Institutionally Limited Proposals

The Office of the Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation is responsible for coordinating the internal review and selection of competing proposals when their number exceeds what is allowed by the sponsor as specified in their program announcement or request for proposals. This applies to all types of proposals (fellowship, individual awards, equipment, training, research, etc.), sponsors (federal, state, foundation, etc.), and award types (grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, etc.).

If you become aware of a proposal opportunity that imposes a restriction on MSU as a whole and you would like to apply, please communicate this to your departmental administrator or dean's office and to the Office of the Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation at limited@msu.edu as early as possible.

Procedures and Guidelines

Unless noted below, institutionally limited proposals are due to the OVPRGS eight weeks before the agency deadline. Please confirm all tentative dates with the funding agency before submitting your internal documents.

Please direct questions and Notices of Intent to Apply to:

Doug Gage, Assistant Vice President
Hannah Administration Building
426 Auditorium Road, Room 249
Email gage@msu.edu
Phone (517) 432-3773
Fax (517) 432-1171

March 2020

Agency Deadline	Title	Details
3/4 estimated	Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, WHO TDR (Clinical and Research Development Fellowship)
TBD	MacArthur Foundation 100&Change
3/13 estimated	Doris Duke Charitable Foundation-2020 Clinical Scientist Development Award	Full proposal deadline. Not institutionally limited. See agency deadline.
3/15 estimated	David and Lucile Packard Foundation Fellowships for Science and Engineering	Nomination deadline. Internal deadline is eight weeks before the nomination deadline.
3/25 estimated	Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Grand Challenges
3/26 estimated	McKnight Foundation Memory and Cognitive Disorders Award	Not institutionally limited. See agency deadline.
3/27	St Baldrick’s Foundation Small Research Grants	One of four competitions annually. Internal deadline is eight weeks prior to agency deadline.

April 2020

Agency Deadline	Title	Details
Was 4/2 now 4/22	NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM)	Internal deadline is eight weeks before agency deadline.
4/15 estimated	Research Corporation for Science Advancement Cottrell Scholars Award	Not institutionally limited. See agency deadline.
4/22	Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Grand Challenges Explorations	Not institutionally limited. See agency deadline.
4/22	U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute for Food and Agriculture Children, Youth, and Families at Risk Sustainable Communities Project	Internal deadline is eight weeks before agency deadline.
4/21	Department of Energy, Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC)	Full proposal application deadline.
4/20	David and Lucile Packard Foundation Fellowships for Science and Engineering	Application deadline. Internal deadline is eight weeks before the nomination deadline.
4/27	McKnight Foundation Technological Innovations in Neuroscience Award	Not institutionally limited. See agency deadline.

May 2020

Agency Deadline	Title	Details
5/1	W.M. Keck Foundation Science and Engineering/Medical Research Programs	Phase I applications submission deadline.
5/6	National Science Foundation Mid-Scale Innovations Program in Astronomical Sciences (MSIP)	Full proposal deadline. Internal deadline is eight weeks before the agency deadline.

June 2020

Agency Deadline	Title	Details
6/1 estimated	Searle Funds at the Chicago Community Trust Searle Scholars Program	Nomination deadline. Internal deadline is eight weeks prior to agency deadline.
6/5	Beckman Scholars Program	Submission deadline. Internal deadline is eight weeks prior to agency deadline.
6/24 estimated	National Science Foundation, Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers	Preliminary proposal deadline. Internal deadline is ten weeks before the agency deadline.
6/25 estimated	National Science Foundation, Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships	Because of the complexity of these proposals, an earlier deadline will be announced shortly.

July 2020

Agency Deadline	Title	Details
7/1 to 8/15	W.M. Keck Foundation Science and Engineering/Medical Programs	Pre-application counseling. See agency deadline.
7/3	Helen Hay Whitney Foundation Research Fellowship in the Biomedical Sciences	Not institutionally limited. See agency deadline.
7/2	William T Grant Scholars Program	Internal deadline is eight weeks before agency deadline.
7/12	Engineering Research Centers (ERC): Convergent Research and Innovation through Inclusive Partnerships and Workforce Development	Full proposal deadline. Not institutionally limited.
7/1	Research Corporation for Science Advancement Cottrell Scholars Award	Full proposal application deadline. Not institutionally limited. See agency deadline.
7/20	Breast Cancer Alliance Exceptional Project Grant	Application deadline. Internal deadline is eight weeks prior to agency deadline.

August 2020

Agency Deadline	Title	Details
8/1	St Baldrick’s Foundation Small Research Grants	One of four competitions annually. Internal deadline is eight weeks prior to agency deadline.
8/13	NSF Innovation Corps Hubs Program	NSF 20-529 Internal deadline 8 weeks before agency deadline.
8/15	W.M. Keck Foundation Science and Engineering/Medical Research Programs	Phase II applications due to agency, if invited.

Institutionally Limited Proposals deadline archive.

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