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:
11/11/2024
Who can apply:
Open to all qualified applicants.
Fields/Areas:
interdisciplinary, systems-oriented, biosphere processes, climate, land use,  invasive species, Macrosystems Biology
Sponsored by:
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Sponsor Deadline:
11/20/2024
Who can apply:
No restrictions or limits
Fields/Areas:
epidemiology, mathematics, quantitative, computation, evolution, disease, transmission
Sponsored by:
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Sponsor Deadline:
11/20/2024
Who can apply:
No restrictions or limits for BPE Tracks 1-3. For BPE Track 4, the PI must be the Dean of the College of Engineering (or equivalent) or Higher of the submitting Lead Institution.
Fields/Areas:
engineering, Hispanic-serving institution, HSI, Latino, LGBTQ, disabilities, socio-economic, underserved minorities
Sponsored by:
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
Sponsor Deadline:
11/27/2024
Who can apply:
no restrictions
Fields/Areas:
editing, translation, humanities, literature, philosphy, history
Sponsored by:
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
Sponsor Deadline:
11/27/2024
Who can apply:
No restrictions or limits
Fields/Areas:
humanities, interdisciplinary, science, social sciences
Sponsored by:
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Sponsor Deadline:
02/18/2025
Who can apply:
A person may be PI or co-PI on no more than ONE proposal.
Fields/Areas:
biology, environment, ecosystem, biological sciences, multi-disciplinary
Sponsored by:
National Endowment for the Humanities
Sponsor Deadline:
05/06/2025
Who can apply:
No restrictions
Fields/Areas:
humanities, teaching and study of humanities, history, philosophy, religion, literature, humanities-informed composition and writing skills
Sponsored by:
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
Sponsor Deadline:
05/06/2025
Who can apply:
No restrictions
Fields/Areas:
hispanic-serving institutions, HSI, history, philosophy, religion, literature, composition, writing skills
Sponsored by:
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
Sponsor Deadline:
05/20/2025
Who can apply:
No restrictions
Fields/Areas:
humanities, resources, preservation, culture, heritage, artifacts, manuscripts, recordings, digital, conservation, under-represented communities, climate change
Sponsored by:
National Endowment for the Humanities
Sponsor Deadline:
05/20/2025
Who can apply:
Individuals may serve as Project Director on only one project.
Fields/Areas:
community, community-based, climate change, COVID-19, cultural resilience, cultural heritage
Sponsored by:
National Endowment for the Humanities
Sponsor Deadline:
06/11/2025
Who can apply:
No restrictions or limits
Fields/Areas:
interpret and analyze humanities content in primarily digital platforms and formats, such as websites, mobile applications and tours, interactive touch screens and kiosks, games, and virtual environments.
Sponsored by:
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Sponsor Deadline:
08/15/2025
Who can apply:
Open to all qualified applicants.
Fields/Areas:
Supports the development of cyberinfrastructure (CI) for the Earth Sciences (Geoinformatics). EAR-supported geoinformatics opportunities will fit into three tracks: Catalytic track, Facility track, and Sustainability track. These tracks broadly support the lifecycle of geoinformatics resource development, from pilots (Catalytic) to broad implementation (Facility) to sunsetting and long-term sustainability (Sustainability).
Sponsored by:
NSF-BSF
Sponsor Deadline:
Ongoing
Who can apply:
Applications must be submitted jointly by an Israeli, and an U.S. scientist from a U.S. research institution. The addition of a UK, or a Chinese scientist to the proposal, to form a multinational proposal, is also allowed. 
Fields/Areas:
Various
Sponsored by:
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Sponsor Deadline:
Ongoing
Who can apply:
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:
environment, sustainability, computing, environmental impacts of technology
Sponsored by:
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Sponsor Deadline:
Ongoing
Who can apply:
No restrictions or limits
Fields/Areas:
external communities, technology, society, social science, computer science, information science
Sponsored by:
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Sponsor Deadline:
Ongoing
Who can apply:
tenured or tenure-track position, or a primary, full-time, paid appointment in a research or teaching position
Fields/Areas:
computer science, information, cyber systems, computer networking, electrical engineering
Sponsored by:
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Sponsor Deadline:
Ongoing
Who can apply:
No restrictions
Fields/Areas:
populations, species, communities, ecosystem, ecology, marine biome, statistics
Sponsored by:
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Sponsor Deadline:
Ongoing
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)).  Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply for NIH support.  
Fields/Areas:
health, disabilities, public health, epidemics, pandemics, policy
Sponsored by:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Sponsor Deadline:
Ongoing
Who can apply:
no restrictions
Fields/Areas:
earth science, heliophysics, planetary science, astrophysics,  sociology, biogeochemistry, carbon cycle, carbon monitoring, data analysis, data science, biodiversity, hydrology