Some funding opportunities have limits set by the sponsors upon how many proposals may be submitted by UNH. 

Standardized procedures have been implemented to facilitate a fair and strategic University-wide process to select the proposals to be submitted to these programs:

(1) Selection of the proposals for the National Endowment to the Humanities (NEH) Summer Stipend program is conducted by the Center for the Humanities.
            

(2) State-wide competitions for EPSCoR funding opportunities (NSF, NASA, etc.) are coordinated by the NH EPSCoR office.

(3) All proposals to the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation must be cleared with Diane Schaefer,  UNH Advancement Office/UNH Foundation.  UNH Process for applying to NHCF   

(4) Internal competitions for programs of high interest will be announced by the Director of Research Development and Communications (DRDC) via an email that will contain the deadlines and details of the competition. Information also will be posted on the LSPs to Act on Now page.

These programs include (but are not limited to) the following:

NSF Major Research Instrumentation (MRI)
NSF Integrated Graduate Education & Research Training (IGERT)
NSF Partnerships for Research & Education (PIRE)

(5) For all other sponsors/programs, please indicate your interest in applying by sending to to the DRDC no later than 2 months before the sponsor's deadline:

• 1-2 page summary of your intended project
• Sponsor's name, specific program name, deadline date, and a URL for the program guidelines (or attach a copy of the guidelines)

If more PIs indicate interest than the number of proposals allowed, the DRDC, in consultatons with the Senior Vice Provost for Research and an Advisory Committee, will determine whether an internal competition will be conducted to inform their strategic choices re: which proposals will go forward from UNH.

(6) If it is past the internal deadline (i.e., within 2 months of the sponsor's deadline), contact the DRDC to see if there are any remaining openings.

Foundations - Special Considerations

Many foundations and other not-for-profit sponsors prefer to receive a limited number of inquiries, letters of intent and/or proposals from UNH even if they have not explicitly indicated a limit in their program information or application instructions.  

For guidance, particularly concerning the sponsors listed below, contact:

Diane Schaefer
Director of Foundation Relations
UNH Advancement Office/ UNH Foundation
diane.schaefer@unh.edu or 862-4483