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. |
Mathers Foundation Basic & Translational Research Grant (Fall 2025) Limit: 3 Internal NOI Due: July 10, 2025 Key Sponsor Dates:
| Open for internal planning Click here to: Submit NOI |
CDC Occupational Safety and Health Training Project Grants Limit: 2 Academic Training Project Grant Applications OR 1 Non-Academic program application Internal NOI Due: June 30, 2025 Key Sponsor Dates:
| Open for internal planning Click here to: Submit NOI |
NIH Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers Program Limit: 1 Internal NOI Due: June 26, 2025 Key Sponsor Dates:
| Open for internal planning Click here to: Submit NOI |
The International Foundation Grant Program Limit: 1 Key Sponsor Dates:
| Closed |
Mallinckrodt Foundation Grants Limit: 1 Key Sponsor Dates:
| Closed |
W.M. Keck Research Program For information on the NC State Internal Selection process, submission limits and due dates visit: 2025 Keck Foundation Candidate Dashboard | Closed |
Engineering Information Foundation Limit: 1 per program area Key Sponsor Dates:
| Closed |
The Conservation, Food and Health Foundation Grant Limit: 1 Key Sponsor Dates:
| Closed |
CyberCorps(R) Scholarship for Service (SFS) Limit: 1 Key Sponsor Dates
| Open for internal planning Internal deadline passed, slot still open. Please contact Limited-submission@ncsu.edu |
Huo Family Foundation Special Projects Limit: 1 Key Sponsor Dates:
| Closed |
Advanced Computing Systems & Services: Adapting to the Rapid Evolution of Science and Engineering Research Limit: 1 Key Sponsor Dates:
| Open for internal planning Internal deadline passed, slot still open. Please contact Limited-submission@ncsu.edu |
2026 Beckman Scholars Program Limit: 1 Key Sponsor Dates:
| Closed |
DOE The Circular Supply Chains Accelerator Limit: 1 Key Sponsor Dates:
| Closed |
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 |
Microsoft Faculty Fellowships Limit - 3 per institution Internal due dates - Notification of Interest: 2/19/21, by 3:00 p.m. Sponsor due date - 2/22/21 (nomination deadline); 3/29/21 (full proposal) | Open for internal planning. Please submit a Notification of Interest (NOI). |
Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Awards (IRACDA) Limit - 1 per institution Internal due date - Sponsor due dates - Full proposal: 11/13/19 | Contact limited-submission@ncsu.edu if interested |
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