Local and State Funding Opportunities
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Funder & Program
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Notes
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Deadlines (Approx.)
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Black Hawk County Gaming Association
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Contact Hillery.Oberle@uni.edu |
November 1, February 1, May 1, and August 1
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Iowa Arts Council
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UNI may submit only one grant proposal per fiscal year.
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Project Grants: February 1, May 1, August 1, and November 1.
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Humanities Iowa
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UNI cannot have more than one HI grant at a time per academic department or administrative unit
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Major Grants: May 1 and October 1: Mini Grants: Continuously
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Private Funding Opportunities
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Funder & Program
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Notes
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Deadlines (Approx.)
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Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation – Beckman Young Investigator Program
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No more than two (2) candidates may apply from any one institution.
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October 1 - not currently accepting applications
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Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation – Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Program
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Awardees are typically in departments that do not grant a doctoral degree. Institutions may submit only one Henry Dreyfus nomination annually.
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May - August (varies)
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American Honda Foundation
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One proposal system wide may be submitted for each round. Only one project may be funded per year.
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February 1, May 1, August 1, November 1
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Federal Funding Opportunities
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Funder & Program
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Notes
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Deadlines (Approx.)
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U.S. Department of Education
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Upward Bound Program (Includes Regular Upward Bound(UB), Veterans Upward Bound (VUB), and Upward Bound Math and Science (UBMS)
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An applicant may submit more than one application, if each separate application describes a project that will serve students at different target schools and/or target populations. A secondary school applicant must submit a certification that there is no other eligible entity in the proposed target area that is capable of carrying out a UB program project.
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November 1 (every four years)
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National Endowment for the Arts
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Funder & Program
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Notes
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Deadlines (Approx.)
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Art Works
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An organization may submit only one application unless it qualifies as an independent component--equivalent to a stand-alone institution with a separate mission; or, is part of a consortium application with a distinctly different project.
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March 1 and August 1
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Challenge America Fast-Track Review Grants
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An organization may submit only one application unless it qualifies as an independent component--equivalent to a stand-alone institution with a separate mission; or, is part of a consortium application with a distinctly different project.
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May 1
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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Funder & Program
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Notes
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Deadlines (Approx.)
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Preservation Assistance Grants (for Smaller Institutions)
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An institution may submit only one application per deadline for a Preservation Assistance Grant.
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early May
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Challenge Grants
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Institutions are permitted to apply for or hold only one NEH challenge grant at a time, but they are eligible to apply for subsequent NEH challenge grants beginning in the fourth year after the closing date of their most recent NEH challenge grant. For example, if a grant closes in 2006, the earliest year to submit a subsequent grant application would be 2010. Applicants may apply either at the May or the November deadline, but not both within the same 12-month period.
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May 1
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Summer Stipends
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Each college and university in the United States and its jurisdictions may nominate two faculty members. Each can be either a junior or a senior faculty member.
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September/October (varies)
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National Science Foundation (Select Programs for UNI)
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Funder & Program
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Notes
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Deadlines (Approx.)
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ADVANCE: Increasing Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers – Institutional Transformation (IT)
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Organizations may submit only one Institutional Transformation proposal.
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October 1 - letter of intent; November 1 - full proposal
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Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM)
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An institution may submit one proposal from each constituent school or college that awards degrees in an eligible field.
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July 1 - letter of intent; August 1 - full proposal
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Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program
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An institution, on its own or as a member of a consortium, may submit no more than one Noyce proposal per Noyce competition. For FY 2008, proposals are being solicited in six EHR programs that advance I3 goals: CREST, ITEST, MSP, Noyce, RDE, and TCUP. Given the focus on institutional integration, an institution may submit only one proposal to the I3 competition in only one program.
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March 1
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Geoscience Education Program (GeoEd)
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Track 2 (Organizations)--An organization (e.g., university or museum) may be the lead organization on only one Track 2 proposal per competition.
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October 1
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Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities: Departmental Multi-User Instrumentation (CRIF:MU)
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A maximum of two CRIF:MU proposals per institution will be accepted . If an institution submits two proposals, at least one of the two proposals must involve cyberinfrastructure.
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archived
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Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program Instrument Development and Acquisition
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An organization may submit or be included as a partner or subawardee in no more than three proposals. If an organization submits or is included as a partner or subawardee in three proposals, at least one of the three proposals must be for greater than $1,000,000.
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mid-January to early February, depending on year
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Partnership for International Research and Education (PIRE)
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An eligible U.S. institution may submit a maximum of three preliminary proposals as the lead institution.
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February 1
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Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science |
Three site proposals may be submitted per competition by a U.S. academic institution, College/Department of Engineering, Engineering Technology, or Computer and Information Science as the lead institution. |
February 1 and October 1 |