Limited submission programs are those for which funding agencies restrict the number of nominations or proposals 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 regional, national or international competitions.
Below is a list of limited submission programs in which UT currently competes. Included are deadlines for internal review, required OSP deadlines and the final deadlines of the awarding agency. Researchers must contact their Dean’s or ORU Director’s office to ensure that deadlines at that level of review are met. Please note: This list is not exclusive nor exhaustive, since new programs are developed and existing programs change. If a UT researcher intends to submit for a limited submission program not on this list, he/she must contact Courtney Frazier in the Office of Sponsored Projects to secure authorization to submit on behalf of The University of Texas at Austin.
Documents required by VPR are listed for each internal competition. Potential nominees must ensure that they are aware of any additional requirements of the awarding body beyond the VPR internal competition. In all cases, requirements for internal review will mirror the requirements of the awarding body to reduce duplication or extraneous paperwork. Unless stated otherwise, all required documentation should be submitted electronically (preferably as a .pdf) to limitedsub@austin.utexas.edu by the posted deadline.
It is the responsibility of the researcher and nominating body to ensure that all eligibility guidelines are met prior to submission for internal review by the VPR.
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.
Programs |
VPR Internal Deadline |
OSP Deadline |
Funding Agency Deadline |
Nominee(s) Selected to Advance |
Current Solicitations |
| NIH - Recovery Act: NCMHD Dissertation Research Award to Increase Diversity (R36) |
6/4/09 |
Four business days before the deadline |
Letter of Intent (not required): 5/29/09; Full proposal: 6/30/09 |
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| NSF - Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP) |
6/8/09 |
LOI: 8/13/09; Full: 9/23/09 |
Letter of Intent (optional): 8/18/09; Full proposal: 9/29/09 |
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| NIH - Extramural Research Facilities Improvement Program (C06) |
4/2/09 |
Four business days prior to deadline |
5/6/09; 6/17/09; 7/17/09 |
Provost Steven Leslie |
| Department of Defense - National Security Science and Engineering Faculty Fellowship Competition (NSSEFF) |
6/19/09 |
LOI: 6/19/09 (NO Proposal Review Form is necessary); Proposal Review Form necessary: 7/2/09; 10/13/09 |
Letter of Intent (required to be submitted by OSP): 6/23/09 (4 p.m. EDT); White Paper and nomination Letter (required): 7/7/09 (4 p.m. EDT); Full proposal (by invitation only): 10/16/09 |
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| NSF - Instrumentation for Materials Research - Major Instrumentation Projects (IMR-MIP) |
5/4/09 |
6/24/09 |
Full proposal: 6/29/09 |
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| NSF's ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers (ADVANCE) |
6/26/09 |
Four business days before each deadline |
Required Letter of Intent: 8/4/09; Full proposal: 11/12/09 |
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| NSF - Graduate STEM Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12) |
4/30/09 |
Four business days prior to deadline |
Required Letter of Intent: 5/19/09; Full proposal: 6/29/09 |
Dr. David Allen |
| NIH - Recovery Act Limited Competition: NCMHD Community Participation in Health Disparities Intervention Research Planning Phase (R24) |
6/3/09 |
Four business days before the deadline |
Letter of Intent (not required): 5/29/09; Full proposal: 6/30/09 |
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| NSF - Academic Research Infrastructure Program: Recovery and Reinvestment (ARI-R2) |
5/26/09 |
Four business days before each deadline |
Required Letter of Intent (required and to be submitted via FastLane by OSP): 7/1/09; Full proposal: 8/24/09 |
Dean Mary Ann Rankin |
| NIH - Recovery Act Limited Competition: NCMHD Exploratory Centers of Excellence (P20) |
6/3/09 |
Four business days before the deadline |
Letter of Intent (not required): 6/1/09; Full proposal: 7/1/09 |
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| William T. Grant Scholars Program |
5/12/09 |
7/2/09 |
7/8/09 |
Dr. Shannon Cavanagh |
| The Wolf Prizes |
7/13/09 |
n/a |
8/31/09 |
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| NSF - Biological Research Centers |
5/18/09 |
7/20/09 |
7/24/09 |
Dr. Beryl Simpson |
| Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI): Undergraduate Science Education Program |
7/21/09 |
9/25/09 |
10/1/09 |
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| Hackerman Award in Chemical Research (Welch Foundation) |
8/3/09 |
n/a |
9/15/09 |
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| Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement |
8/3/09 |
n/a |
9/15/09 |
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| NSF - Major Research Instrumentation Program: Recovery and Reinvestment (MRI-R2) |
6/5/09 |
8/4/09 |
Full proposal: 8/10/09 |
Drs. Gary Hill, Christine Schmidt and David Hillis |
| NSF - Math and Science Partnership (MSP) |
8/7/09 |
8/14/09 |
8/20/09 |
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| NIST, Department of Commerce - Recovery Act NIST Construction Grant Program |
6/12/09 |
Four business days before the deadline |
Letter of Intent (required): 6/25/09; Full proposal: 8/10/09 |
Dr. J Strother Moore |
| National Medal of Science |
9/4/09 |
n/a |
11/5/09 |
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| NSF - Alan T. Waterman Award |
9/4/09 |
n/a |
11/5/09 |
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| NIH - Recovery Act Limited Competition: Core Facility Renovation, Repair, and Improvement (G20) |
5/22/09 |
9/11/09 |
9/17/09 |
Drs. Dan Johnston and Carla Van Den Berg |
| Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences |
9/21/09 |
n/a |
11/2/09 |
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| NSB’s Vannevar Bush Award |
9/21/09 |
TBD |
11/4/09 |
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| NSF - Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) |
9/29/09 |
Letters of Intent: 10/27/09: Full proposals: In advance of winter break
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Letter of intent: 10/31/09; Full proposal: 12/31/09
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| NEH Summer Stipends |
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n/a |
10/1/09 |
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| Luce Scholars Program |
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n/a |
11/2/09 |
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Not Currently Accepting Nominations |
| Mellon Foundation - Emeritus Fellows |
By invitation only |
n/a |
By invitation only |
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| Burroughs Wellcome Fund - Career Awards at the Scientific Interface (CASI) |
TBD |
TBD |
BWF is not accepting applications for this program during the 2009-10 cycle. |
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| Enrico Fermi Award |
TBD |
n/a |
TBD |
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NSF - Cyberinfrastructure Training, Education, Advancement and
Mentoring for Our 21st Century Workforce (CI-TEAM) |
7/19/07 |
8/20/07 |
8/27/07 |
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| NSF Physics Frontiers Centers (PFC) |
7/31/07 |
8/21/07 |
8/29/07 |
Drs. Todd Ditmire and Steven Weinberg |
| NSF Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers |
8/1/07 |
8/30/07 |
9/5/07 |
Dr. Don Paul |
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NSF's Center for the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology
(CEIN) |
10/22/07 |
TBD |
12/10/07 |
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| ORAU Lindau Meeting of Nobel Laureates [Graduate Students] |
12/8/08 |
n/a |
12/19/08 |
David Kryscio, Chemical Engineering |
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| NSF - International Materials Institutes (IMI) |
5/27/08 |
TBD |
7/15/08 |
Drs. Isaac Sanchez & Benny Freeman |
| DOE Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) |
6/3/08 |
TBD |
7/1/08 LOI & 10/1/08 Complete Application |
Drs. Paul Barbara, Jeffrey Chen and Gary Pope |
| Sackler Prize in Biophysics |
7/30/08 |
n/a |
9/1/08 |
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| Beckman Young Investigators |
8/13/08 |
n/a |
10/1/08 |
Drs. Christopher Ellison and Sara Sawyer |
| Carnegie Scholars Program |
8/14/08 |
TBD |
8/28/08 |
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| NSF - Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships (STC) |
8/19/08 |
10/9/08 |
10/14/08 |
View list of nominees selected to advance. |
| Searle Scholars |
8/25/08 |
9/19/08 |
9/26/08 |
Drs. Hal Alper and Sara Sawyer |
| Burroughs Wellcome Clinical Scientist Awards in Translational Research |
8/27/08 |
TBD |
10/1/08 |
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| Burroughs Wellcome Career Awards for Medical Scientists (CAMS) |
9/2/08 |
TBD |
10/1/08 |
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| Burroughs Wellcome Fund: Investigators in Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease |
9/17/08 |
10/29/08 |
11/3/08 |
Drs. Jason McConville and Chris Sullivan |
| Microsoft Research New Faculty Fellowship Program |
9/22/08 |
n/a |
11/3/08 |
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| W. M. Keck Foundation Distinguished Young Scholars in Medical Research |
9/29/08 |
11/21/08 |
12/1/08 |
Dr. Adela Ben-Yakar |
| NSF - Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences (OEDG) |
10/8/08 |
various dates |
various dates |
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| NSF - Federal Cyber Service: Scholarship for Service (SFS) |
10/10/08 |
11/20/08 |
12/2/08 |
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| Dana Foundation Program in Brain and Immuno-imaging |
10/23/08 |
11/11/08 |
11/18/08 |
Dr. Hiroshi Nishiyama |
| NSF - Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering, Supplements and Sites |
10/28/08 |
11/12/08 |
11/16/08 |
Dr. Spyros Kinnas |
| NSF - High Performance Computing System Acquisition: Towards a Petascale Computing Environment for Science and Engineering |
10/28/08 |
11/20/08 |
11/26/08 |
Dr. Jay Boisseau |
| NSF - TeraGrid Phase III: eXtreme Digital Resources for Science and Engineering (XD) |
n/a |
10/30/08 |
11/4/08 |
Dr. Jay Boisseau |
| NSF - Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program |
11/14/08 |
1/16/09 |
1/22/09 |
Drs. Alex de Lozanne, Christopher Bielawski and Paul Barbara |
| Jefferson Science Fellows |
12/1/08 |
n/a |
1/15/09 |
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| John Merck Scholars Program in the Biology of Developmental Disabilities in Children |
12/3/08 |
1/9/09 |
1/14/09 |
Drs. Nicholas Priebe and Rebecca Neal |
| Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards |
12/8/08 |
1/29/09 |
2/5/09 |
Dr. Graeme Henkelman |
| Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards (ORAU) |
1/5/09 |
2/2/09 |
2/6/09 |
Drs. Katherine Willets and Sarah Dooling |
| NSF - Partnerships for International Research and Education |
1/8/09 |
2/23/09 |
2/26/09 |
Drs. Mike Engelhardt, Liang Yang and Ken Shih |
| NSF - Innovation through Institutional Integration (I3) |
1/15/09 |
2/19/09 |
2/24/09 |
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| SURA Distinguished Scientist Award |
1/29/09 |
n/a |
2/13/09 |
|
Udall Scholarship
(For undergraduate students.) |
1/30/09 |
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3/3/09 |
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| Raymond & Beverly Sackler Prize in the Physical Sciences (Chemistry) |
2/2/09 |
n/a |
3/1/09 |
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| NEA - Access to Artistic Excellence |
2/5/09 |
3/6/09 |
3/12/09 |
Wendy Moore |
| NSF - Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program (IGERT) |
2/5/09 |
3/4/09 |
3/13/09 Pre-proposals |
Drs. Jennifer Brodbelt, Nicolas Peppas, Tom Edgar and Roger Bonnecaze |
| NSF - Ethics Education in Science and Engineering (EESE) |
2/6/09 |
2/25/09 |
3/2/09 Full proposals |
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| NSF - Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program |
2/6/09 |
3/4/09 |
2/10/09 LOI (optional); 3/10/09 Full proposals (limited) |
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| TG Public Benefit Grant Program |
2/12/09 |
3/2/09 |
3/5/09 |
Pre-College Youth Development and GeoFORCE Texas |
| Dana Foundation Neuroimmunology of Brain Infections and Cancers |
2/12/09 |
3/26/09 |
4/1/09 |
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| Packard Fellowships for Science & Engineering |
2/12/09 |
4/14/09 |
3/16/09 (nominees) & 4/20/09 (applications) |
Drs. Hal Alper and Hans Hofmann |
| International Balzan Foundation |
3/3/09 |
n/a |
3/15/09 |
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| NSF - Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE) in Engineering |
3/5/09 |
4/24/09 |
4/29/09 |
Dr. Brian Korgel |
| NSF - Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) |
3/16/09 |
4/16/09 |
4/21/09 |
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| NSF Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities: Departmental Multi-User Instrumentation (CRIF:MU) |
3/16/09 |
6/17/09 |
6/22/09 |
Drs. Richard Crooks and David Vanden Bout |
| Beckman Scholars |
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n/a |
n/a |
View the list of Beckman Scholars. |
| Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award |
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n/a |
4/1/09 |
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| UT System's Texas Ignition Fund (TIF) |
4/3/09 |
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4/17/09 |
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| NEA - Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth |
4/3/09 |
6/8/09 |
6/11/09 |
Dr. Roderick Hart |
| National Medal of Technology & Innovation |
4/13/09 |
n/a |
5/29/09 |
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| Lockheed Martin University Initiatives |
4/14/09 |
TBD |
4/28/09 |
View list of nominees selected to advance. |
| NIH - Recovery Act Limited Competition: Supporting New Faculty Recruitment to Enhance Research Resources through Biomedical Research Core Centers (P30) |
4/15/09 |
See OSP notes |
Letter of intent: 4/29/09; Full proposal: 5/29/09 |
Drs. Kenneth Diller amd Daniel Johnston |
| King Faisal Foundation |
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n/a |
5/1/09 |
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| Japan Society for the Promotion of Science’s International Prize for Biology |
5/7/09 |
n/a |
5/15/09 |
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| Environmental Protection Agency - U.S. EPA Region 6, Healthy Indoor Environments Projects |
5/12/09 |
6/11/09 |
6/16/09 |
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| KAUST Research Fellows Program |
Not calling for proposals |
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| Camille & Henry Dreyfus New Faculty Awards |
Suspended until further notice |
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