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.
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
September 2019
| Agency Deadline | Title | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 9/4 | Burroughs Wellcome Career Awards at the Scientific Interface | Pre-Proposal deadline. Not institutionally limited. See agency deadline. |
| 9/13 | National Institute of Health Director's Early Independence Award | Application deadline. |
| 9/16 | Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Sloan Research Fellowships | Not institutionally limited. See agency deadline. |
| 9/25 | National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend Program | Internal deadline is eight weeks before agency deadline. |
| 9/27 | National Science Foundation Innovations in Graduate Education Program | Internal deadline is eight weeks before agency deadline. |
| 9/27 | Searle Scholars Program | Internal deadline is eight weeks before agency deadline. |
| 9/27 | The Henry Luce Foundation, Luce Initiative on Southeast Asia | Letter of intent deadline. Internal deadline 8 weeks before the agency deadline. |
October 2019
| Agency Deadline | Title | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 10/1 | Burroughs Wellcome Career Awards for Medical Scientist | Not institutionally limited. See agency deadline. |
| 10/3 | Johnson & Johnson WiSTEM2D | Internal deadline is eight weeks before agency deadline. |
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10/6 estimated |
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation New Directions Fellowships | Internal deadline is eight weeks before agency deadline. |
| 10/23 estimated | Pew Charitable Trusts Biomedical Scholars | Internal deadline is eight weeks before agency deadline. |
| 10/31 | Michelson Prizes - Human Vaccine Project | No internal deadline. |
| 10/31 | Simons Foundation Investigator Programs in Mathematics, Physics, Astrophysics, and Theoretical Computer Science | Nominations due eight weeks before agency deadline. |
November 2019
| Agency Deadline | Title | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 11/6 | National Science Foundation Advancing Formal Stem Learning (AISL) Program | Internal deadline is eight weeks before agency deadline. |
| 11/13 | Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists | Nominations are due eight weeks before agency deadline. |
| 11/13 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Grand Challenges Explorations | Preliminary proposal deadline. Internal deadline is 8 weeks before the agency deadline. |
| 11/15 | Burroughs Wellcome Career Awards Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease | Not institutionally limited. Full proposal application deadline. See agency deadline. |
| 11/15 | Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Moore Inventor Fellows Program | Nominations materials due to the agency. Internal deadline is eight weeks before nomination deadline. |
| 11/19 | W.M. Keck Foundation Science and Engineering/Medical Programs | Phase I application deadline. Internal deadline is 8 weeks before agency deadline. |
| 11/19 | Doris Duke Charitable Foundation-2020 Clinical Scientist Development Award | Pre-proposal deadline. Not institutionally limited. See agency deadline |
| 11/26 | National Science Foundation, Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers |
Preliminary proposal deadline. Internal deadline is 10 weeks before the agency deadline. |
| 11/30 estimated | Engineering Research Centers (ERC): Convergent Research and Innovation through Inclusive Partnerships and Workforce Development | Letter of intent deadline. Not institutionally limited. |
| 11/25 - 12/6 | National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) Program | Letter of intent deadline. Internal deadline is ten weeks before agency deadline. |
| TBA | Helmsley Charitable Trust, The Human Gut Cell Atlas | Not institutionally limited. See agency deadline. |
| TBA | Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Seed Networks for the Human Cell Atlas | Not institutionally limited. See agency deadline. |
December 2019
| Agency Deadline | Title | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 12/2 | McKnight Foundation Technological Innovations in Neuroscience Award | Letter of intent deadline. Not institutionally limited. See agency deadline. |
| 12/4 | Burroughs Wellcome Fund Preterm Birth Initiative | Not institutionally limited. See agency deadline. |
| 12/6 | Centers for Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) and HBCU Research Infrastructure for Science and Engineering (HBCU-RISE) | Letter of intent deadline. Internal deadline is eight weeks before the agency deadline. |
| 12/13 | Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Moore Inventor Fellows Program |
Full application materials due to the agency. |
| 12/19 | National Science Foundation Mid-Scale Innovations Program in Astronomical Sciences (MSIP) |
Preliminary proposal deadline. Internal deadline is eight weeks before the agency deadline. |
| 12/20/19 estimated | National Science Foundation Enabling Access to Cloud Computing Resources for CISE Research and Education (Cloud Access) | Preliminary preproposal deadline. Internal deadline is eight weeks before the agency deadline. |
January 2020
| Agency Deadline | Title | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 1/1 | McKnight Foundation McKnight Scholar Award | Not institutionally limited. See agency deadline. |
| 1/1 - 2/15 | W.M. Keck Foundation Science and Engineering/Medical Programs | Internal deadline is eight weeks before consultations begin. |
| 1/7 estimated | Oak Ridge Associated University Ralph R. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award | |
| 1/8 | Burroughs Wellcome Career Awards at the Scientific Interface | Full proposal deadline. Not institutionally limited. |
| 1/8 | National Science Foundation Partnership for Innovation (PFI) | Full proposal deadline. Internal deadline is eight weeks before agency deadline. |
| 1/15 estimated | The Lalor Foundation Lalor Fellowship in Reproductive Health | Internal deadline is eight weeks before agency deadline. |
| 1/16 estimated | Engineering Research Centers (ERC): Convergent Research and Innovation through Inclusive Partnerships and Workforce Development | Preliminary proposal deadline. Not institutionally limited. |
| 1/22 estimated | National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) | Internal deadline is ten weeks before agency deadline. |
| 1/27 | National Science Foundation, Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships | Because of the complexity of these proposals, an earlier deadline will be announced shortly. |
| 1/27 estimated | Letter of intent deadline. Internal deadline is eight weeks before the agency deadline | |
| 1/28 | NIH, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Outstanding New Environmental Scientist (ONES) Award | Proposal deadline. |
| 1/31 | The Henry Luce Foundation, Luce Initiative on Southeast Asia | Application deadline for invited institutions. |
| 1/31 estimated | Department of Energy Frontier, Energy Research Center (EFRC) | Pre-proposal application deadline. Internal deadline is eight weeks before agency deadline. |
February 2020
| Agency Deadline | Title | Details |
|---|---|---|
| TBD | St Baldrick’s Foundation Small Research Grants | One of four competitions annually. Internal deadline is eight weeks before agency deadline. |
| 2/6 | National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) Program | Internal deadline is 8 weeks before agency deadline. |
| 2/13 | Centers for Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) and HBCU Research Infrastructure for Science and Engineering (HBCU-RISE) | Internal deadline is eight weeks before agency deadline. |
| 2/14 estimated | Josiah Macy Junior Foundation Macy Faculty Scholars Program | Internal deadline is eight weeks before agency deadline. |
| 2/15 estimated | The Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund, Inc. | Not institutionally limited. See agency deadline. |
| 2/15 | W.M. Keck Foundation Science and Engineering/Medical Programs | Phase II application deadline. Internal deadline is 8 weeks before agency deadline. |
| 2/19 estimated | National Science Foundation Enabling Access to Cloud Computing Resources for CISE Research and Education (Cloud Access) | Full proposal deadline. |
| 2/22 | National Science Foundation: Cultivating Cultures for Ethical STEM (CCE STEM) | Internal deadline is eight weeks before agency deadline. |
| 2/24 | National Science Foundation – Ethical and Responsible Research (ER2) |
Full proposal deadline. Internal deadline is eight weeks before agency deadline. |
March 2020
| Agency Deadline | Title | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 3/4 estimated |
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, WHO TDR (Clinical and Research Development Fellowship) |
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| 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. |
April 2020
| Agency Deadline | Title | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 4/9 estimated | 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. |
| 4/10 estimated |
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Grand Challenges Explorations |
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| 4/11 estimated | Department of Energy, Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) | Full proposal application deadline. |
| 4/15 estimated | Research Corporation for Science Advancement Cottrell Scholars Award | Not institutionally limited. See agency deadline. |
| 4/19 estimated | 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 estimated | St Baldrick’s Foundation Small Research Grants | One of four competitions annually. Internal deadline is eight weeks prior to agency deadline. |
| 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. |
| 7/19 | 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. |
| 8/15 | W.M. Keck Foundation Science and Engineering/Medical Research Programs | Phase II applications due to agency, if invited. |
Institutionally Limited Proposals deadline archive.