External Grants with Limited Submissions Allowed

Local and State Funding Opportunities

Funder & Program

Notes

Deadlines (Approx.)

Black Hawk County Gaming Association

November 1, February 1, May 1, and August 1

Iowa Arts Council

UNI may submit only one grant proposal per fiscal year.

Project Grants: February 1, May 1, August 1, and November 1.

Humanities Iowa

UNI cannot have more than one HI grant at a time per academic department or administrative unit

Major Grants: May 1 and October 1: Mini Grants: Continuously

Private Funding Opportunities

Funder & Program

Notes

Deadlines (Approx.)

Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation – Beckman Young Investigator Program

No more than two (2) candidates may apply from any one institution.

October 1 - not currently accepting applications

Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation – Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Program

Awardees are typically in departments that do not grant a doctoral degree. Institutions may submit only one Henry Dreyfus nomination annually.

May - August (varies)

American Honda Foundation

One proposal system wide may be submitted for each round. Only one project may be funded per year.

February 1, May 1, August 1, November 1

Federal Funding Opportunities

Funder & Program

Notes

Deadlines (Approx.)

U.S. Department of Education

Upward Bound Program (Includes Regular Upward Bound(UB), Veterans Upward Bound (VUB), and Upward Bound Math and Science (UBMS)

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.

November 1 (every four years)

National Endowment for the Arts

Funder & Program

Notes

Deadlines (Approx.)

Art Works

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.

March 1 and August 1

Challenge America Fast-Track Review Grants

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.

May 1

National Endowment for the Humanities

Funder & Program

Notes

Deadlines (Approx.)

Preservation Assistance Grants (for Smaller Institutions)

An institution may submit only one application per deadline for a Preservation Assistance Grant.

early May

Challenge Grants

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.

May 1

Summer Stipends

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. UNI Guidelines

September/October (varies)

National Science Foundation (Select Programs for UNI)

Funder & Program

Notes

Deadlines (Approx.)

ADVANCE: Increasing Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers – Institutional Transformation (IT)

Organizations may submit only one Institutional Transformation proposal.

October 1 - letter of intent; November 1 - full proposal

Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM)

An institution may submit one proposal from each constituent school or college that awards degrees in an eligible field.

July 1 - letter of intent; August 1 - full proposal

Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program

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.

March 1

Geoscience Education Program (GeoEd)

Track 2 (Organizations)--An organization (e.g., university or museum) may be the lead organization on only one Track 2 proposal per competition.

October 1

Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities: Departmental Multi-User Instrumentation (CRIF:MU)

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.

archived

Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program Instrument Development and Acquisition

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 instrument development.

Letter of Intent Due Date (required): Dec 1 Req. only for acquisition requests between $2 million and $4 million. See full text of solicitation. Full Proposal Deadlines: Fourth Thursday in Jan, Annually

Partnership for International Research and Education (PIRE)

An eligible U.S. institution may submit a maximum of three preliminary proposals as the lead institution.

February 1