Limited Competitions

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2024

NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes (QLCI)

NSF Letter of Intent (required) Due Date: February 7, 2025 – No limit on submissions to NSF

URI Internal Deadline: September 12, 2024 — for those who want to submit a preliminary proposal.

NSF Preliminary Proposal (required) Due Date: March 7, 2025 —

NSF Full Proposal (by invitation only) Deadline: September 17, 2025

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NIGMS Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD)

URI Internal Deadline: September 10, 2024

NIH Deadline: January 29, 2024

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NEH National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP)

URI Internal Deadline: September 9, 2024

NEH Application Deadline: January 10, 2025

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NEH Climate Smart Humanities Organizations

URI Internal Deadline: June 28, 2024

NEH Deadline: September 18, 2024

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NSF EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement-Focused EPSCoR Collaborations Program(RII-FEC)

URI Internal Deadline: June 4, 2024

NSF Letter of Intent (required) Due Date: December 17, 2024

NSF Full Proposal Deadline: January 28, 2025

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NEXT for AUTISM 2024 Grant Cycle

URI Internal Deadline: March 29, 2024

NEXT Letter of intent Submission Deadline: April 5, 2024

NEXT Full Proposal Submission Deadline (Invite Only): June 3, 2024

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NIH Director’s Early Independence Awards FY2025

URI Internal Deadline: April 3, 2024

NIH Application Due Date: September 6, 2024

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1907 Foundation Trailblazer Award

URI Internal Deadline: March 27, 2024

 

Trailblazer Award Application Deadline: May 3, 2024

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DOE Advancements in Artificial Intelligence for Science

URI Internal Deadline: February 20, 2024

DOE Deadline: March 19, 2024

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DOE Accelerated Research in Quantum Computing

URI Internal Deadline: February 20, 2024

DOE Deadline: March 13, 2024

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RISCA Project Grants for Organizations (PGO)

URI Internal Deadline: February 22, 2024

RISCA Deadline: April 1, 2024

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RISCA 2024 Project Grants for Education (PGE)

URI Internal Deadline: February 23, 2024

RISCA Deadline: April 1, 2024

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DOE 2025 Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC)

URI Internal Deadline: February 2, 2024

Submission Deadline for Required Pre-Applications: February 28, 202

Submission Deadline for Applications: May 8, 2024

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NSF Expanding Capacity in Quantum Information Science and Engineering (ExpandQISE)

URI Internal Deadline for Track 2 Proposals: January 30, 2024

NSF Track 2 Letter of Intent (required) Due Date: March 8, 2024

NSF Full Proposal Deadline for both Tracks: April 1, 2024

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2023

USDA Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Fields Program

URI Internal Deadline: January 3, 2024

Application Deadline: February 9, 2024

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DOE Building EPSCoR-State/DOE-National Laboratory Partnerships

URI Internal Deadline: December 28, 2023

DOE Pre-Application Submission Deadline: January 17, 2024

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Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program 2024

URI Internal Deadline: December 19, 2023

Foundation Deadline:  February 1, 2024

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NIH Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD)

URI Internal Deadline: December 5, 2023

NIH Application Due Date: January 29, 2024

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NEH Humanities Research Centers on Artificial Intelligence

URI Internal Deadline: November 10, 2023

NEH Application Deadline: February 14, 2024

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NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) Program

URI Internal Deadline: November 15, 2023

Full Proposal Deadline: September 6, 2024

Campus Selections: Geoffrey Bothun, Chemical Engineering

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DOE Atmospheric System Research (ASR)

URI Internal Deadline: November 3, 2023

DOE Pre-Application (required) Deadline: November 30, 2023

DOE Application Submission Deadline: February 13, 2024

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Brain Research Foundation (BRF) 2024 Seed Grant Program

URI Internal Deadline: October 27, 2023

BRF Letter of Intent Deadline: November 21, 2023

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NIH Modern Equipment for Shared-use Biomedical Research Facilities: Advancing Research-Related Operations

URI Internal Deadline: October 25, 2023

Application Due Date: November 15, 2023

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NSF National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Institutes

Preliminary Proposal (required) Due Date: October 31, 2023

Full Proposal Deadline: February 16, 2024

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NSF 2024 Partnerships for Innovation (PFI)

URI Internal Deadline: October 6, 2023

NSF Full Proposal Deadline: January 2, 2024

Campus Selection: Christopher Kincaid, GSO

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NIH/NIGMS Collaborative Program Grant for Multidisciplinary Teams

URI Internal Deadline: September 22, 2023

NIH/NIGMS Deadline: January 26, 2024

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Searle Scholars Program 2024/Exceptional Young Scientists

URI Internal Deadline: September 1, 2023

Searle Scholars Deadline: September 29, 2023

Campus Selection: J. Nicholas Fisk, Cell and Molecular Biology

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USDA Research Facilities Act Program (RFAP) FY 2023

URI Internal Deadline: June 16, 2023

 

USDA Deadline: July 7, 2023

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Mallinckrodt Foundation Biomedical Grant Program/Early Stage Investigators

URI Internal Deadline: June 9, 2023

Mallinckrodt Foundation Deadline: August 1, 2023

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NSF Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI): Instrument Acquisition or Development

URI Internal Deadline: June 16, 2023

NSF Full Proposal Deadline: November 15, 2023

Campus Selections: Izabela Ciesielska-Wrobel, Business; Ryan Chapman, Kinesiology; Daniel Huh, Chemistry

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NIH Enhancing Science, Technology, EnginEering, and Math Educational Diversity (ESTEEMED) Research Education Experiences

URI Internal Deadline: May 1, 2023

NIH Application Deadline: June 7, 2023

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NIH Director’s Early Independence Awards FY 2024 

URI Internal Deadline: April 27, 2023

NIH Application Due Date: September 6, 2023

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BJA FY 23 Preventing School Violence: BJA’s STOP School Violence Program

URI Internal Deadline:  APRIL 7, 2023

BJA Application Grants.gov Deadline: MAY 08, 2023

BJA Application JustGrants Deadline: MAY 15, 2023

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NIA Expanding Research in AD/ADRD (ERA) Summer Research Education Program

URI Internal Deadline: April 3, 2023

NIH Application Deadline: May 24, 2023

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USDA Equipment Grants Program (EGP)

URI Internal Deadline: April 3, 2023

USDA Application Deadline: May 3, 2023

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NSF Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE)

URI Internal Deadline: March 16, 2023

NSF Full Proposal Deadline: March 27, 2023

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NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) Program

URI Internal Deadline: March 23, 2023

Full Proposal Deadline: September 6, 2023

Campus Selections: Christopher Baxter, Ocean Engineering

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Christopher Reeve Foundation Quality of Life Grants Program

Foundation Deadline: March 8, 2023

Campus Selection: Emily Clapham, Education

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NSF Accelerating Research Translation (ART)

URI Internal Deadline: February 24, 2023

Full Proposal Deadline: May 9, 2023

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DOE EXPRESS Exploratory Research for Extreme-Scale Science

URI Internal Deadline: February 17, 2023

DOE Pre-Application Deadline: March 8, 2023

DOE Application Deadline: April 19, 2023

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NSF Partnerships for Innovation (PFI)

NSF Deadline: May 2, 2023

Campus Selection: Christopher Kincaid, GSO

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MARC U*STAR Training Program at the University of Rhode Island

Campus Selection: Niall Howlett, Cell & Molecular Biology

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Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) 2023 New Innovator in Food & Agriculture Research Award

URI Internal Deadline: January 20, 2023

FFAR Application Due Date: February 22, 2023

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NSF Scholarships in STEM Network (S-STEM-Net)/S-STEM Research Hubs

URI Internal Deadline: January 20, 2023

NSF Full Proposal Deadline: March 29, 2023

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NEA 2024 Grants for Arts Projects

URI Internal Deadline: January 19, 2023

NEA Deadline: February 14-21, 2023

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2022

DOE Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR)

Campus Selection: Stephan Grilli, Ocean Engineering

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NIH/NIGMS Bridges to the Doctorate

URI Internal Deadline:  December 22, 2022

NIGMS Application Due Date: September 27, 2023

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NIH/NIGMS Bridges to the Baccalaureate Research Training Program

URI Internal Deadline: December 22, 2022

NIGMS Application Due Date: September 25, 2023

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NSF EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII) Track-4: EPSCoR Research Fellows

URI Internal Deadline: January 4, 2023

NSF Full Proposal Deadline: April 11, 2023

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DOE Distributed Resilient Systems

URI Internal Deadline: January 3, 2023

DOE Submission Deadline for Pre-Applications: February 9, 2023

DOE Submission Deadline for Applications: March 30, 2023

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U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo – PAS Annual Program

Campus Selection: Colleen Rossignol, Feinstein College

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Brain Research Foundation (BRF) 2023 Seed Grant Program

URI Internal Deadline: November 30, 2022

Brain Research Foundation Deadline: December 23, 2022

Campus Selection: Susan E. D’Andrea, Kinesiology

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NSF EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Track-2 Focused EPSCoR Collaborations (RII Track-2 FEC)

URI Internal Deadline: October 5, 2022

 

Letter of Intent (required) Due Date: December 20, 2022

 

Full Proposal Deadline: January 24, 2023

Campus Selection: Stephan Grilli,

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RISCA Project Grants for Education (PGE)

URI Internal Deadline: August 15, 2022

Project Grants for Education Deadline: October 3, 2022

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NSF Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (NSF INCLUDES)

URI Internal Deadline: August 23, 2022

NSF Full Proposal Deadlines:

Alliances: October 24, 2022

Network Connectors: October 25, 2022

Design and Development Launch Pilots and Collaborative Change Consortia: October 25, 2022

Conferences Submission Window Dates: October 31, 2022 – October 30, 2023

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NIH NIGMS Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP)

URI Internal Deadline: August 30, 2022

NIH Application Due Date: January 31, 2023

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Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grants – Capital Projects – Deadline 2

URI Internal Deadline: August 8, 2022

NEH Application Deadline: September 27, 2022

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NEH Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grants – Digital Infrastructure – Deadline 2

URI Internal Deadline: August 5, 2022

NEH Application Deadline: September 27, 2022

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NIH Modern Equipment for Shared-use Biomedical Research Facilities: Advancing Research-Related Operations

URI Internal Deadline: July 28, 2022

NIH Application Due Date: November 7, 2022

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Library of Congress (LOC) Connecting Communities Digital Initiative (CCDI) – Libraries, Archives and Museums

URI Internal Deadline: June 24, 2022

LOC Proposal Submission Deadline: September 30, 2022

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Library of Congress Of the People: Widening the Path: Community Collections Grants to Organizations

URI Internal Deadline: June 20, 2022

Library of Congress Proposal Deadline: August 1, 2022

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Library of Congress Community Collections Grants to Organizations

URI Internal Deadline: June 20, 2022

Library of Congress Proposal Deadline: August 1, 2022

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Searles Scholars 2023/Exceptional Young Scientists

URI Internal Deadline: June 16, 2022

Searles Deadline: September 30, 2022

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NEA Grants for Arts Projects 2, FY2023

URI Internal Deadline: May 27, 2022

Grants.gov Deadline: July 7, 2022

NEA Application Portal Deadline: July 12-19, 2022

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NSF Physics Frontiers Centers (PFC)

URI Internal Deadline: May 17, 2022

NSF Preliminary Proposal (required) Due Date: August 1, 2022

NSF Full Proposal (by invitation only) Deadline: January 27, 2023

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DOE Data Visualization for Scientific Discovery, Decision-Making, and Communication

URI Internal Deadline: May 2, 2022

DOE Submission Deadline for required Pre-Applications: May 10, 2022

DOE Submission Deadline for Applications: June 21, 2022

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NSF IUSE/Professional Formation of Engineers: Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (IUSE/PFE: RED)

UR Internal Deadline: May 9, 2022

NSF Full Proposal Deadline: July 18, 2022

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NSF Enhancing Science, Technology, EnginEering, and Math Educational Diversity (ESTEEMED) Research Education Experiences

URI Internal Deadline: May 6, 2022

NIH Application Due Date: June 24, 2022

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NIH Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA)

URI Internal Deadline: April 25, 2022

NIH Application Due Date: July 13, 2022

Campus Selection: Matthew Bertin, Biomedical & Pharmaceutical Sciences

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NIH/NIGMS Bridges to the Baccalaureate Research Training Program

URI Internal Deadline: April 21, 2022

NIGMS Application Due Date: September 26, 2022

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DOE Chemical and Materials Sciences to Advance Clean Energy Technologies and Low-Carbon Manufacturing

URI Internal Deadline: March 4, 2022

DOE Pre-Application (required) Deadline: March 16, 2022

DOE Application Deadline: May 17, 2022

Campus Selections: Dugan Hayes, Chemistry, Michael Greenfield, Chemical Engineering

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NSF Training-based Workforce Development for Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (CyberTraining)

URI Internal Deadline: March 3, 2022

NSF Full Proposal Deadline: May 16, 2022

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NIH Basic Instrumentation Grant (BIG) Program

Campus Selection: Xinyuan Chen, Biomedical & Pharmaceutical Sciences              

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NIH Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST) Program: FIRST Cohort

URI Internal Date: March 7, 2022

NIH Application Due Date: July 12, 2022

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NSF EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII) Track-4:
EPSCoR Research Fellows

URI Internal Deadline: February 28, 2022

Full Proposal Deadline for the RII Track-4:NSF Program: May 12, 2022

Campus Selection: Yeonho Jeong, Elec, Computer & Bio Engr 

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Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Quality of Life Grants

Campus Selection: Emily Clapham, Education

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NSF Innovation Hubs Program (I-Corps™ Hubs)

URI Internal Deadline: February 25, 2022

NSF Full Proposal Deadline: May 11, 2022

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Research Visioning for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE): Future Research Directions for the CISE Community (CISE-RV)

URI Internal Deadline: February 24, 2022

NSF Letter of Intent (required) Due Date: May 10, 2022

NSF Full Proposal Deadline: October 5, 2022

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USDA NIFA Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants Program (SPECA)

URI Internal Deadline: February 22, 2022

USDA NIFA Application Deadline: April 6, 2022

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NSF Expanding Capacity in Quantum Information Science and Engineering (ExpandQISE)

URI Internal Deadline: February 15, 2022

NSF Letter of Intent (required) Due Date: April 1, 2022 – Track 2 proposals

NSF Full Proposal Deadline: May 6, 2022 – Track 2 proposals

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USDA NIFA Crop Protection and Pest Management Competitive Grants Program (CPPM)

URI Internal Deadline: February 4, 2022

NIFA Deadline: February 28, 2022

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NSF (STEM) Education Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (STEM Ed PRF)

URI Internal Deadline: February 1, 2022

NSF Full Proposal Deadline: March 1, 2022

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NIH 2022 Equipment Grants

URI Internal Deadline: February 1, 2022

Full Proposal Deadline: June 1, 2022

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NIH Biomedical Research Facilities

URI Internal Deadline: January 24, 2022

NIH Application Submission Date: March 15, 2022

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USDA Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Fields Program (WAMS)

URI Internal Deadline: January 24, 2022

USDA Application Due Date: March 31, 2022