Some funding agencies limit the number of proposals an institution may submit to a specific program. The Research Development Office (RDO) is charged with managing these programs internally to ensure compliance with agency requirement. The RDO attempts to identify all limited submission opportunities of interest to the NC State research community and coordinates the submission process with the colleges. These opportunities are announced in the table below and through the funding listserv. The RDO’s goals are (1) to identify and announce limited submission opportunities in a timely manner and (2) select NC State’s most competitive proposals if their numbers exceed limits imposed by the funding agency. If you are aware of a limited submission opportunity that is not posted below, please contact Marie Grubbs in the RDO, so it can be announced.
Posted Limited Submission Announcements
Faculty are required to notify the RDO in a timely manner that they are interested in a particular limited submission opportunity before beginning work on a proposal. Notification of Interest (NOI) deadlines for each opportunity identified by the RDO are listed below.
If interest in a particular opportunity exceeds the institutional limit subsequent to the NOI deadline, an internal peer review will be scheduled to determine which proposal(s) may move forward to agency submission. Only those faculty who fill out the linked NOI form before the deadline will be eligible to take part in an internal competition, if one is necessary.
Non-Posted Limited Submission Announcements
If there is interest in an opportunity that is not listed below, interested faculty must email Marie Grubbs in the RDO immediately and contact their College Research Office (CRO). Failure to notify the RDO and CRO increases the probability that faculty will begin work on proposals that will not be allowed to move forward.
If the RDO is alerted more than 45 days prior to the agency deadline, the opportunity will be posted online and announced through the funding listserv. If the RDO is made aware of an opportunity less than 45 days prior to the agency deadline, the RDO will contact all College Research Offices via email to determine if there is additional interest among the research community in that opportunity. Colleges will have a limited amount of time to respond to this email that will depend on the agency deadline. If the number of interested faculty exceeds the institutional limit, an internal competition with an expedited review process will take place, requiring quick turnaround times both from both PIs and reviewers. Please contact the RDO as soon as possible in order to avoid this situation.
Current Opportunities
Note: PIs who indicate interest will be notified of their status via email no later than the day after the internal notification deadline.
| Status | Opportunity |
|---|---|
| Closed. NC State has an active award and is ineligible to reapply until 2022. | NIH Science Education Partnership Award (NIH SEPA) Limit - 1 application per institution, 1 award per institution Internal due dates - N/A Agency due dates - 11/20/17 |
| Closed for internal competition. | Simons Foundation Math+X Investigators Limit - 1 per institution Internal due dates - Agency due dates - Nomination Deadline: 10/31/17 |
| Contact limited-submission@ncsu.edu if interested. | Simons Investigators in Mathematical Modeling of Living Systems (MMLS) Limit - 2 per institution Internal due dates - Agency due dates - Nomination Deadline: 10/31/17 |
| Contact limited-submission@ncsu.edu if interested. | Johnson & Johnson WiSTEM²D Scholars Award Limit - 1 per STEM2D discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, Manufacturing, or Design) Internal due dates - Agency due dates - Application Deadline: 10/31/17 |
| Contact limited-submission@ncsu.edu if interested. | NSF Mid-Scale Innovations Program in Astronomical Sciences (MSIP) Limit - 3 per organization, as lead Internal due dates - Agency due dates - 11/20/17 |
| Contact limited-submission@ncsu.edu if interested. | NSF INCLUDES Coordination Hub Limit - 1 per organization, as lead Internal due dates - Agency due dates - 11/27/17 |
| Closed. PIs selected. | NIH Director's Early Independence Awards (DP5) Limit - 2 per institution Internal due dates - Agency due dates - LOI: 8/22/17; Full Application: 9/22/17 |
| Closed. Nominees selected. | Life Sciences, Chemistry, and Biomedical Research Scholar and Grant Programs Limit - 1 per Program Internal due dates - Notification of Interest: 6/22/17, 5:00 pm Program due dates Mallinckrodt Foundation Grants application: 8/1/17 Searle Scholars Program application: 9/29/17 Pew Biomedical Scholars application: 10/23/17 |
| Contact limited-submission@ncsu.edu if interested. | Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science Supplements and Sites Limit - Three Site proposals may be submitted per competition by a U.S. academic institution, including a College/Department of Engineering, Engineering Technology, or Computer and/or Information Science as the lead institution. No more than two of the three proposals may have an engineering focus and only one of the three proposals may have a computer and/or information science focus. Internal due dates - Agency due dates - Full Proposal: 10/10/17 |
| Open for internal planning. Complete Notification of Interest Form if interested. | NSF CISE Infrastructure Limit - 3 Institutional Infrastructure proposals (No limit on Community Infrastructure) Internal due dates - Notification of Interest: 10/19/17, 5:00 pm Agency due dates - 1/11/18 |
| Closed for internal competition. | NSF Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Program Limit - 2 per institution, whether as lead or as partner Internal due dates - Agency due dates - Full Application: 10/27/17 |
| Contact limited-submission@ncsu.edu if interested. | NIH Research Infrastructure for Centers Conducting Population Dynamics Science FY 2018 (P2C) Limit - 1 per organization Internal due dates - Agency due dates - LOI: 10/27/17; Full Application: 11/27/17 |
| Closed. Applicants selected. | Greenwall Faculty Scholars Program Limit - 2 per institution Internal due dates - Notification of Interest: 8/31/17, 5:00 pm Agency due dates - Nomination deadline: 11/1/17 |
| Closed for internal competition. | NSF Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program Limit - Three; if three proposals are submitted, at least one proposal must be for instrument development (Track 2). Internal due dates - Agency due dates - Application: 1/10/18 |
| Closed for internal competition. | NSF Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) Limit - 3 per institution, as lead Internal due dates - Agency due dates - Full Proposal: 11/6/17 |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering and Chemistry categories closed. Nominees selected. Contact limited-submission@ncsu.edu if interested in the Life Sciences category. | Blavatnik National Awards Limit - 1 per category Internal due dates - Notification of Interest: 9/7/17, 5:00 pm Agency due dates - Nomination Deadline: 11/15/17 |
Limited Submission Calendar
Limited submission opportunities are now listed on the RDO calendar.
Limited Submission Process
If the number of prospective PIs who express interest exceeds the institutional limit, an internal review is conducted. In this case, each PI is required to submit an internal pre-proposal for evaluation by a panel of faculty peers. Interested parties will be notified the next business day following the mandatory notification of interest due date if an internal review is necessary.
Limited Submission Contacts
If you have any questions or concerns about a limited submission proposal, please contact:
Marie Grubbs
Research Planning Manager, Limited Submissions Coordinator
Email: limited-submission@ncsu.edu or marie_grubbs@ncsu.edu
(V) 919.513.3955
Dr. Jon Horowitz
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research Infrastructure
Email: jmhorowi@ncsu.edu
(V) 919.515.4479