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.
 

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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. While not all of these are  limited submissions, this is a great resource for Recurring Major Federal Funding.

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

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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 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 AVP-ROI@gatech.edu immediately. 
 

Recurring Competitions List

Listed in order of anticipated sponsor deadlines.

January

Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award

Sponsor: Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU)
Limits: 2 nominations per institution
Selection Administrator: EVPR

Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Limits: 3 proposals per institution (either lead or sub)
Selection Administrator: EVPR

NSF IUSE: GEOPAths

Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Limits: 1 per institution
Selection Administrator: EAS  

Ethical and Responsible Research (ER2)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Limits: 1 per institution
Selection Administrator: Ethics, Technology, and Human Interaction Center (ETHICx)

Partnerships for Innovation - Cycle 1 of 3

Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Limits: RP Track - 1
Selection Administrator: EVPR

Research Education: Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) Program (T32)

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health
Limits: 1 per institution
Selection Administrator: IBB

Inclusion Across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science - Alliances (INCLUDES-Alliances)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Limits: 1 per institution
Selection Administrator: Vice Provost of Undergrad Education

NSF IUSE: GEOPAths

Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Limits: 1 per institution
Selection Administrator: EAS  

The Brain Research Foundation Seed Grant Program

Sponsor: Brain Research Foundation
Limits: 1 per institution
Selection Administrator: GT Neuro

Strengthening the Cyber Infrastructure Professionals Ecosystem (SCIPE) 

Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Limits: 1 per institution
Selection Administrator: EVPR

February

Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award

Sponsor: Dreyfus Foundation
Limits: 1 nominee per institution
Selection Administrator: EVPR

 

March

Innovations in Graduate Education

Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Limits: 2 per institution
Selection Administrator: Graduate and Postdoctoral Education

Centers for Innovation and Community Engagement in Solid Earth Geohazards

Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Limits: 2 per institution
Selection Administrator: EVPR

Faculty Development in GeoSpace Science (FDSS)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Timeframe: March 2025, and March biannually following
Limits: 1 per institution
Selection Administrator: CSTAR — Georgia Tech

NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Limits: 2 per institution
Selection Administrator: Vice Provost for Faculty

Fay/Frank Seed Grants

Sponsor: Brain Research Foundation
Limits: 1 per institution
Selection Administrator: GT Neuro

April

Fellowships for Science and Engineering

Sponsor: Packard Foundation
Limits: 2 per institution; presidents are invited to submit nominaitions
Selection Administrator: EVPR

NRC Nuclear Leadership Program Research and Development Grant

Sponsor: Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Limits: 2 per institution
Selection Administrator: EVPR

May

National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Limits: 2 applicants per year
Selection Administrator: Graduate and Postdoctoral Education

W. M. Keck Foundation Research Program — Cycle 1 of 2

Sponsor: W. M. Keck Foundation
Limits: 1 per institution, per category
Selection Administrator: EVPR

Partnerships for Innovation - Cycle 2 of 3

Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Limits: RP Track - 1
Selection Administrator: EVPR

Collaborative Program Grant for Multidisciplinary Teams (RM1 — Clinical Trial Optional) — Cycle 2 of 2

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health
Limits: 1 per institution
Selection Administrator: IBB

Ono Pharma Breakthrough Science Initiative Awards Program

Sponsor: Ono Pharma Foundation
Timeframe: 
Limits: 2 applicants per year
Selection Administrator: IBB

June

"Art Works" Grants for Art Projects — Cycle 1 of 2

Sponsor: National Endowment for the Arts
Limits: Generally 1 per institution per year
Selection Administrator: Student Affairs (Arts)

Scientific Innovations Award

Sponsor: Brain Research Foundation
Limits: 1 per institution
Selection Administrator: GT Neuro

Basic Instrumentation Grant (BIG) Program

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health
Limits: 1 per institution
Selection Administrator: EVPR

Whiting Public Engagement Programs

Sponsor: Whiting Foundation
Limits: 1 for each of two programs per institution
Selection Administrator: IAC

Beckman Scholars (Undergraduate Student Support)

Sponsor: Arnold and Mable Beckman Foundation
Limits: 1 per institution
Selection Administrator: Vice Provost of Undergrad Education

July

Pathways to Stop Diabetes

Sponsor: American Diabetes Association
Limits: 1 per institution
Selection Administrator: IBB

NIH Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) (R25 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health
Limits: 1 per institution, per category
Selection Administrator: IBB/CEISMC

“Art Works” Grants for Art Projects — Cycle 2 of 2

Sponsor: National Endowment for the Arts
Limits: Generally 1 per institution per year
Selection Administrator: Student Affairs (Arts)

August

ADVANCE: Organizational Change for Gender Equity in STEM Academic Professions (ADVANCE)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Limits: 1 per institution
Selection Administrator: Graduate Education & Faculty Development

Physics Frontier Center (PFC)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Limits: 1 per institution as lead
Selection Administrator: Physics

September

Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences

Sponsor: The Pew Charitable Trusts
Limits: 1 per institution
Selection Administrator: IBB

Sloan Research Fellowships

Sponsor: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Limits: 3 per department/3 per Sloan category
Selection Administrator: EVPR

Summer Stipends

Sponsor: National Endowment for the Humanities
Limits: 2 per institution
Selection Administrator: IAC

Partnerships for Innovation - Cycle 3 of 3

Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Limits: RP Track - 1
Selection Administrator: EVPR

NIH Neuroscience Development for Advancing the Careers of a Diverse Research Workforce (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health
Limits: 1 per institution
Selection Administrator: GT Neuro

Director's Early Independence Award

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health
Limits: 2 per institution
Selection Administrator: IBB

Searle Scholars Program

Sponsor: The Kinship Foundation
Limits: 
Selection Administrator: IBB

October

Schmidt Science Polymaths

Sponsor: Schmidt Futures
Limits: 2 per institution
Selection Administrator: EVPR

November

Warren Alpert Scholars

Sponsor: Warren Alpert Foundation
Limits: 1 nominee per institution
Selection Administrator: GT Neuro

F99/K00 Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition (Both NCI & KUH are limited)

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health
Limits: 1 applicant per institution
Selection Administrator: IBB

W. M. Keck Foundation Research Program — Cycle 2 of 2

Sponsor: W. M. Keck Foundation
Limits: 1 per institution — per category
Selection Administrator: EVPR

December

Moore Inventor Fellows

Sponsor: Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation
Limits: 2 nominees
Selection Administrator: EVPR

TBD/Varies

Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics

Sponsor: Greenwall Foundation
Timeframe: Announces cycle in the summer
Limits: 1 per institution
Selection Administrator: Ethics, Technology, and Human Interaction Center (ETHICx)

Emerging Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs)

Sponsor: Department of Energy
Timeframe: TBD — varies
Limits: 2 as lead maximum
Selection Administrator: EVPR

Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Timeframe: TBD — varies
Limits: 1 per institution
Selection Administrator: EVPR

Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships (STC)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Timeframe: TBD — varies
Limits: 3 per institution
Selection Administrator: EVPR

Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Timeframe: TBD — varies
Limits: 1 per institution
Selection Administrator: EVPR