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:
01/23/2025
Who can apply:
Principal Investigator's who hold a doctoral degree in the typical disciplines of the fundamental research areas supported by the Divisions of the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences AND are a new investigator, 
Fields/Areas:
mathematics, astronomy, chemistry, materials, physics, physical sciences
Sponsored by:
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Sponsor Deadline:
01/23/2025
Who can apply:
PI, co-PI, or Senior Personnel can appear on no more than two proposals submitted.
Fields/Areas:
ethics, STEM, science, technology, engineering, mathematics
Sponsored by:
National Institutes of Health
Sponsor Deadline:
01/27/2025
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:
01/27/2025
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:
01/27/2025
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
Sponsored by:
National Institutes of Health
Sponsor Deadline:
01/28/2025
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. PD/PIs must be designated Early Stage Investigators (ESI) by NIH as defined in NOT-OD-17-101.
Fields/Areas:
The Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant supports an innovative project that represents a change in research direction for an early stage investigator (ESI) and for which no preliminary data exist.
Sponsored by:
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Sponsor Deadline:
01/30/2025
Who can apply:
Persons with a PhD, MD
Fields/Areas:
cognitive, linguistic, social, cultural, and biological processes related to human development
Sponsored by:
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Sponsor Deadline:
02/03/2025
Who can apply:
no restrictions or limits.  
Fields/Areas:
spatial distribution of human activity, environmental processes, geographical theory, environment
Sponsored by:
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Sponsor Deadline:
02/03/2025
Who can apply:
PI must have NIH Early Investigator Status, completed their terminal research degree or end of post-graduate clinical training, and has not previously competed successfully as PD/PI for a substantial NIH independent research award.
Fields/Areas:
translational, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, anesthesiology, peri-operative pain, clinical pharmacology, sepsis, injury and critical illness, inflammation
Sponsored by:
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Sponsor Deadline:
02/03/2025
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:
02/10/2025
Who can apply:
A PI or a co-PI.  Can participate in only one proposal. They may not participate in any role in any other proposal. 
Fields/Areas:
science, engineering, convergence, inter-disciplinary, multi-disciplinary, integration
Sponsored by:
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
Sponsor Deadline:
02/13/2025
Who can apply:
No restrictions or limits
Fields/Areas:
humanities, computing, digital, archiving, technology, information science, museums, libraries
Sponsored by:
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Sponsor Deadline:
02/14/2025
Who can apply:
PI or co-PI. No more than ONE proposal.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), National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
Sponsor Deadline:
02/17/2025
Who can apply:
no restrictions
Fields/Areas:
endangered languages, technology, language, data management, archiving, field work, digitizing, computation
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 Science Foundation (NSF)
Sponsor Deadline:
02/24/2025
Who can apply:
There are no restrictions or limits.
Fields/Areas:
education, STEM, experiential learning, manufacturing, wireless, artificial intelligence, quantum information, semiconductors, microelectronics
Sponsored by:
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Sponsor Deadline:
03/03/2025
Who can apply:
No restrictions or limits
Fields/Areas:
mathematics, biology, statistics, computation, artificial intelligence, deep learning, genomics, biomathematics, infectious disease, climate change, biological systems, biotechnology
Sponsored by:
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Sponsor Deadline:
03/03/2025
Who can apply:
PIs must be a) at the Associate Professor rank or equivalent and b) at that rank for at least 3 years.
Fields/Areas:
mid-career, established investigator
Sponsored by:
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Sponsor Deadline:
04/04/2025
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