Open Call Grant and Award Opportunities
This list includes general funding opportunities that are of broad interest to the UT Austin research community.
The list below can be sorted by column heading. You may also search the list by entering keywords (e.g., “NIH”) in the Search box.
If you would like to see funding opportunities from a specific agency posted here, or if you or someone you know has been awarded any of these grants, let us know.
Note: For the opportunities listed here, there are no limits to the number of proposals that may be submitted by UT Austin investigators. In contrast, a “limited submission opportunity” is a funding opportunity in which the funding agency limits the number of proposals that UT Austin may submit. To select UT Austin nominees for these opportunities, the University holds internal competitions in advance of the sponsor’s deadline. To view active limited submission opportunities and apply for internal competitions, visit our Limited Submission Programs webpage.
| Sponsor | Grant/Program | Field/Areas | Who can apply | Sponsor Deadline | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Ending the Pandemic Threat: A Grand Challenge for Universal Influenza Vaccine Development. | Identify novel, transformative concepts that will lead to development of universal influenza vaccines offering protection from morbidity and mortality caused by all subtypes of circulating and emerging (drifted and shifted) Influenza A subtype viruses and Influenza B lineage viruses for at least three to five years. |
Open to all qualified applicants. | 6/22/18: Application deadline |
2018-06-22 |
| Dept. of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency / Renewable Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office | BioEnergy Engineering for Products Synthesis | Address gaps in current research and development (R&D) which hinder better utilizing waste streams (e.g. lignin, CO2, and biosolids), improving organic and inorganic catalysts to increase conversion efficiency and decrease costs, and creating high-value performance-advantaged bioproducts to allow for more profitable biorefineries. |
Open to all qualified applicants. | 5/30/18: Letter of Intent (LOI) deadline 6/27/18: Application deadline |
2018-06-27 |
| Dept. of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency / Renewable Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office | Efficient Carbon Utilization in Algal Systems | Seeks proposals in two areas to improve the cost-competitiveness of algae-based biofuels and bioproducts: Increase the productivity of algae by improving uptake and conversion of waste CO2emissions, such as from a power plant or industrial facility; and, Develop new, affordable technologies to capture CO2 directly from ambient air to enhance algal growth. |
Open to all qualified applicants. | 5/30/18: Letter of Intent (LOI) deadline 6/27/18: Application deadline |
2018-06-27 |
| Dept. of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency / Renewable Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office | Process Development for Advanced Biofuels and Biopower | Address systems engineering challenges related to the development and integration of processes to produce renewable drop-in biofuels, bioproducts and biopower from domestic biomass feedstocks and waste resources. |
Open to all qualified applicants. | 5/30/18: Letter of Intent (LOI) deadline 6/27/18: Application deadline |
2018-06-27 |
| Dept. of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency / Renewable Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office | Affordable and Sustainable Energy Crops | Supports early-stage research and development (R&D) related to the production of affordable and sustainable non-food dedicated energy crops that can be used as feedstocks for the production of advanced biofuels and coproducts. |
Open to all qualified applicants. | 5/30/18: Letter of Intent (LOI) deadline 6/27/18: Application deadline |
2018-06-27 |
| Dept. of Defense (DOD) | Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI) | Supports basic research in science and engineering at U.S. institutions of higher education that is of potential interest to DoD. The program is focused on multidisciplinary research efforts where more than one traditional discipline interacts to provide rapid advances in scientific areas of interest to the DoD. |
Open to all qualified applicants. | 6/29/18: White paper deadline 10/16/18: Application deadline |
2018-06-29 |
| Dept. of Defense (DOD) | Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) | Funds the procurement of equipment and instrumentation to enhance research-related education in areas of interest and priority to the DoD. |
Open to all qualified applicants. | 6/15/18: Pre-proposal inquiries deadline 7/6/18: Application deadline |
2018-07-06 |
| Dept. of Defense (DOD) Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) | Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research Program: Exploration - Hypothesis Development Award | Supports the initial exploration of innovative, high-risk, high gain, and potentially groundbreaking concepts in the TSC research field. |
Open to all qualified applicants. | 7/11/18: Letter of Intent (LOI) deadline 8/2/18: Application deadline |
2018-07-11 |
| Dept. of Defense (DOD) Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) | Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research Program: Idea Development Award | Supports new ideas that have the potential to yield high-impact findings and new avenues of investigation. Preliminary data are expected. Clinical trials are not allowed. |
Independent investigators at or above the level of Assistant Professor; or New Investigators at or below the level of Assistant Professor; or Established investigators in an area other than TSC at or above the level of Assistant Professor seeking to transition to a career in TSC. | 7/11/18: Letter of Intent (LOI) deadline 8/2/18: Application deadline |
2018-07-11 |
| Dept. of Defense (DOD) Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) | Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research Program: Clinical Translational Research Award | Supports forward or reverse clinical/translational research studies that have the potential to improve the diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment of TSC. Preference will be given to studies that involve human samples, patients, or leverage existing clinical data and/or ongoing clinical studies. Preclinical studies may be appropriate but must include a clinical component. |
Independent investigators at or above the level of Assistant Professor. | 7/11/18: Letter of Intent (LOI) deadline 8/2/18: Application deadline |
2018-07-11 |
| Dept. of Energy (DOE) Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) | Co-Optimization of Fuels and Engines (Co-Optima) Initiative | Co-Optima is a collaborative research and development effort that supports research of fuel and engine innovations that work together to maximize vehicle performance and fuel efficiency. The initiative is accelerating the introduction of affordable, scalable, and sustainable biofuels and high-efficiency, low-emission vehicle engines. |
Open to all qualified applicants. | 5/29/18: Concept paper deadline 7/13/18: Application deadline |
2018-07-13 |
| Request for Information: Non-invasive Optical Sensing of Fast Brain Activity | Facebook requests information about novel approaches to perform noninvasive optical sensing of brain activity. We seek opportunities for research and development in academic and industry to advance the field of optical brain computer interfaces. For info: contact Michael Godwin at godwin@utexas.edu |
Responses encouraged from all qualified individuals with research expertise in: Brain-computer interface, non-invasive, optics, high gamma, endogenous contrast, intrinsic optical signals, remote sensing, local field potentials, cerebral cortex, dynamic light scattering, doppler shifts, fluctuation analysis, intensity, phase, polarization, BOLD, neurovascular coupling. | 7/31/18: Response deadline |
2018-07-31 | |
| Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) | Clean Water Act Nonpoint Source Projects Grant Program | Supports work to reduce nonpoint source pollution and improve water quality in the watershed. |
Open to all qualified applicants. | 7/31/18: Application deadline |
2018-07-31 |
| amfAR | Impact Grants: Gaining Insights from the Clinic | Specific areas of interest 1. Identify pre-ATI predictors of post-treatment control (PTC) or delay to rebound 2. Diversify the HIV cure clinical study population |
Open to all qualified applicants. | 4/6/18: System regustration deadline 4/11/18: Letter of Intent (LOI) due Early August 2018: Application deadline (by invitation) |
2018-08-01 |
| United States Department of State - The Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) | U.S. Scholar Program | Offers nearly 500 teaching, research or combination teaching/research awards in over 125 countries. Opportunities are available for college and university faculty and administrators as well as for professionals, artists, journalists, scientists, lawyers, independent scholars and many others. In addition to several new program models designed to meet the changing needs of U.S. academics and professionals, Fulbright is offering more opportunities for flexible, multi-country grants. |
U.S. citizenship - permanent residence is not sufficient. Candidates who have resided abroad for five or more consecutive years in the six-year period preceding the date of application are ineligible. Graduate or doctoral students seeking funding to complete their degrees are ineligible for consideration under the Fulbright Scholar Program. | 8/1/18: Application deadline |
2018-08-01 |
| Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) | Seed Award | Targets early-stage oncology startup companies. Under this program, companies can apply for up to $3 million in nondilutive funding to support development of innovative cancer therapeutics, diagnostics or tools. |
Open to all qualified applicants with affiliations with start-up companies based in Texas. | 8/1/18: Application deadline |
2018-08-01 |
| Spencer Foundation | Small Research Grants | Supports smaller scale or pilot research projects that have budgets of $50,000 or less. Proposals are encouraged from scholars across a variety of disciplines in an effort to fund field-initiated education research. |
Small Research Grant budgets may not include indirect cost charges. PIs and Co-PIs may only hold one active research grant from the Spencer Foundation at a time. Simultaneous submissions to the Foundation from PIs and Co-PIs are discouraged due to this policy. | 8/1/18: Current cycle application deadline. 11/1/18, 2/1/19, 5/1/19: Future cycle deadlines. |
2018-08-01 |
| IBM | Call for Code | Six key research areas: 1) Build resilient financial networks to execute secure transactions quickly; 2) Translate voice and written communications on the fly to improve information sharing; 3) Understand, analyze, and predict healthcare and nutrition needs to improve basic services; 4) Improve logistics based on traffic and weather activity to reduce the number of people affected; 5) Analyze device sensor data to take corrective or preventative action automatically; and 6) Use visual recogni |
Open to all qualified applicants. | 8/21/18: Application deadline |
2018-08-21 |
| Indo-US Science & Technology Forum (IUSSTF) | Indo-U.S. Virtual Networked Centers | Provides a platform to enable Indian and American scientists from academia, laboratories and industry to carry out joint research activities by leveraging already existing infrastructure and funding available with the partners on both sides. Two categories: Knowledge R&D and Public-Private. |
Open to all qualified applicants. Minimum of two Indian and two American distinct institutional partnerships. | 8/31/18: Application deadline |
2018-08-31 |
| Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) | Evidence-Based Cancer Prevention Services | Funds projects that will deliver evidence-based cancer prevention and control clinical services. Priority will be given to projects that propose to address CPRIT areas of emphasis and serve areas of the state not well addressed by current CPRIT funded projects. |
Open to all qualified applicants. | 9/5/18: Application deadline |
2018-09-05 |
| Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) | Tobacco Control and Lung Cancer Screening | Funds programs on tobacco prevention and cessation, as well as screening for early detection of lung cancer. |
Open to all qualified applicants. | 9/5/18: Application deadline |
2018-09-05 |
| Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) | Expansion of Cancer Prevention Services to Rural and Medically Underserved Populations | Supports the coordination and expansion of evidence based services to prevent cancer in underserved populations who do not have adequate access to cancer prevention interventions and health care, bringing together networks of public health and community partners to carry out programs tailored for their communities. |
Open to all qualified applicants. | 9/5/18: Application deadline |
2018-09-05 |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | NIH Director's New Innovator Award Program (DP2 - Clinical Trial Optional) | Supports exceptionally creative Early Stage Investigators who propose highly innovative research projects with the potential for unusually high impact. This award complements ongoing efforts by the NIH and its Institutes and Centers to fund Early Stage Investigators through R01 grants and other mechanisms. |
Applicants must meet the definition of an Early Stage Investigator (ESI) at the time of application. An ESI is a new investigator (defined as a PD/PI who has not competed successfully for a significant NIH independent research award) who is within 10 years of completing his/her terminal research degree or end of post-graduate clinical training. | 9/10/18: Application deadline |
2018-09-10 |
| National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) - National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats (CounterACT) Research Centers of Excellence | CounterACT Research Centers of Excellence should strive to develop a comprehensive drug discovery and development program that includes target identification, lead identification, and lead optimization. The development of a pipeline of candidate therapeutics should be designed to support several projects at once, thereby increasing the probability of achieving the goal of at least one successful lead or optimized lead compound by the end of the project period. |
Open to all qualified applicants. | 9/11/18: Application deadline |
2018-09-11 |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | NIH Director's Transformative Research Award (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional) | Supports individuals or teams proposing projects that are inherently risky and untested but have the potential to create or overturn fundamental paradigms. |
Open to all qualified applicants. | 9/21/18: Application deadline |
2018-09-21 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Innovations at the Nexus of Food, Energy and Water Systems (INFEWS) | Supports research that conceptualizes FEW systems broadly and inclusively, incorporating social and behavioral processes (such as decision making and governance), physical processes (built infrastructure and new technologies for more efficient resource utilization), natural processes (biogeochemical and hydrologic cycles), biological processes (agroecosystem structure and productivity), and cyber-components (sensing, networking, computation and visualization for decision-making and assessment |
Open to all qualified applicants. | 9/26/18: Application deadline |
2018-09-26 |
| Sartorius & Science | Sartorius & Science Prize in Regenerative Medicine and Cell Therapy | Supports scientists focused on basic or translational research that advances medical progress in regenerative medicine and cell therapy (regenerative medicine, cell therapy, gene therapy, immunotherapy as well as materials and tissue engineering). |
Every individual scientist who received his or her PhD|MD within the past 10 years may apply. | 10/1/18: Application deadline |
2018-10-01 |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease (PATH) Award | Pathogenesis, with a focus on the interplay between human and microbial biology, shedding light on how human and microbial systems are affected by their encounters. |
Accomplished investigators at the assistant professor level. | 7/14/18: Pre-proposal deadline 11/16/18: Application deadline (by invitation) |
2018-11-16 |
| The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters | Kavli Prize | Astrophysics; Nanoscience; Neuroscience. |
Open to all qualified applicants. | 12/1/18: Application deadline. |
2018-12-01 |
| Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) | Dissemination of CPRIT-Funded Cancer Control Interventions | Funds projects that will facilitate the dissemination and implementation of successful CPRIT-funded, evidence-based cancer prevention and control interventions across Texas. |
Open to all qualified applicants. | 6/4/19: Application deadline. Rolling reviews. |
2019-06-04 |
| Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) | Fundamental Research to Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction (C-WMD) | Science, technology, engineering and mathematics. |
Open to all qualified applicants. See BAA for suggested research focus areas. | Open: White paper pre-applications Phase II: By invitation
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2019-09-30 |
| Simons Foundation | Targeted Grants in Mathematics and Physical Sciences | High risk projects with a scientific importance in mathematics and physical sciences. |
Established U.S. and foreign public and private educational institutions and stand-alone research centers. | The application deadline is rolling. Proposals can be submitted at any time. |
2027-02-27 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | NCEP Visiting Scientist Program | Environmental prediction, atmospheric research, weather forecasting, data analysis, and weather center operation |
Short-term visiting scientists (one week to a few months) and graduate Students | The application deadline is rolling. Proposals can be submitted at any time. |
2027-06-01 |
| U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) | National Inventors Hall of Fame | Open to all qualified applicants. | Rolling |
2027-11-20 | |
| Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) | Directed Research and Development (ODRD) Program | Funds select innovative research-based approaches/solutions that fall within the intersection of core capabilities of ORAU and our member universities research interests. |
Open to all qualified applicants. | Rolling applications |
2028-03-02 |