Limited Submission Proposal Opportunities

Internal submission deadlines are determined by the Vice President for Research office. To allow enough lead time to develop a proposal, generally the internal deadline will be set at four weeks prior to the letter of intent date, or six weeks prior to the submission deadline—whichever comes first. A firm internal deadline date will be posted below as programs become known. See Limited Submission Program Guidelines for campus procedures.

Note: Due to the number of programs, it is not possible to provide an all-inclusive list. Pre-award questions not addressed or opportunities not listed may be directed to the Vice President for Research office at 487-1115 or 487-3043 (or email lims-l@mtu.edu).

Upcoming Internal Deadlines 

 Limited Submission announcements at:

• Michigan State University
• North Carolina State University
• University of California, Berkley
• University of Michigan
• Virginia Tech

February 2013

April 2013

May 2013

Name: SmallSat Technology Partnerships FY13 CAN
Sponsor: NASA
Internal deadline: May 1, 2013 at noon
Number per organization: Two
Full proposal deadline: June 5, 2013

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Name: Collections in Support of Biological Research
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Internal deadline: May 25, 2013
Number per organization: Three
Full proposal deadline: July 6, 2013

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June 2013

Name: Physics Frontiers Center
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Internal deadline: June 24, 2013
Number per organization: Two
Preliminary proposal deadline: August 5, 2013
Full proposal deadline: January 27, 2014

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Name: EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program Track 1
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Internal deadline: June 25, 2013
PI/Co-PI/Senior Personnel Limit: One. An investigator may serve as PI or Co-PI on only one proposal submitted in response to this solicitation.
Number per organization: One
Full proposal deadline: August 6, 2013

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Name: Online Resource Center for Ethics Education in Science and Engineering (ORCEESE)
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Internal deadline: June 26, 2013
Number per organization: One
Full proposal deadline: August 7, 2013

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July 2013

Name: Pathway to Stop Diabetes
Sponsor: American Diabetes Association
Internal deadline: July 12, 2013
PI/Co-PI/Senior Personnel Limit: One.
Number per organization: One. Institutions may nominate a maximum of one investigator per grant cycle. The nomination can be in either Pathway award type: the Diabetes Research Career Initiator or the Diabetes Research Accelerator.
Full proposal deadline: August 16, 2013

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Name: Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Internal deadline: July 15, 2013
PI/Co-PI/Senior Personnel Limit: One
Number per organization: One
Preliminary proposal deadline: August 26, 2013
Full proposal deadline: January 10, 2014

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Name: Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship
Sponsor: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Internal deadline: July 29, 2013
PI/Co-PI/Senior Personnel Limit: Candidates must hold a Ph.D. (or equivalent) in chemistry, computational or evolutionary molecular biology, computer science, economics, mathematics, neuroscience, ocean sciences (including marine biology), physics, or a related field; candidates must hold a tenure track (or equivalent) position at a college, university, or other degree-granting institution in the United States or Canada; and candidates must normally be no more than six years from completion of their most recent Ph.D. (or equivalent) as of the year of their nomination. Candidates must be nominated by a department head or other senior researcher.
Number per organization: No more than 3 candidates from each department.
Full proposal deadline: September 16, 2013

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August 2013

Name: Critical Zone Observatory (CZO) National Office
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Internal deadline: August 5, 2013
PI/Co-PI/Senior Personnel Limit: One. Organizations selected for a CZO award in 2013 will not be eligible to serve as the CZO National Office awardee. Individuals involved as Co-PI, sub-awardee, senior investigator, or collaborator of one of CZO site awards will not be eligible to serve as the CZO-NO awardee. Individuals are also not eligible to serve as the CZO-NO awardee if others at their institution are involved as PI or Co-PIs in a CZO award to another institution.
Number per organization: One. Collaborative Proposals submitted as separate submissions from multiple organizations are NOT allowed for this competition.
Full proposal deadline: September 16, 2013

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September 2013

Name: Water Sustainability and Climate (WSC)
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Internal deadline: None. The limit is on number of proposals per PI and institution collaboration. Each PI must ensure she/he is participating in no more than the maximum number of submissions and institution collaboration.
PI/Co-PI/Senior Personnel Limit: Two. (An individual may appear as Principal Investigator (PI), co-PI, other senior personnel, or investigator on only two WSC proposals submitted for FY 2014 in response to this solicitation. This limitation includes proposals submitted by a lead organization, any sub-award submitted as part of a proposal, or any collaborative proposal.)
Number per organization: Collaborative submissions can include a maximum of four institutions (four institutional cover sheets). Other participating institutions must be funded via subcontracts through one of the four lead collaboratives.
Full proposal deadline: September 10, 2013

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October 2013

Name: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP)
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Internal deadline: October 22, 2013
Number per organization: An institution that awards baccalaureate degrees is allowed to submit only one Type 1 proposal, or to be part of only one consortium submitting a Type 1 proposal. An institution that awards associate degrees, and does not award baccalaureate degrees, is allowed to be the lead institution on only one Type 1 proposal, and, in addition, may be a partner on one or more Type 1 proposals. There are no restrictions on the number of Type 2 proposals that an individual or organization may submit. Please see the solicitation to read the difference between Type 1 and 2.
Full proposal deadline: December 3, 2013

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Name: Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI): Instrument Acquisition or Development
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Internal deadline: October 31, 2013
PI/Co-PI/Senior Personnel Limit: None
Number per organization: Three. If three proposals are submitted, at least one of the proposals must be for instrument development (i.e., no more than two proposals may be for instrument acquisition). Please read the solicitation to find out more about the limit on number of proposals per organization.
Full proposal deadline: January 23, 2014
Please note this limited submission opportunity requires a technical review

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December 2013

Name: EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Track-2
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Internal deadline: December 18, 2013
PI/Co-PI/Senior Personnel Limit:  One. An investigator may serve as PI or Co-PI on only one proposal submitted in response to this solicitation. Principal Investigators/Project Directors of proposed RII Track-2 projects must be affiliated with research universities, agencies, or organizations within the consortia of EPSCoR jurisdictions.
Number per organization: One. Eligible jurisdictions can participate in only one consortium, and can submit only one collaborative proposal.
Full proposal deadline: January 29, 2014

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Name: Fundamental Research Program for Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers (FRP)
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Internal deadline: December 25, 2013
PI/Co-PI/Senior Personnel Limit: One proposal per PI per center. The PI must be the center director of an NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center. Other center participants may be co-PIs. The lead institution's center director may request a waiver to this requirement.
Number per organization: One proposal per center. All sites must submit a collaborative proposal that is part of the same integrated research experimental plan of the center. The total budget for all site submissions from a center cannot exceed the maximum award.
Full proposal deadline: February 5, 2014

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