As part of our effort to enhance the information available to our faculty, the Office of Research Development provides information regarding various external research funding opportunities. This page is updated weekly so we invite you to visit this page often. Please note: this is by no means a comprehensive list of all external funding opportunities available to faculty.
To see a list of opportunities with open deadlines, click here.
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Sponsor
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Program
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Deadline
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Award
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NCI/NIH |
NCI National Clinical Trials Network - Network Group Statistics and Data Management Centers (U10) | LOI: 12/15/2012 | Application budgets are not limited, but need to reflect actual needs of the proposed, five-year project |
NIH |
Basic Social and Behavioral Research on Culture, Health and Wellbeing (R24) | 12/17/2012 | Up to $150,000 a year for two years |
NSF |
Computing and Communication Foundations (CCF): Core Programs- Small Projects |
12/17/2012 | Small Projects: total budgets up to $500,000 for durations of up to three years |
Transportation Research Board |
NCHRP Request for Proposal - Alternative Financing Approaches for Passenger and Freight Rail Projects | 12/18/2012 | $400,000 for 22 months |
NIH |
Transgenerational Inheritance in Mammals After Environmental Exposure (TIME) (R21) | 12/18/2012 | $200,000 in direct costs per year for up to three years |
NIH |
Initiative to Maximize Research Education in Genomics: Courses (R25) | LOI: 12/26/12 | Varies |
NSF |
Innovation Corps Sites Program (I-Corps Sites) | 1/7/2013 | $100,000 a year for three years |
Department of the Army |
Assistive Technologies Research Award | 1/8/2013 | $2,000,000 for four years |
NSF |
Science, Engineering, and Education for Sustainability (SEES) | 1/17/2013 | Varies by track |
NSF |
Sedimentary Geology and Paleobiology (Track One) | 1/17/2013 | $200,000 |
DARPA |
Young Faculty Award | 1/21/2013 | Up to $500,000 over two years |
NIH |
Advanced Development of Informatics Technology (U24) | 1/22/2013 | Up to $500,000 a year for up to five years |
NIH |
Early-Stage Development of Informatics Technology (U01) | 1/22/2013 | $250,000 for up to three years |
Trans. Research Board |
Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) - Airport Cyber Security Best Practices | 1/23/2013 | $350,000 for 13 months |
NSF |
Interdisciplinary Behavioral and Social Science Research (IBSS) | 1/23/2013 | The maximum level of support for an IBSS Large Interdisciplinary Research Project will be $1,000,000. The maximum level of support for an IBSS Interdisciplinary Team Exploratory Project will be $250,000. |
Various |
National Robotics Initiative (NRI) : The realization of co-robots acting in direct support of individuals and groups (Large Proposals) | 1/23/2013 | Up to $1 million a year for five years |
NSF |
Cyber-Physical Systems | 1/29/2012 | Varies by type. Funding for Breakthrough projects may be requested for a total of up to $500,000 for a period of up to 3 years. Funding for Synergy projects may be requested for a total of $500,001 to $1,000,000 for a period of 3 to 4 years. Funding may be requested for a total of $1,000,001 to $7,000,000 for a period of 4 to 5 years. |
NIH |
Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats (CounterACT) Exploratory/Developmental Projects in Translational Research (R21) | 1/30/2013 | Up to $500,000 for two years |
NIH |
Bridging Interventional Development Gaps (BrIDGs) Program | 2/1/2013 | Successful applicants gain access to the government’s contract resources |
Department of State |
Global Biosecurity Engagement Activities | 2/1/2013 | $500,000 for one year |
NSF |
Interdisciplinary Research in Hazards and Disasters (Hazards SEES) | 2/4/2013 | Varies by type |
Naval Research |
Scientific, Engineering, and Program Support Services | 2/4/2013 | Unspecified |
DHHS |
MCH Research Network on Promoting Healthy Weight (HW-RN) among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and other Special Health Care Needs | 2/4/2013 | $200,000 a year for up to three years |
NIH |
Epigenetic Inheritance and Transgenerational Effects of Alcohol (R01) | 2/5/2013 | Up to $500,000 a year for up to five years |
NIH |
New Directions in Hematology Research (SHINE-II) (R01) | 2/5/2013 | No limit is set on the costs for up to five years |
NIH |
Large Research Projects for Prevention and Management of Healthcare-Associated Infections (R01) | 2/5/2013 | Up to $500,000 a year for up to five years |
NSF |
Critical Zone Observatories (CZO) | 2/5/2013 | $5,000,000 over 5 years |
NIH |
Fatigability, Activity Limitations, and Bioenergetics in Aging (R01) | 2/5/2013 | Application budgets are not limited, but need to reflect actual needs of the proposed project. Project period is five years. |
NIH |
Fatigability, Activity Limitations, and Bioenergetics in Aging (R21) | 2/16/2013 | $275,000 over two years |
NIH |
Exploratory/Developmental Bioengineering Research Grants (EBRG) (R21) | 2/16/2013 | $275,000 over two years |
NIH |
Fatigability, Activity Limitations, and Bioenergetics in Aging (R03) | 2/16/2013 | $50,000 per year for two years |
NSF |
Exploiting Parallelism and Scalability (XPS) | 2/20/2013 | Up to $750,000 for up to four years |
NSF |
Sedimentary Geology and Paleobiology (Track Two) | 2/22/2013 | Four awards are planned for between $1-1.5 million and 6 more than $500,000 |
NIH |
Opportunities for Collaborative Research at the NIH Clinical Center (U01) | 3/20/2013 | $500,000 a year for three years |
NIH |
Exceptional Unconventional Research Enabling Knowledge Acceleration (EUREKA) for Neuroscience and Disorders of the Nervous System (R01) | 3/21/2013 | Up to $800,000 in direct costs over four years |
NSF |
Innovation Corps Sites Program (I-Corps Sites) | 7/1/2013 | $100,000 a year for three years |
NSF |
Integrated Earth Systems (IES) | 11/14/2013 | Up to $3 million for five years |
Sponsor |
Program |
Award |
| Alfred P. Sloan | Basic Research | Guidelines differ for proposals under $125,000 and over $125,000 |
| Applied BioPhysics | Early Career Mini-Grants | Unspecified |
| Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research | AHRQ Postdoctoral Fellowship Program | The amount of Fellow stipends is decided by the awarding unit, NIH, and is based on graduate status of the Fellow. |
| CPRIT | Recruitment of Established Investigators | No limit |
| CPRIT | Recruitment of Rising Stars | Up to $2.5 million over five years |
| CPRIT | Recruitment of First-Time, Tenure-Track Faculty Members | Up to $2 million over four years |
| Department of Energy | Conferences, Outreach and Networking for New Energy Communities and Technologies (CONNECT) | Between $5,000-$25,000 Note: deadline is on rolling basis through Dec. 2012 |
| Electric Power Research Institute | Student Program | Unspecified |
| Fox (Michael J.) Foundation for Parkinson's Research | Critical Challenges in Parkinson's Disease--Biomarker Development | Unspecified |
| National Geographic Society | Waitts Grant Program | Up to $15,000 |
| NSF | Catalyzing New International Collaborations | Up to $67,000 for one year |
| NSF | Strategic Technologies for CyberInfrastructure (STCI) | Unspecified |
| NIST | Measurement, Science and Engineering Research Grants Program | Between $25,000 - $1,500,000 for up to five years |
| ONR | RFP -- Research and Development Engineering Services in the Field of Pulsed Power Plasma Physics | Unspecified |
| Wells Fargo | Environmental Grant Program - Clean Technology and Innovation Grant Program | $50,000-$150,000 per entity |
