Limited Submission Opportunities
Funding agencies often limit how many proposals an institution can submit to a specific program. The Office of Research and Innovation announces these programs, manages pre-proposal competitions and selects proposals to move forward following agency requirements.
If you find a limited submission opportunity that we have not posted here, please use the email form at the bottom of the page to let us know.
Limited Submission Announcements
We try to identify all limited submission opportunities relevant to NC State’s research community, and announce these opportunities via our funding newsletter. We then select the university’s most competitive proposals for submission. Opportunities are also listed in the table below. The proposal selection process used for large-scale (~$8 million or more) limited submission opportunities may use a different process.
Posted
Faculty must promptly notify us about their interest in any limited submission opportunity before they begin work on a proposal.
Notification of Interest (NOI) deadlines for each identified opportunity are listed in the table below.
If interest in an opportunity exceeds the institutional limit after the NOI deadline, an internal peer review will be scheduled to determine which proposal(s) may be submitted. If this review is necessary, only faculty who have completed the NOI form for that opportunity linked in the table before the deadline will be allowed to participate.
Non-Posted
If you find a limited-submission opportunity that we have not posted here, please use the email form at the bottom of the page to let us know immediately and contact their College Research Office (CRO).
If we are alerted more than 45 days before the agency deadline, the opportunity will be posted online and announced via the funding newsletter with a NOI deadline as described above. If we are made aware of an opportunity less than 45 days before the agency deadline, we will initiate an expedited process. The opportunity will be announced via a special funding newsletter. Interested faculty will have a very limited amount of time to indicate interest. If interested faculty exceed the institutional limit, an internal competition with an expedited timeline will be held.
Limited Submission Process
If faculty interested in a particular limited submission opportunity exceeds the institutional limit, pre-proposal packages are solicited and evaluated by an internal review panel. This review panel is assembled by our office and includes domain experts and/or individuals knowledgeable about the opportunity. Prospective principal investigators (PIs) are required to submit a pre-proposal for evaluation by this panel that is aligned with the requirements of the opportunity. These requirements are communicated to all prospective PIs. For example, a pre-proposal may require a brief research plan that addresses matters specific to a given funding opportunity, a CV and a list of references willing to write a letter of support. Following the mandatory NOI deadline, prospective PIs will be informed no later than the next business day if an internal review is necessary.
Current Opportunities
Principal investigators who indicate interest will be notified of their status via email no later than the next business day after the NOI deadline. All deadlines are 5 p.m. unless otherwise stated.
| NIGMS T32 Training Grants Limit - Institutions are limited to 1 submission per training area, per deadline; institutions are also limited to 1 active award per training area. Internal deadlines - 3 months prior to NIH deadline (1/25, 5/25, and 9/25 annually) Sponsor due dates: Standard dates apply (1/25, 5/25, and 9/25 annually) | Open for internal planning. Full info about NC State's internal process can be found on RDO's T32 webpage. |
| Engineering Information Foundation Limit: 1 per program area Internal NOI Due: May 29, 2025 Key Sponsor Dates:
| Open for internal planning Click here to: Submit NOI |
| Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust Limit: 1 per institution Internal NOI Due: April 9, 2025 Key Sponsor Dates:
| Open for Internal Planning Click here to: Submit NOI |
| 2026 Beckman Scholars Program Limit: 1 Internal NOI Due: March 13, 2025 Key Sponsor Dates:
| Open for internal planning. Click here to: Submit NOI |
| NSF Research Traineeship Program (NRT) Limit:
Key Sponsor Dates:
| Open for internal planning Click here to: Submit NOI |
| DOE Exploratory Research for Extreme-Scale Science (EXPRESS) Limit: 2 per research topic Key Sponsor Dates:
| Open for internal planning Internal deadline passed, slot still open. Please contact Limited-submission@ncsu.edu |
| DOE Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing (SciDAC): Partnerships in Basic Energy Sciences Limit: 2 Key Sponsor Dates:
| Open for internal planning Internal deadline passed, slot still open. Please contact Limited-submission@ncsu.edu |
| Mathers Foundation 2025 Basic & Translational Research Grant Limit: 3 Key Sponsor Dates:
| Closed |
| USDA-NIFA Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Fields Grant Program Limit: 2 per institution Key Sponsor Dates:
| Open for internal planning Internal deadline passed, slot still open. Please contact Limited-submission@ncsu.edu |
| Research in Basic Plasma Science and Engineering Limit: 2 Key Sponsor Dates:
| Closed |
| DOE Private Facility Research Program Limit: Differs by track, see RFP Key Sponsor Dates:
| Open for internal planning Internal deadline passed, slot still open. Please contact Limited-submission@ncsu.edu |
| FFAR New Innovator in Food & Agriculture Research Award Limit: 1 Key Sponsor Dates:
| Closed |
| NTIA Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund (PWSCIF) Grant Program NOFO 3 Limit:
Key Sponsor Dates:
| Open for internal planning Internal deadline passed, slot still open. Please contact Limited-submission@ncsu.edu |
| NSF Materials Innovation Platforms (MIP) Limit: 1 Key Sponsor Dates:
| Closed |
| NSF Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC) Limit: 1 Key Sponsor Dates:
| Closed |
| NHC Summer Residency Program Limit: 1 Key Sponsor Dates:
| Closed |
| NSF Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Limit: 2 Key Sponsor Dates:
| Closed |
| NEA Grants for Arts Projects Limit: 1 per institution, per submission cycle Feb. 2025 Submission: Key Sponsor Dates:
| Closed |
| National Estuary Program Watersheds Grant Program Limit: 3 Key Sponsor Dates:
| Open for internal planning. Internal deadline passed, slot still open. Please contact Limited-submission@ncsu.edu |
| NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes (QLCI) Limit: 2 Key Sponsor Dates:
| Open for internal planning. Internal deadline passed, slot still open. Please contact Limited-submission@ncsu.edu |
| ORAU Innovation Partnerships Program Limit: 2 Internal NOI Due: Rolling Deadline Key Sponsor Dates:
| Closed |
| HRSA Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program for Professionals Limit: 1 Key Sponsor Dates:
| Closed |
| Arts Education Partnership (AEP) Limit: 1 Key Sponsor Dates:
| Open for internal planning. Internal deadline passed, slot still open. Please contact Limited-submission@ncsu.edu |
| NSF Strengthening the Cyberinfrastructure Professionals Ecosystem (SCIPE) Limit: 1 Key Sponsor Dates:
| Closed |
| Scholarships in STEM Network (S-STEM-Net, S-STEM Research Hubs) Limit: 1 Key Sponsor Dates:
| Open for Internal Planning Internal deadline passed, slot still open. Please contact Limited-submission@ncsu.edu |
| NIH Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC) (T34) Limit - 1 per institution Internal due dates - Sponsor due dates - Full application: 5/21/19 | Contact limited-submission@ncsu.edu |
| NSF Faculty Development in the Space Sciences Limit - 1 per institution Internal due dates - Sponsor due dates - Full Proposal: 5/24/19 | Contact limited-submission@ncsu.edu if interested |
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