Limited Submission Opportunities
When sponsors limit the number of letters of intent, pre-proposals, or full proposals that can be submitted by an institution, that is a Limited Submission opportunity. You must register your Intent to Submit with ORSP at least 60 days in advance of the submission deadline for these opportunities. The opportunities in the table below have the internal ORSP deadline in addition to the sponsor's submission deadline.
Please click the link below for the internal selection process that is used when more PIs would like to submit than are allowed by the sponsor.
When an investigator identifies a Limited Submission opportunity, they must register their Intent to Submit with ORSP at least 60 days before the submission deadline. The Office of Research will then notify the campus community about the opportunity and establish an internal deadline for responses.
- If there are fewer PIs interested in the opportunity than the number of submissions allowed, then all submissions may proceed.
- If there are more PIs than the number of submissions allowed, then an internal selection process will ensue.
Internal Selection Process
- Interested PIs will submit to the AVP for the Office of Research, Innovation and Economic Development (OREID) a completed internal pre-proposal for limited submission opportunities using the pre-proposal form:
Limited Submission Pre-proposal Form (PDF)
- A review committee will be convened by the AVP to evaluate the pre-proposals based upon the proposed project and its alignment with the criteria given in the solicitation, the capacity of the PI (plus collaborators) to complete the work, and the project’s support of the CPP mission.
- The selection of the PI/project to be submitted to the sponsor on behalf of CPP will be made by the AVP in consultation with the review committee.
Additional considerations
- PIs selected to submit on behalf of CPP have the responsibility to follow through with submission. Given that submission is time sensitive, should the selected PI decide not to submit, they must notify the AVP within 5 days of selection so that the next highest ranked proposal may proceed to submission.
- In the event that a PI identifies a limited submission opportunity with less than 60 days lead time, there may not be time to hold the internal selection process. The AVP will decide if the submission may proceed.
- In some instances, it may not be possible to follow the internal selection process. If, for instance, a sponsor’s limited submission opportunity is applicable only to a specific college/unit, the limited submission opportunity may not be announced to the entire university
List of Limited Submission Opportunities
Please note that there may be additional opportunities not listed here.
| CPP Intent to Submit Deadline | Grant Title | Agency | Sponsor Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8/26/24 | ADVANCE: Organizational Change for Gender Equity in STEM Academic Professions (ADVANCE)- IT-Preliminary Track (NSF 20-554) | NSF | 10/3/24 |
| 8/15/24 | NSF 23-519: Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program: Instrument Acquisition or Development | NSF | 10/15/24 |
| 8/30/24 | NSF 22-622: Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (NSF INCLUDES) | NSF | 10/30/24 |
| 11/22/24 | PAR-23-114: Enhancing Science, Technology, EnginEering, and Math Educational Diversity (ESTEEMED) Research Education Experiences | NIH | 1/17/25 |
| 11/25/25 | NSF 24-558: Focus on Recruiting Emerging Climate and Adaptation Scientists and Transformers - Track 1 "Coordination Hub" Proposals | NSF | 1/29/25 |
| 11/30/24 | PAR-22-220: Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP)(R25) | NIH | 1/31/25 |
| 12/2/24 | NIH Blueprint and BRAIN Initiative Program for Enhancing Neuroscience Diversity through Undergraduate Research Education Experiences (BP BRAIN-ENDURE) (R25) | NIH | 2/10/25 |
| 11/15/25 |
NSF 24-551: Hispanic-Serving Institutions: Enriching Learning, Programs, and Student Experiences for both IEP and EI tracks
|
NSF | 2/12/25 |
| 1/6/25 | NSF 24-511: NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) | NSF | 3/4/25 |
| 1/25/25 |
NSF-24-529: Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) |
NSF | 3/25/25 |
| 2/28/25 |
NSF 24-558: Focus on Recruiting Emerging Climate and Adaptation Scientists and Transformers - Track 2 and Planning Grant Proposals |
NSF | 4/30/25 |
| 6/4/25 | NSF 20-554: ADVANCE: Organizational Change for Gender Equity in STEM Academic Professions (ADVANCE)- Adaptation and Partnership Tracks Letter of Intent | NSF | 8/4/25 |
| 6/25/25 |
NSF 24-578: Hispanic Serving Institutions: Equitable Transformation in STEM Education (ETSE)
|
NSF | 8/27/25 |
| 8/15/25 | NIH Neuroscience Development for Advancing the Careers of a Diverse Research Workforce (PAR-23-178) | NIH | 9/26/25 |
| 8/15/25 | NSF 23-519: Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program: Instrument Acquisition or Development | NSF | 10/15/25 |
| 8/29/25 | NSF 22-622: Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (NSF INCLUDES) | NSF | 10/30/25 |
| 8/15/26 | NSF 23-519: Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program: Instrument Acquisition or Development | NSF | 10/15/26 |