The list below represents past limited submission funding opportunities and campus competitions. Please be advised that future cycles are dependent upon funding availability and sponsor discretion. If there are any questions or if you are aware of a limited submission opportunity not listed, please contact Hallie Adams at ltdsubs@colorado.edu. For a listing of active limited submission funding opportunities, please visit our Limited Submission Funding Opportunities page.

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N/A December 11, 2018 TBD (likely March 15, 2019) Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering
N/A January 9, 2019 March 1, 2019 Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) Events Sponsorship Program
N/A January 10, 2019 March 1, 2019 3:00pm MST Dr. Scholl Foundation Grants
N/A November 29, 2018 February 22, 2019 5:00pm MST NSF Cultivating Cultures for Ethical STEM (CCE STEM)
N/A November 29, 2018 January 1 - February 15, 2019 (Pre-Application Counseling Period)
May 1, 2019 5:30pm MST (Phase I Applications)
August 15, 2019 5:30pm MST (Phase II Applications)		 W.M. Keck Foundation Research & Undergraduate Education Grants
N/A January 10, 2019 February 11, 2019 6:00pm MST (Nominations)
March 4, 2019 6:00pm MST (Full Application Materials)		 Moore Inventor Fellows
N/A November 29, 2018 February 7, 2019 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program
N/A November 28, 2018 February 4, 2019 5:00pm MST NSF Harnessing the Data Revolution (HDR): Data Science Corps (DSC)
N/A November 28, 2018 February 4, 2019 5:00pm MST NSF Materials Innovation Platform (MIP)
N/A January 16, 2019 February 1, 2019 5:00pm MST (Letter of Intent - not required)
March 4, 2019 5:00pm MST (Application)		 NIH Biomedical Research Facilities
N/A January 3, 2019 January 22, 2019 5:00pm MST (Letter of Intent)
February 22, 2019 5:00pm MST (Application)		 NIH NCI Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award (F99/K00)
N/A September 26, 2018 January 22, 2019 5:00pm MST NSF Major Research Instrumentation (MRI)
N/A November 6, 2018 January 17, 2019 5:00pm MST NSF Partnerships for Innovation - Research Partnerships (PFI-RP)
N/A December 5, 2018 January 10, 2019 10:00pm MST Dept of State Study of the U.S. Institutes for Scholars
N/A December 5, 2018 January 10, 2019 10:00pm MST Dept of State Study of the U.S. Institutes for Student Leaders
N/A November 6, 2018 January 9, 2019 10:00am MST ORAU Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards
N/A November 15, 2018 January 8, 2019 3:00pm MST (Letters of Intent)
March 27, 2019 3:00pm MST (Phase II Application - invitation only)		 Brain Research Foundation Fay/Frank Seed Grants
N/A November 8, 2018 January 1, 2019 (Concept Applications)
March 1, 2019 (Full Proposals)		 Conservation, Food & Health Foundation Support for Programs in the Developing World
N/A August 28, 2018 December 25, 2018 5:00pm MST (Letter of Intent)
January 25, 2019 5:00pm MST (Full Proposal)		 NIH Collaborative Program Grant for Multidisciplinary Teams (RM1)
N/A November 13, 2018 December 20, 2018 5:00pm MST (Preliminary Proposal)
February 19, 2019 5:00pm MST (Full Proposal)		 NSF Enabling Access to Cloud Computing Resources for CISE Research and Education (Cloud Access)
N/A August 21, 2018 November 19, 2018 (Letter of Intent - optional)
December 19, 2019 5:00pm MST (Full Application)		 NIH Superfund Hazardous Substance Research and Training Program
N/A October 18, 2018 December 18, 2018 5:00pm MST NSF Big Data Regional Innovation Hubs (BD Hubs)
N/A August 23, 2018 December 6, 2018 5:00pm MST (Letter of Intent)
February 6, 2019 5:00pm MST (Full Proposal)		 NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) Program
N/A October 22, 2018 December 3, 2018 5:00pm MST NPS Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program
N/A October 16, 2018 November 30, 2018 3:00pm MST Nuclear Regulatory Commission Faculty Development Grants
N/A October 16, 2018 November 30, 2018 3:00pm MST Nuclear Regulatory Commission Fellowship Education Grants
N/A October 16, 2018 November 30, 2018 3:00pm MST Nuclear Regulatory Commission Scholarship Grants
N/A September 24, 2018 November 15, 2018 12:59am MST (Proposal)
November 28, 2018 (Letters of Support)		 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists
N/A October 4, 2018 November 15, 2018 3:00pm MST DOE Scientific Infrastructure Support for Consolidated Innovative Nuclear Research
N/A October 4, 2018 November 8, 2018 5:00pm MST Carnegie Corporation of New York Andrew Carnegie Fellows 2019
N/A September 18, 2018 November 7, 2018 VentureWell Faculty Grants
N/A August 7, 2018 November 7, 2018 5:00pm MST NSF Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL)
N/A August 7, 2018 November 7, 2018 5:00pm MST NSF CISE Research Infrastructure (CRI)
N/A September 4, 2018 November 1, 2018 U.S. Consulate Fukuoka Public Diplomacy Small Grants
N/A September 4, 2018 October 31, 2018 Marion E. Kenworthy - Sarah H. Swift Foundation Grants
N/A September 4, 2018 October 31, 2018 Simons Investigators in the Mathematical Modeling of Living Systems (MMLS)
N/A September 4, 2018 October 31, 2018 Simons Investigators in Mathematics, Physics, Astrophysics and Computer Science
N/A N/A: To apply, please coordinate with your respective department. October 15, 2018 9:59pm MST Parker B. Francis Fellowship in Pulmonary Research
N/A August 8, 2018 October 12, 2018 5:00pm MST NSF Advancing Digitization of Biodiversity Collections (ADBC)
N/A August 29, 2018 September 11, 2018 (Letter of Intent) (Optional)
October 11, 2018 5:00pm MST (Full Proposal)		 NIH Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Training (MHRT) Program (T37)
N/A August 7, 2018 October 10, 2018 (Preliminary Sketch)
November 15, 2018 9:59pm MST (Full Proposal)		 NEH Dialogues on the Experience of War
N/A September 6, 2018 October 9, 2018 (SF-424)
October 19, 2018 (Full Application)		 NEA Research: Arts Works
N/A August 16, 2018 October 5, 2018 Andrew W. Mellon New Directions Fellowship
N/A August 2, 2018 September 28, 2018 4:00pm MST Searle Scholars Program
N/A July 12, 2018 September 27, 2018 5:00pm MST NSF Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE)
N/A August 2, 2018 September 26, 2018 9:59pm MST NEH Summer Stipends
N/A July 24, 2018 September 25, 2018 Johnson & Johnson Women in STEM2D (WiSTEM2D) Scholars Award Program
N/A July 17, 2018 September 25, 2018 5:00pm MST NIH Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program (R25)
N/A July 17, 2018 September 25, 2018 5:00pm MST NIH Research Education: Bridges to the Doctorate (R25)
N/A September 5, 2018 September 21, 2018 5:00pm MST (Letter of Intent)
November 19, 2018 5:00pm MST (Full Proposal)		 NSF Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Pathways into Geoscience (IUSE: GEOPATHS)
N/A July 10, 2018 September 19, 2018 5:00pm MST NIH Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Awards (IRACDA) (K12)
N/A July 17, 2018 September 19, 2018 5:00pm MST NSF Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science
N/A August 31, 2018 September 17, 2018 Pac-12 Student-Athlete Health & Well-Being Initiative
N/A August 8, 2018 September 15, 2018 American-Scandinavian Foundation Public Project Grants
N/A August 28, 2018 September 17, 2018 5:00pm MST (Letter of Intent)
November 5, 2018 5:00pm MST (Full Proposal)		 NSF Q-AMASE-i: Enabling Quantum Leap: Convergent Accelerated Discovery Foundries for Quantum Materials Science, Engineering and Information
N/A July 11, 2018 September 1, 2018 ORAU Events Sponsorship Program
June 13, 2018 N/A August 27, 2018 3:00pm MST (Letter of Intent)
September 27, 2018 3:00pm MST (Application)		 NIH Director's Early Independence Award
June 21, 2018 N/A August 25, 2018 5:00pm MST (Letter of Intent)
September 25, 2018 5:00pm MST (Application)		 NIH NINDS Neuroscience Development for Advancing the Careers of a Diverse Research Workforce (R25)
N/A August 1, 2018 August 23, 2018 3:00pm MST (Concept Paper)
November 1, 2018 3:00pm MST (Full Proposal)		 DOE Machine Learning for Geothermal Energy
N/A August 1, 2018 August 23, 2018 9:59pm MST (Letter of Intent)
January 4, 2019 9:59pm MST (Invited Full Proposal)		 Doris Duke Foundation Building Bridges Grants
N/A July 10, 2018 August 15, 2018 9:59pm MST NEA 2020 Jazz Masters Tribute Concert and Ancillary Events
N/A July 17, 2018 August 14, 2018 9:59pm MST NEA Documentary Sustainability Project
May 17, 2018 N/A August 9, 2018 (SF-424)
August 21, 2018 (Full Application)		 NEA Our Town
N/A July 11, 2018 August 8, 2018 9:59pm MST NEA The Citizens' Institute on Rural Design (CIRD)
March 13, 2018 N/A August 6, 2018 3:00pm MST (Full Proposal)
May 3, 2018 3:00pm MST (Letter of Intent - Optional)		 Department of Health and Human Services National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) Injury Control Research Centers
N/A June 12, 2018 August 1, 2018 Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation Mallinckrodt Grants
N/A N/A: To apply, please contact Andrew Chiacchierini in the Office of Advancement. August 1, 2018 American Honda Foundation Grants
N/A July 6, 2018 July 23, 2018 9:59pm MST Dept of State North India Small Grants Program
N/A June 14, 2018 July 19, 2018 9:59pm MST NEA Research Labs
N/A May 21, 2018 July 12, 2018 NEA Art Works
N/A June 7, 2018 July 5, 2018 9:59pm MST Dept of Education Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program CFDA
N/A July 5, 2018 *** July 2, 2018 (Notice of Intent) ***
July 30, 2018 3:00pm MST (Preliminary Proposal)
November 25, 2018 3:00pm MST (Invited Full Proposal)		 NASA Space Technology Research Institutes (STRI)
May 3, 2018 N/A July 2, 2018 American Diabetes Association Pathway to Stop Diabetes
N/A May 31, 2018 July 1 - August 15, 2018 (Pre-Application Counseling Period)
November 1, 2018 5:30pm MST (Phase I Applications)
February 15, 2019 5:30pm MST (Phase II Applications)		 W.M. Keck Foundation Programs
May 3, 2018 N/A July 1, 2018 (Concept Application)
September 3, 2018 (Full Application - by invitation only)		 The Conservation, Food & Health Foundation Support for Programs in the Developing World
May 10, 2018 May 24, 2018 June 29, 2018 (Nomination)
October 15, 2018 (Full Application)		 Pew Biomedical Scholars
May 2, 2018 May 17, 2018 June 27, 2018 3:00pm MST (Mentor and Reference Letters)
July 5, 2018 3:00pm MST (Full Application)		 William T Grant Foundation Scholars Program
April 23, 2018 N/A June 25, 2018 9:59pm MST (Nominations)
July 23, 2018 9:59pm MST (Letters of Support)		 The New York Academy of Sciences Innovators in Science Award - Early Career - Regenerative Medicine
April 23, 2018 N/A June 25, 2018 9:59pm MST (Nominations)
July 23, 2018 9:59pm MST (Letters of Support)		 The New York Academy of Sciences Innovators in Science Award - Senior Scientist - Regenerative Medicine
April 23, 2018 N/A June 22, 2018 (Letter of Intent)
September 25, 2018 (Full Application)		 Brain Research Foundation Scientific Innovations Award
April 18, 2018 N/A June 15, 2018 9:59pm MST (Nomination Form)
July 1, 2018 9:59pm MST (Full Application)		 RPB/SNF International Research Collaborators Award
April 11, 2018 N/A June 13, 2018 11:59pm MST National Forest Foundation Matching Awards Program
April 23, 2018 N/A June 9, 2018 (Letter of Intent)
June 15, 2018 (Full Application)		 NIH Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) (R25)
April 16, 2018 N/A June 8, 2018 (Nomination Form)
June 15, 2018 (Full Application)		 Whiting Public Engagement Fellowship
April 16, 2018 N/A June 8, 2018 (Nomination Form)
June 15, 2018 (Full Application)		 Whiting Public Engagement Seed Grant
April 2, 2018 N/A June 4, 2018 5:00pm MST NSF Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure (CICI)
N/A May 21, 2018 June 3, 2018 3:00pm MST (Letter of Intent)
July 3, 2018 3:00pm MST (Full Application)		 NIH Interaction of HIV Infection and Alcohol Abuse on Central Nervous System Morbidity
N/A May 21, 2018 May 31, 2018 3:00pm MST (Concept Paper)
July 17, 2018 3:00pm MST (Full Application)		 DOE Marine and Hydrokinetic Technology Advancement and Data Dissemination Solicitation
N/A May 1, 2018 May 31, 2018 10:00pm MST Dept of State Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Summer Institute
N/A May 1, 2018 May 31, 2018 10:00pm MST Dept of State Global Media Makers
N/A May 1, 2018 May 31, 2018 10:00pm MST Dept of State TechWomen Program
N/A May 1, 2018 May 31, 2018 10:00pm MST Dept of State US Exchange Alumni Network and Capacity Building Program
March 28, 2018 N/A May 31, 2018 5:00pm MST NIH High-End Instrumentation (HEI) Grant Program
March 28, 2018 N/A May 31, 2018 5:00pm MST NIH Shared Instrumentation Grant (SIG) Program
March 28, 2018 N/A May 31, 2018 5:00pm MST NIH Shared Instrumentation for Animal Research (SIFAR) Grant Program
March 28, 2018 N/A May 29, 2018 5:00pm MST NSF Partnerships between Science and Engineering Fields and the NSF TRIPODS Institutes
N/A May 10, 2018 May 28, 2018 5:00pm MST (Letter of Intent)
June 28, 2018 5:00pm MST (Application)		 NIH Summer Institute for Research Education in Biostatistics (R25)
April 19, 2018 N/A May 25, 2018 (Letter of Intent)
June 25, 2018 (Full Application)		 Dept of Health and Human Services Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research Centers
N/A May 21, 2018 May 25, 2018 3:00pm MST (Letter of Intent)
June 11, 2018 3:00pm MST (Full Application)		 DOE Building America Industry Partnerships and Research Priorities for High Performance Housing Innovation Solicitation
March 21, 2018 N/A May 25, 2018 5:00pm MST NIH Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE)
March 26, 2018 N/A May 23, 2018 11:00am MST (Full Proposal)
April 2, 2018 11:00am MST (Questions)		 USAID Feed the Future Innovation Lab on Fish (Fish Innovation Lab)
April 4, 2018 N/A May 22, 2018 (Letter of Intent)
June 22, 2018 5:00pm MST		 NIH Autoimmunity Centers of Excellence, Basic Research Program
March 21, 2018 N/A May 21, 2018 7:00am MST (Full Proposal)
March 15, 2018 7:00am MST (Questions)		 USAID Higher Education Activity in Malawi
Email ltdsubs@colorado.edu if interested April 12, 2018 May 17, 2018 10:59pm MST Halliburton Foundation Grants
Email ltdsubs@colorado.edu if interested May 1, 2018 May 16, 2018 (Letter of Intent)
June 18, 2018 (Full Application)		 DOE Computational Chemical Sciences Research
March 21, 2018 N/A May 14, 2018 Dept of State TIP Office Program to End Modern Slavery (PEMS)
March 21, 2018 N/A May 14, 2018 IMLS Activating Community Opportunities Using Museums/Libraries as Assets
N/A April 24, 2018 May 11, 2018 USAID Feed the Future Strengthening Agriculture Innovation Capacities (SAIC)
March 21, 2018 N/A May 7, 2018 DOE Preliminary Design and Techno-Economic Analysis of MWe-Class Oxide Fuel Cell Systems
Email ltdsubs@colorado.edu if interested N/A May 7, 2018 3:00pm MST Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Pilot and Feasibility Awards
Email ltdsubs@colorado.edu if interested N/A May 7, 2018 3:00pm MST Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Research Grants
Email ltdsubs@colorado.edu if interested N/A May 6, 2018 USAID India: HIV Services for Key Populations Affected by HIV/AIDS
March 14, 2018 N/A May 4, 2018 9:59pm MST Dept of State Democracy, Human Rights, and Rule of Law in Syria
Email ltdsubs@colorado.edu if interested April 19, 2018 May 3, 2018 (Letter of Intent)
May 24, 2018 (Full Application)		 DOE Materials and Chemical Sciences Research for Quantum Information Science
February 28, 2018 N/A May 1, 2018 NEH Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions
February 28, 2018 N/A May 1, 2018 USDA Agriculture in the Classroom (AITC) Program
Email ltdsubs@colorado.edu if interested N/A April 30, 2018 (Letter of Intent)
May 21, 2018 (Full Application)		 DOE Research at the Frontiers of X-Ray Free Electron Laser Ultrafast Chemical and Materials Sciences
Email ltdsubs@colorado.edu if interested N/A April 30, 2018 Dept of Justice Innovations in Community-Based Crime Reduction Program Training and Technical Assistance Program
Email ltdsubs@colorado.edu if interested N/A April 30, 2018 Dept of State International Sports Programming Initiative (ISPI)
Email ltdsubs@colorado.edu if interested N/A April 30, 2018 Dept of State Youth Leadership Programs with Algeria, Iraq, the Phillippines, and Russia
March 14, 2018 N/A April 30, 2018 (Letter of Intent)
May 31, 2018 (Full Application)		 NIH Team-Based Design in Biomedical Engineering Education
February 26, 2018 N/A April 30, 2018 Patagonia Environmental Grants & Support
March 7, 2018 March 29, 2018 April 25, 2018 5:00pm MST (Letter of Intent)
May 25, 2018 5:00pm MST (Full Application)		 NIH Collaborative Program Grant for Multidisciplinary Teams
February 28, 2018 N/A

April 24, 2018 (Letter of Intent)
May 24, 2018 5:00pm MST (Full Proposal)

 NIH Enhancing Science, Technology, EnginEering, and Math Educational Diversity (ESTEEMED)
Email ltdsubs@colorado.edu if interested N/A April 23, 2018 6:00am MST USAID Rwanda Service Delivery Activity (RSDA)
Email ltdsubs@colorado.edu if interested N/A April 19, 2018 USAID Madagascar Accessible Continuum of Care and Essential Services Sustained (ACCESS) Program
Email ltdsubs@colorado.edu if interested N/A April 18, 2018 NIH Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network on School-Based Health Services
Email ltdsubs@colorado.edu if interested N/A April 18, 2018 1:00am MST (Summary Technical Application) USAID Mitigating Environmental Impacts of Infrastructure Development in the Mekong Region
February 21, 2018 N/A April 17, 2018 5:00pm MST NSF Cultivating Cultures for Ethical STEM (CCE STEM)
Email ltdsubs@colorado.edu if interested N/A April 16, 2018 9:59pm MST DOJ SMART FY 18 Sexual Violence Prevention Initiative (SVPI)
Email ltdsubs@colorado.edu if interested N/A April 16, 2018 Dept of State 2018 Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative Summit
Email ltdsubs@colorado.edu if interested N/A April 16, 2018 9:59pm MST Dept of State Labor Rights and Mega Sporting Events
Email ltdsubs@colorado.edu if interested N/A April 16, 2018 5:00pm MST NIH Research on the Health of Women of Understudied, Underrepresented and Underreported (U3) Populations - An ORWH FY18 Administrative Supplement
Email ltdsubs@colorado.edu if interested N/A April 13, 2018 9:59pm MST Dept of State Blockchain and Worker Rights
April 11, 2018 N/A April 12, 2018 (SF-424)
April 24, 2018 (Full Application)		 NEA Challenge America
January 30, 2018 N/A April 4, 2018 5:00pm MST NSF INCLUDES Alliances
Email ltdsubs@colorado.edu if interested N/A March 31, 2018 Dept of State U.S. – Iraqi Think Tank Linkage Program for Iraqi Academics and Commentators
Email ltdsubs@colorado.edu if interested N/A March 28, 2018 7:00am MST Dept of State US Embassy Ankara Public Affairs Grant Program
Email ltdsubs@colorado.edu if interested N/A March 26, 2018 9:00am MST USAID West Africa: Amplify Family Planning and Reproductive Health (Amplify-FP)
Email ltdsubs@colorado.edu if interested N/A March 23, 2018 3:00pm MST (Concept Paper)
May 3, 2018 3:00pm MST (Full Proposal)		 DOE Flexible Combined Heat and Power for Grid Reliability and Resiliency
January 12, 2018 N/A February 16, 2018 (Letter of Intent - Optional)
March 19, 2018 5:00pm MST (Full Application)		 NIH Data Science Research: Personal Health Libraries for Consumers and Patients
December 18, 2017 N/A March 17, 2018 (Letter of Intent - Optional)
April 17, 2018 5:00pm MST (Full Application)		 NIH Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers (EHS CC)
Email ltdsubs@colorado.edu if interested N/A March 15, 2018 3:00pm MST (Questions)
April 6, 2018 3:00pm MST (Concept Note)		 USAID Accelerating Local Potential Under Existing Science, Technology, Innovation, and Partnership APS
Email ltdsubs@colorado.edu if interested N/A March 14, 2018 9:30 p.m. MST (Statement of Intent)
Full Proposal: N/A		 Dept of State DRL Burma: Supporting Inclusive Civic Awareness and Engagement across Diverse Communities
Email ltdsubs@colorado.edu if interested N/A

February 7, 2018 (Letter of Registration - Optional)

March 7, 2018 9:59pm MST (Full Proposal)

 DOJ OVW Grants to Reduce Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence and Stalking on Campus Program