenured or tenure-track position, or a primary, full-time, paid appointment in a research or teaching position. 
Fields/Areas:
open-source technology, small community, technology transfer
Sponsored by:
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Sponsor Deadline:
09/08/2025
Who can apply:
no restrictions or limits
Fields/Areas:
economic opportunity and growth; safety and security; human and environmental health and wellness; accessibility of critical services and resources
Sponsored by:
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Sponsor Deadline:
09/09/2025
Who can apply:
Any individual(s) with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research as the Program Director(s)/Principal Investigator(s) (PD(s)/PI(s)) is invited to work with their organization to develop an application for support.
Fields/Areas:
The Office of Strategic Coordination (Common Fund) supports research and other projects that will accelerate fundamental biomedical discovery and translation of that knowledge into effective prevention strategies and new treatments.
Sponsored by:
National Science Foundation (NSF), National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
Sponsor Deadline:
09/15/2025
Who can apply:
no restrictions
Fields/Areas:
endangered languages, technology, language, data management, archiving, field work, digitizing, computation
Sponsored by:
National Institutes of Health
Sponsor Deadline:
09/25/2025
Who can apply:
Any individual(s) with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research as the Program Director(s)/Principal Investigator(s) (PD(s)/PI(s)) is invited to work with his/her organization to develop an application for support. Individuals from diverse backgrounds, including underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, individuals with disabilities, and women are always encouraged to apply for NIH support.
Fields/Areas:
The proposed programs may address scientific areas relevant to the NHLBI mission including the biology and diseases of the heart, blood vessels, lung, and blood; blood resources; and sleep disorders. Programs may also include implementation science, health disparities, and translation research that addresses the mission of the Institute.
Sponsored by:
National Institutes of Health
Sponsor Deadline:
09/25/2025
Who can apply:
Any individual(s) with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research training program as the Training Program Director/Principal Investigator (Training PD/PI) is invited to work with their organization to develop an application for support. The PD/PI should be an established investigator in the scientific area in which the application is targeted and capable of providing both administrative and scientific leadership to the development and implementation of
Fields/Areas:
biomedical sciences, training, predoctoral, postdoctoral
Sponsored by:
National Institutes of Health
Sponsor Deadline:
09/25/2025
Who can apply:
Any individual(s) with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research as the Program Director(s)/Principal Investigator(s) (PD(s)/PI(s)) is invited to work with his/her organization to develop an application for support. Individuals from diverse backgrounds, including underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, individuals with disabilities, and women are always encouraged to apply for NIH support. See, Reminder: Notice of NIH's Encouragement of Applications&
Fields/Areas:
translational research, cancer, pediatric cancer, health disparities
Sponsored by:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Sponsor Deadline:
09/25/2025
Who can apply:
Any individual(s) with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research as the Program Director(s)/Principal Investigator(s) (PD(s)/PI(s)) is invited to work with his/her organization to develop an application for support.
Fields/Areas:
artificial intelligence, AI, patient safety, healthcare