Limited Submissions

Limited submission competitions are funding opportunities for which the sponsor limits the number of applications an institution can submit. Extra submissions may result in the rejection of all submissions from the institution. Therefore these opportunities often require an internal selection process to determine which proposal teams can move forward with an application.  

The Office of the Executive Vice President for Research (EVPR) facilitates limited submissions for Georgia Tech. 

Recurring Competitions 

Georgia Tech (GT) administers a number of known recurring limited submission opportunities. View this list below. The GT applicant selection process for these competitions is administered centrally by the EVPR for some competitions and is managed at the unit level for others. 

For EVPR administered competitions, we strive to notify the campus about internal competitions at least 24 weeks prior to the sponsor's deadline. Applicants have 9-10 weeks to submit an internal pre-proposal, with a goal of notifying selected applicants in time to allow for 8-9 weeks to prepare their proposal for submission to the sponsor. 

To view a list of all open EVPR-administered internal limited submission competitions, go to the Georgia Tech Internal Competition site. 

To determine the selection process and/or timeline for unit-administered competitions, you must contact the GT competition owner for more information. 

Unanticipated Competitions 

New limited submission competitions are released and/or brought to the attention of the EVPR all the time. Once a competition is known the EVPR, the office works with the appropriate units to determine the selection process. For discipline-focused solicitations, we will defer to the relevant IRI/center/school/college to identify a selection process. For broad-interest solicitations with sufficient time to coordinate an internal competition, the EVPR office will create and publicize a selection process. 

If we are notified of a limited submission opportunity with insufficient time to coordinate an internal competition, available submission slots may be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.  In these circumstances, we will make a good-faith inquiry with relevant IRI/center/school leaders to understand the relevant efforts that are already underway. 

If you are interested in a limited submission opportunity, which is not advertised internally, please contact your Associate Dean of Research and email VPRDO.gatech.edu immediately. 

Recurring Competitions List

Sponsor

 Award Title Anticipated Sponsor Submission Month Limits Most Recent Guidance GT Institutional Selection Administrator
Emerging Frontier Research Center (EFRCs) Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award TBD-varies 2 as lead maximum https://tinyurl.com/3vaubx4k EVPR
NSF Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC) TBD-varies 1 per institution https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf21625&org=NSF EVPR
NSF Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships (STC) TBD-varies 3 per institution https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf22521 EVPR
NSF Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) TBD-varies 1 per institution https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505038 EVPR
ORAU Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award January 2 nominations per institution https://www.orau.org/university-partnerships/member-grant-programs/powe/index.html EVPR
NSF Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) January 3 proposals per institution (either lead or sub) http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5260 EVPR
Greenwall Foundation Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics Announces cycle in the summer 1 per institution https://greenwall.org/faculty-scholars-program Ethics, Technology, and Human Interaction Center (ETHICx)
NSF NSF IUSE: GEOPAths January 1 per institution https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf22555 EAS
Brain Research Foundation The Brain Research Foundation Seed Grant Program January 1 nominee per institution https://thebrf.org//wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2020-SG-Guidelines.pdf GT Neuro
NIH Research Education: Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) Program (T32) January 1 per institution https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-21-025.html IBB
NSF Inclusion Across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science - Alliances (INCLUDES-Alliances) January 1 per institution https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?WT.z_pims_id=505289&ods_key=nsf20569 Vice Provost of Undergrad Education
Dreyfus Foundation Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award February 1 nominee per institution http://www.dreyfus.org/awards/camille_dreyfus_teacher_award.shtml EVPR
NSF Ethical and Responsible Research (ER2) January 1 per institution https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf22526 Ethics, Technology, and Human Interaction Center (ETHICx)
NSF ADVANCE: Organizational Change for Gender Equity in STEM Academic Professions (ADVANCE) August 1 per institution https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20554/nsf20554.htm Graduate Education & Faculty Development
NSF National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) May 2 applicants per year https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf21536&org=NSF Graduate Education & Faculty Development
National Endowment for the Arts "Art Works" Grants for Art Projects - Cycle 1 of 2 June Generally 1 per institution per year https://www.arts.gov/grants/apply-grant/grants-organizations Student Affairs (Arts)
NSF NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) February 1 per institution https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf22527&org=NSF Colleges
Packard Foundation Fellowships for Science and Engineering April 2 per institution; presidents are invited to submit nominaitions http://www.packard.org/what-we-fund/conservation-and-science/packard-fellowships-for-science-and-engineering/ EVPR
Ono Pharma Foundation Ono Pharma Breakthrough Science Initiative Awards Program   2 applicants per year https://www.onofound.org IBB
W. M. Keck Foundation W. M. Keck Foundation Research Program - Cycle 1 of 2 May 1 per institution - per category http://www.wmkeck.org/grant-programs/research EVPR
NIH Collaborative Program Grant for Multidisciplinary Teams (RM1 – Clinical Trial Optional) - Cycle 2 of 2 May 1 per institution https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-103.html EVPR
Brain Research Foundation Scientific Innovations Award June 1 per institution https://www.thebrf.org/for-researchers/scientific-innovations-award-2/ GT Neuro
Whiting Foundation Whiting Public Engagement Programs June 1 for each of two programs per institution https://www.whiting.org/scholars/public-engagement-programs/about IAC
Arnold and Mable Beckman Foundation Beckman Scholars (Undergraduate Student Support) June 1 per institution http://www.beckman-foundation.org/programs/beckman-scholars-program-information Vice Provost of Undergrad Education
American Diabetes Association Pathways to Stop Diabetes July 1 per institution http://professional.diabetes.org/meetings/pathway-stop-diabetes%C2%AE IBB
NIH NIH Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) (R25 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed) July 1 per institution https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-153.html IBB/CEISMC
National Endowment for the Arts "Art Works" Grants for Art Projects - Cycle 2 of 2 July Generally 1 per institution per year https://www.arts.gov/grants/apply-grant/grants-organizations Student Affairs (Arts)
NSF Physics Frontier Center (PFC) August 1 per institution as lead https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf19578&org=NSF Physics
The Pew Charitable Trusts  Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences September 1 per institution http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/projects/pew-biomedical-scholars/program-details IBB
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Sloan Research Fellowships September 3 per department/3 per Sloan category https://sloan.org/fellowships/ EVPR
National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipends September 2 per institution https://www.neh.gov/grants/research/summer-stipends IAC
NIH NIH Neuroscience Development for Advancing the Careers of a Diverse Research Workforce (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)  September 1 per institution https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-240.html GT Neuro
NIH Director's Early Independence Award September 2 per institution https://commonfund.nih.gov/earlyindependence IBB
The Kinship Foundation Searle Scholars Program September   http://www.searlescholars.net/ IBB
Simons Foundation Simon's Investigators in Mathematics / Physics / Astrophysics /Theoretical Computer Science October 2 per category, per institution https://www.simonsfoundation.org/ EVPR
National Science Foundation Innovations in Graduate Education March 2 per institution https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20595/nsf20595.htm Graduate Education & Faculty Development
Warren Alpert Foundation Warren Alpert Scholars November 1 nominee per institution https://www.warrenalpertfoundation.org/awards/ GT Neuro
NIH F99/K00 Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition (Both NCI & KUH are limited) November 1 applicant per Institution https://www.cancer.gov/grants-training/training/funding/f99 IBB
W. M. Keck Foundation W. M. Keck Foundation Research Program - Cycle 2 of 2 November 1 per institution - per category http://www.wmkeck.org/grant-programs/research EVPR
Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation Moore Inventor Fellows December 2 nominees https://www.moore.org/initiative-strategy-detail?initiativeId=moore-inventor-fellows EVPR

 

 

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