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Limited Submission Programs

In limited submission programs, the sponsor restricts the number of applications or proposals a campus can submit to the agency. The guidelines for these programs require institutions to screen preproposals or nominations to determine which applications will be submitted for competition.

Limited Submission Cover Sheet

Current Solicitations List

Limited Submission Campus Announcements

The Vice Chancellor for Research Office uses CALmessages to send limited submission announcements to faculty within targeted departments and/or units based on the focus of the agency funding program or, when the program is more general, to faculty campus-wide. For example, a program funding public health research would be directed only to faculty within the School of Public Health.

Research administrators and other staff who also wish to be notified of upcoming limited submission deadlines must sign up for the Limited Submission CALmessages list (CalNet authorization required). Faculty members do not need to sign up for this list; they will receive messages automatically. Staff who sign up for the list will receive all messages, not just those specific to their department.

Limited Submission Applications

Campus applications for limited submission programs should include one copy of the application material and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet (see top of this page) and be submitted to the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, 119 California Hall, Attention: Jackie Jones.

In general, applications for campus review will include a three- to five-page project description, a curriculum vita for each investigator, and a one-page budget that summarizes the total project period. However, please see the announcements below for program-specific information on campus application requirements.

Requests for matching funds or exceptions to campus policies must be identified at this stage and included in the budget page. Requests will be negotiated if the project is selected for submission.

If you have any questions about the internal campus review process, please contact Jackie Jones (643-1795, jackie_jones@berkeley.edu). For assistance with the preparation of your proposal, please contact your departmental Research Administrator. For questions about submitting the proposal to the funding agency please contact your SPO Research Analyst. More information on campus procedures is available here.

Current Solicitations Chart

The chart below lists active limited submission programs. For previously announced programs, see the Limited Submission Archive.

Program Campus Application Deadline to VCRO Selected Proposals to SPO Agency Deadline Program Synopsis
Feminist Review Trust

one application per organization per round
1/9/2013, 5/7/2013, 9/7/2013

Campus applications should be sent in one PDF copy to jackie_jones@berkeley.edu by 5:00pm on 1/9/2013, 5/7/2013, 9/7/2013. The PDF must include the following: Limited Submission Cover Sheet, Project Description (3-5 pages), Curriculum vitae, Budget (1 page).
1/24/2013, 5/23/2013, 9/23/2013
1/31/2013, 5/31/2013, 9/30/2013

next deadline: 1/31/2014, 5/31/2014, 9/30/2014
The Feminist Review Trust exists to fund research and other scholarly activity on all aspects of gender. The types of projects they fund fall into the following categories: Hard to Fund; Pump Priming; Interventionist Projects; Training and Development; One off events; Dissemination; Core funding; and others. Examples are given in the guidelines. The Feminist Review Trust also states, “We like to support projects which have a longer-term impact. Most applications do not consider this very carefully or very fully.”
Funding: UK £10,000 (or equivalent) maximum.
National Endowment for the Arts Grants for Arts (GAP)

Frequently Asked Questions

one application per organization; see Applicant Eligibility for exceptions to the one-application rule made for parent (and related) organizations
2/15/2013

Campus applications to both programs should be sent in one PDF copy to jackie_jones@berkeley.edu by 5:00pm on February 15, 2013. The PDF must include the following: Limited Submission Cover Sheet, Project Description (3-5 pages), Curriculum vitae, and Budget (1 page).
Art Works: 2/28/2013, 8/1/2013
 
Challenge America Fast-Track: 5/16/2013
Art Works: 3/7/2013, 8/8/2013
 
Challenge America Fast-Track: 5/23/2013

Application Calendar
 This program funds projects in Artist Communities, Arts Education, Dance, Design, Folk & Traditional Arts, Literature, Local Arts Agencies, Media Arts, Museums, Music, Opera, Presenting & Multidisciplinary Works, Theater & Musical Theater, and Visual Arts. There are two categories: Art Works and Challenge America Fast-Track. Potential applicants should review the NEA program information:
Art Works (also see Grants.gov) supports projects to achieve the following four outcomes: Creation: The creation of art that meets the highest standards of excellence, Engagement: Public engagement with diverse and excellent art, Learning: Lifelong learning in the arts, and Livability: The strengthening of communities through the arts. Grants generally range from $10,000 to $100,000.
Challenge America Fast-Track (also see Grants.gov) offers support primarily to small and mid-sized organizations for projects that extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations. Grants are for $10,000 and require a minimum $10,000 match.
NIH Centers for AIDS Research and Developmental Centers for AIDS Research (P30)

one application per institution
5/1/2013

Campus applications should be sent in one PDF copy to jackie_jones@berkeley.edu by 5:00pm on May 1, 2013. The PDF must include the following: Limited Submission Cover Sheet, Project Description (3-5 pages), Curriculum vitae, Budget (1 page).
6/7/2013
6/14/2013

5/14/2013 for letter of intent (not required)
This FOA encourages applications for the Centers for AIDS Research (CFAR) program to provide administrative and shared research support to enhance HIV/AIDS research. Applications are being solicited for both standard CFARs and for developmental CFARs (D-CFARs). Standard and D-CFARs provide core facilities, expertise, resources, and services not readily obtained otherwise through more traditional funding mechanisms. Additionally, D-CFARs provide support to assist investigators in the development of a competitive standard CFAR. The program emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration, especially between basic and clinical investigators, translational research between the laboratory and the clinic, inclusion of investigators from diverse backgrounds, and inclusion of prevention and behavioral change research.
NSF Scalable Nanomanufacturing (SNM)

one proposal per academic institution as lead organization; the same organization may be a collaborative partner in any number of other multi-organization group proposals in which it is not the lead
5/3/2013

Campus applications should be sent in one PDF copy to jackie_jones@berkeley.edu by 5:00pm on May 3, 2013. The PDF must include the following: Limited Submission Cover Sheet, Project Description (3-5 pages), Curriculum vitae, Budget (1 page).
5/24/2013
6/3/2013
NSF announces a third year of a program on collaborative research and education in the area of scalable nanomanufacturing, including the long-term societal implications of the large-scale implementation of nanomanufacturing innovations. Although many nanofabrication techniques have demonstrated the ability to fabricate small quantities of nanomaterials and devices for characterization and evaluation purposes, the emphasis of this program is on research to overcome the key impediments that prevent the low cost production of useful nanomaterials, devices and systems at industrially relevant scale.
NSF Widening Implementation & Demonstration of Evidence Based Reforms (WIDER)

one Planning or one Institutional Implementation proposal per organization; no restrictions on the number of Community Implementation or Research proposals
5/10/2013

Campus applications should be sent in one PDF copy to jackie_jones@berkeley.edu 5:00pm on May 10, 2013. The PDF must include the following: Limited Submission Cover Sheet, Project Description (3-5 pages), Curriculum vitae, Budget (1 page).

If you intend on applying for this grant, send email to jackie_jones@berkeley.edu by Monday, April 22, 2013.
6/26/2013
7/3/2013
The chief goal of WIDER is to transform institutions of higher education into supportive environments for STEM faculty members to substantially increase their use of evidence-based teaching and learning practices. Applicants may apply for WIDER grants to begin institutional planning efforts, to support implementation efforts for evidence-based teaching and learning practices, and for research on how to increase the importance placed on evidence-based practices in institutional strategic planning and faculty rewards.
Brain Research Foundation Scientific Innovations Award (SIA)

one letter of intent per invited institution
5/24/2013

Campus applications should be sent in one PDF copy to jackie_jones@berkeley.edu. The PDF must include the following: Limited Submission Cover Sheet, Project Summary (2 pages), Biographical Sketch with other support page (4 page maximum).
6/24/2013 for required letter of intent

10/2/2013 for invited application
7/1/2013 for required letter of intent

10/9/2013 for invited application
 The objective is to support projects that may be too innovative and speculative for traditional funding sources but still have a high likelihood of producing important findings. It is expected that investigations supported by these grants will yield high impact findings and result in major grant applications and significant publications in high impact journals. To be eligible, the nominee must be a full-time associate or full professor working in the area of studies and brain function in health and disease. Current major NIH or other peer-reviewed funding is preferred but evidence of such funding in the past three years is essential. The grant period is for two years in the amount of $150,000. The support focus is for new research projects of the highest scientific merit.
NIGMS MARC Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research (U-STAR) National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant (T34)

one application per institution
5/31/2013

Campus applications are due to VCRO on May 31, 2013. Please contact Jackie Jones (jackie_jones@berkeley.edu, 3-1795) with any questions.

Note: UC Berkeley award (ends 2015) – John Matsui
6/17/2013
6/24/2013

next deadline: 5/25/2014, 5/25/2015
The program provides grants to institutions with significant enrollment of students from groups underrepresented in the biomedical and behavioral sciences that propose well-integrated developmental activities designed to strengthen students’ academic preparation, research training and professional skills that are critical to the completion of the Ph.D. degree in the biomedical and behavioral sciences.
William T. Grant Foundation Scholars Program

Only one applicant may be nominated from a major division of an institution each year. If an institution nominates more than one applicant, a central administrative officer must submit confirmation that the applicants represent distinct schools or major divisions of the institution.
6/3/2013

Campus applications should be sent in one PDF copy to jackie_jones@berkeley.edu by 5:00pm on June 3, 2013. The PDF must include the following: Limited Submission Cover Sheet, Project Description (3-5 pages), Curriculum vitae, Budget (1 page).
6/28/2013
7/8/2013
The Scholars Program is a professional development program for early-career researchers in the social, behavioral, or health sciences. The Foundation supports research to understand and improve the everyday settings of youth ages 8 to 25 in the U.S., and funds studies that enhance our understanding of: how youth settings work, how they affect youth development, and how they can be improved; and when, how, and under what conditions research evidence is used in policy and practice that affect youth, and how its use can be improved. Applicants applying in 2013 must have received their degree in 2006 or later. The award may not be used as a post-doctoral fellowship.
HRSA Maternal and Child Health Measurement Research Network

one application per organization
6/7/2013

Campus applications should be sent in one PDF copy to jackie_jones@berkeley.edu by 5:00pm on June 7, 2013. The PDF must include the following: Limited Submission Cover Sheet, Project Description (3-5 pages), Curriculum vitae, Budget (1 page).
6/24/2013
7/1/2013
The MCH-MRN will provide national leadership in enhancing and developing a set of culturally competent health measures for: MCH programmatic planning; screening; service provision; interventions that promote physical and psychosocial health and well-being; and clinical decision-making for primary and secondary prevention of disease, injury, and behavioral issues among at-risk mothers, children (including children with special healthcare needs), adolescents, and families.
Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences

one nomination per invited institution
6/14/2013

Campus applications must include the following items: 1. Limited Submission Cover Sheet; 2. Additional items required: a. Curriculum Vitae; b. Other Support; c. Self Assessment; d. Abstract of Proposed Research; e. Publications; f. References: list of the three chosen individuals that will provide recommendation letters for the applicant before the deadline of November 1, 2013. If you have any questions, please contact Jackie Jones at (643-1795, jackie_jones@berkeley.edu). All campus applications must be submitted by the campus deadline below via email in PDF format to Jackie Jones, Vice Chancellor for Research Office, at jackie_jones@berkeley.edu.
10/25/2013 for application
11/1/2013 for application

7/15/2013 for campus nomination
The Program supports assistant professors of outstanding promise in science relevant to the advancement of human health. The award provides $60,000 per year for a four-year period. The Program is open to candidates with a doctorate in biomedical sciences or medicine. As of 11/1/2013, nominees must hold full-time appointments at the rank of assistant professor or equivalent. On 7/1/2013, they must not have been in such an appointment for more than three years (not appointed before 7/1/2010), whether or not such appointments were on a tenure track. Candidates may be nominated by their institution two times in total. Applicants with committed awards that overlap for the first two years of the Pew Scholars Program from the Searle Scholars Program, Rita Allen Scholars, Burroughs-Wellcome Career Award for Medical Scientists, Beckman Young Investigators Program, Ellison New Scholar Award, W.M. Keck Foundation, Damon-Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award, and the Kimmel Scholars Award are not eligible. Funding from the NIH, other government sources, and project grants from non-profit associations do not pose a conflict.
Japan Prize - Audiovisual Division

one application per category per organization (six total), In case of a series, only one episode out of the series may be entered.
6/18/2013

Campus applications should be sent in one PDF copy to jackie_jones@berkeley.edu by 5:00pm on June 18, 2013. The PDF must include the following: Limited Submission Cover Sheet, Project Description (3-5 pages), Curriculum vitae.
6/21/2013
6/30/2013
The Japan Prize was established in 1965 by NHK as International Educational Program Contest with the aims of improving the quality of educational programs around the world and contributing to the development and fostering of international understanding and cooperation. The Grand Prix Japan Prize is $5,000. Prizes for the Best Work in Each Category for the Audiovisual Division is $2,000.
NSF Online Resource Center for Ethics Education in Science and Engineering (ORCEESE)

one proposal per organization
6/28/2013

Campus applications should be sent in one PDF copy to jackie_jones@berkeley.edu by 5:00pm on June 28, 2013. The PDF must include the following: Limited Submission Cover Sheet, Project Description (3-5 pages), Curriculum vitae, Budget (1 page).
7/31/2013
8/7/2013
The program will fund one five-year award (2014-2018) to collect and curate multi-media materials (including research findings, pedagogical materials, and promising practices) for an online, state-of-the-art resource center that will support efforts by scientists and engineers to incorporate ethical issues and reasoning into their pedagogy and research. The online resource center should be creative, comprehensive, accessible, and evolving.
Cal Humanities: Community Stories Grant

one application per organization
6/28/2013

Campus applications should be sent in one PDF copy to jackie_jones@berkeley.edu by 5:00pm on June 28, 2013. The PDF must include the following: Limited Submission Cover Sheet, Project Description (3-5 pages), Curriculum vitae, Budget (1 page).
7/25/2013
8/1/2013
Community Stories funds projects that focus on the collection and sharing of real stories of California’s communities. Projects must involve at least one humanities expert as an advisor, use the methods of analysis that inform the humanities as well as community-based research, and produce work that is publicly accessible. Application eligibility is limited to California-based nonprofit organizations or local/state public agencies or institutions. Grant awards range up to $10,000 and a cash or in-kind match is required.
NIAMS Skin Diseases Research Core Centers (P30)

one application per institution
7/19/2013

Campus applications should be sent in one PDF copy to jackie_jones@berkeley.edu by 5:00pm on July 19, 2013. The PDF must include the following: Limited Submission Cover Sheet, Project Description (3-5 pages), Curriculum vitae, and Budget (1 page).
9/13/2013
9/20/2013

8/20/2013 for letter of intent (not required)
 The Skin Diseases Research Core Centers (SDRCs) will provide shared facilities and services to groups of established, currently funded investigators addressing scientific problems in skin biology and diseases, in order to improve efficiency, accelerate the pace of research, and ensure greater productivity.
CDC Grants for Injury Control Research Centers

one application per institution; applicants/institutions may not apply for both a comprehensive and a developmental center award
8/2/2013

Campus applications should be sent in one PDF copy to jackie_jones@berkeley.edu 5:00pm on August 2, 2013. The PDF must include the following: Limited Submission Cover Sheet, Project Description (3-5 pages), Curriculum vitae, Budget (1 page).
10/28/2013
11/4/2013

9/6/2013 for letter of intent (not required)
The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control is seeking applications for ICRC grants in two categories: 1) comprehensive centers and 2) developmental centers. These centers will conduct high quality research and help translate scientific discoveries into practice for the prevention and control of fatal and nonfatal injuries, violence, and related disabilities.
NIH High-End Instrumentation Grant Program (S10)

There is no limit on the number of applications an institution may submit provided the applications are for different types of equipment.
8/9/2013

Campus principal investigators who are planning to submit an application to the NIH HEI program should send email to Jackie Jones (jackie_jones@berkeley.edu) in the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research by August 9, 2013 with the type of instrument to be requested. If there are potentially two or more applications for similar equipment, the Vice Chancellor for Research Office will coordinate with principal investigators.
9/6/2013
9/13/2013
The High-End Instrumentation Grant (HEI) program encourages applications from groups of NIH-supported investigators to purchase a single major item of equipment to be used for biomedical research that costs at least $750,000. The maximum award is $2,000,000. Instruments in this category include, but are not limited to, biomedical imaging systems, NMR spectrometers, mass spectrometers, electron microscopes and supercomputers.
Please note the unusual Justification of Need requirement in the program announcement, under Section IV. Application and Submission Information, SF424 (R&R) Other Project Information Component, Instrumentation Plan.
NCCAM Centers of Excellence for Research on CAM (P01)

one application per institution
8/16/2013

Campus applications should be sent in one PDF copy to jackie_jones@berkeley.edu by 5:00pm on August 16, 2013. The PDF must include the following: Limited Submission Cover Sheet, Project Description (3-5 pages), Budget (1 page), Curriculum vitae.
9/18/2013; 12/16/2013 (approximate)
9/25/2013; 1/7/2014 for AIDS

next deadline: 9/25/2014; 1/7/2015
This program supports research that is of high priority to NCCAM that requires synergistic collaboration between outstanding scientists, and the synthesis of multiple research approaches by multi-disciplinary research teams. The CERC mechanism is designed to support research in which the funding of three or four synergistic, highly meritorious projects as a group offers significant scientific advantages over support of the same projects as individual research grants. Each CERC must consist, throughout the duration of the award, of three or four research projects, focused on basic, mechanistic, and/or translational research questions relevant to the research priorities described in the current NCCAM Strategic Plan.
NEH Summer Stipends

two faculty nominations per institution
8/16/2013

Campus applications should be sent in one PDF copy to jackie_jones@berkeley.edu by 5:00pm on August 16, 2013. The PDF must include the following: 1) Limited Submission Cover Sheet. 2) A "Project Narrative" following the requirements in the NEH application guidelines (not to exceed 3 single-spaced pages). 3) Bibliography (not to exceed 1 single-spaced page). 4) Resume (not to exceed 2 single-spaced pages). 5) Appendix. (Only for Editions, Translations, or Database Projects, or for Proposals that Include Visual Materials.) For Editions or Translations: Provide a sample of the original text (1 page) and the edited or translated ve rsion (1 page); for Database Projects: Provide a sample entry (1 page); for Visual Materials: Provide a sample (1 page) in PDF format, not .jpg or other common graphic format. 6) Letters of Recommendation. Two reference letters as required by NEH. The letters should be addressed to the NEH and sent by e-mail to jackie_jones@berkeley.edu.
9/19/2013
9/26/2013
Summer Stipends support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both. Recipients usually produce articles, monographs, books, digital materials, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, or other scholarly resources. Individuals who have held or been awarded a major fellowship or research grant or its equivalent within the three academic years prior to the deadline are ineligible. Stipends of $6,000 support continuous full-time work on a humanities project for a period of two months.
NIDCR Institutional Career Development Award for Enhancing Research Capacity in Temporomandibular Joint Disorders and Orofacial Pain (K12)

one application per institution
8/16/2013

Campus applications should be sent in one PDF copy to jackie_jones@berkeley.edu y 5:00pm on August 16, 2013. The PDF must include the following: Limited Submission Cover Sheet, Project Description (3-5 pages), Curriculum vitae, Budget (1 page). not announced
10/4/2013
10/12/2013

9/12/2013 for letter of intent (not required)
An increase in the number of well-trained researchers is necessary to reach a critical mass of scientists with contemporary, multidisciplinary expertise who will be able to leverage recent advances in genetics, bio-engineering, and bio-behavioral research. The objectives of this FOA are to increase the number of basic and clinical investigators who are trained in the sciences relevant to TMJD or orofacial pain research; facilitate and improve the mentoring of this new group of scientists; bring new scientific expertise to TMJD and orofacial pain research.
Build-A-Bear Workshop Bear Hugs Foundation Grants

one application per organization per year (each program)
9/13/2013

Campus applications should be sent in one PDF copy to jackie_jones@berkeley.edu by 5:00pm on September 13, 2013. The PDF must include the following: Limited Submission Cover Sheet, Project Description (3-5 pages), Budget (1 page), Curriculum vitae.
10/24/2013
10/31/2013

 The Build-A-Bear Workshop Bear Hugs Foundation is soliciting proposals for grants that support the health and wellness of children and families, the care and welfare of animals, and the promotion of literacy and education for all. Grants will be a one-time contribution, and range from $1,000 USD to $5,000 USD. The average grant is $1,500.
The Morris Stulsaft Foundation

one request per organization in a 12-month period
not applicable

Please contact Jackie Jones in the Vice Chancellor for Research Office (jackie_jones@berkeley.edu) if you are interested in submitting a proposal.
not applicable
open
 The Foundation is dedicated to the well-being of children and youth through financial support of programs and services provided by nonprofit organizations: including support of social services, education, the arts, physical and mental health, and capital development.
Funding: $2,500-$50,000.
W. M. Keck Foundation

eligible institutions may submit one request per grant cycle to each of the Foundation’s program areas for which they are eligible
not applicable

Initial contact from a multi-unit organization (such as a college, university or agency branch location) must be coordinated through the institution’s central development office. Most colleges and universities have designated an official liaison to the Foundation. Other personnel contacting the Foundation will be referred to the central liaison. At UC Berkeley, the liaison is Jeff Jackanicz, Director Corporate and Foundation Relations, University Relations (642-6136, jjackanicz@berkeley.edu).
At UC Berkeley, the pre-proposal process starts early and is very selective. The application process starts with the Council of Science and Engineering Deans. They put the word out that Keck is in its new phase of applications, and from there, all interested faculty are to submit a one-page concept paper. Based on the paper, the Deans have a conference call with Keck to decide which faculty are best suited to apply. Contact jjackanicz@berkeley.edu for further information.
not applicable
ongoing
 The W.M. Keck Foundation was founded with the goal of generating far-reaching benefits for humanity. The Foundation supports outstanding science, engineering and medical research, and undergraduate education. The Foundation strives to fund endeavors that are distinctive and novel in their approach. It encourages projects that are high-risk with the potential for transformative impact. "High-risk" comprises a number of factors, including questions that push the edge of the field, present unconventional approaches to intractable problems, or challenge the prevailing paradigm.
Funding: Up to $1 million for research grants and $250,000 for undergraduate education grants in 2011.