Look on the Limited Submission Programs overview page for more information about the UNH process for selection of applicants to LSPs and special considerations when applying to foundations and other not-for-profit sponsors.
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For any of the programs shown in the tables below, send an email to the contact provided to get more information or to indicate your interest in applying.
If you are interested in applying to any any other opportunities you find that have this type of limit on eligibility, please contact Michael Thompson as soon as possible.
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>> NEW << or << UPDATED >> indicates that an item has been added or modified on or after 11/4/2025
This list is updated at the beginning of each month, however additions/updates occasionally may be made in between regular updates.
"Number of Proposals Available" is up-to-date as of the current date.
Opportunities are grouped as:
- Federal Sponsors
- Non-profit Sponsors
- Programs with Open (Rolling) Deadlines
Federal Sponsors
Contact: Michael Thompson or other person indicated
Deadline | Sponsor | Program | # Proposals | # Proposals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) Program | 2 as lead | Contact Michael Thompson ASAP |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (NSF INCLUDES) --- Network Connectors | 1 as lead | 1 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) NSF has announced that they will not be accept proposals in 2025, but expect to do so in 2026. Details |
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11/20/2025 | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Test Bed: Toward a Network of Programmable Cloud Laboratories (PCL Test Bed) | 1 | 1 |
12/4/2025 | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Integrated Data Systems & Services (IDSS) | For Categories | 1 |
12/16/2025 | National Science Foundation (NSF) | EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Focused EPSCoR Collaborations Program | 1 | 0 |
1/13/2026 | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Safety, Security, and Privacy of Open-Source Ecosystems (Safe-OSE) | 2 as lead | 2 |
1/16/20206 | National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) | Rediscovering Our Revolutionary Tradition | 1 | 1 |
Non-profit Sponsors
Contact: foundation.relations@unh.edu or other person indicated
Deadline | Sponsor | Program | # Proposals | # Proposals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
11/15/2025 | American Foundation for Suicide Prevention | Innovation Grants: Research grants for scholars from a wide range of disciplines | Varies | n/a |
LOI ASAP; | The Lynde & Harry Bradley Foundation | Grants for projects that align with the foundation's principles of fidelity to the U.S. Constitution, free markets, self-governance, and informed citizenship | Varies | n/a |
>>NEW<< | Wenner-Gren Foundation | Anthropology conference and workshop grants | Varies | n/a |
12/15/2025 | Elsa U. Pardee Foundation | Grants for research relevant to cancer detection, treatment, or cure | Varies | n/a |
>>NEW<< | Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation | Travel awards for Venetian research | Varies | n/a |
12/15/2025 | Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation (KTGF) | Transforming Mental Health Care research grants to improve access to high quality mental health care and prevention for children and adolescents (projects building on pilot data) | Varies | n/a |
12/15/2025 | The Spencer Foundation | Research Grants on Education (Small) | Varies | n/a |
12/31/2025 | Dana Foundation | Neuroscience and Society Grants for interdisciplinary, cross-sectoral, collaborative work at the interface between neuroscience and fields such as education, law, policy, and public engagement LOIs are accepted at any time until this date and are reviewed quarterly | Varies | n/a |
>>NEW<< | Marion & Jasper Whiting Foundation | Small travel grants for college and university teachers to enhance and improve their instruction Email foundation.relations@unh.edu for details | Varies | n/a |
1/15/2026 | Fuller Foundation | Grants for projects that carry on the life interests of Alvan and Viola Fuller in the fields of the arts, wildlife, and youth-at-risk | 1 | 0 |
>>NEW<< | William T Grant Foundation | Improving the Use of Research Evidence Support for research on improving the use, usefulness, and impact of evidence in ways that benefit young people ages 5-25 in the United States Application dates to be announced in November | Varies | n/a |
>>NEW<< | William T Grant Foundation | Research Grants on Reducing Inequality Support for research on reducing inequality in the academic, social, behavioral, or economic outcomes of young people ages 5-25 in the United States Application dates to be announced in November | Varies | n/a |
>>NEW<< | The Greenwall Foundation | Making a Difference in Real-World Bioethics Dilemmas | Varies | n/a |
>>NEW<< | Whitehall Foundation | Neurobiology Research Grants and Grants in Aid Supports basic research investigations (excluding clinical) of neural mechanisms involved in sensory, motor, and other complex functions of the whole organism as these relate to behavior | Varies | n/a |
>>NEW<< | Simons Foundation | Travel Support for Mathematicians | Varies | n/a |
>>NEW<< | Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood | Research and development projects to improve the welfare of young children on a national scale: Parent Education, Early Childhood Welfare, Early Childhood Education and Play | Varies | n/a |
>>NEW<< | Esther and Joseph Klingenstein Fund | Klingenstein Fellowship in Neuroscience Includes cellular and molecular neuroscience, neural systems, and translational research related to neurological and psychiatric disorders | Varies | n/a |
>>NEW<< | Retirement Research Foundation | Supporting Advancements in the Field of Aging Grants for research that seeks to identify interventions, policies, and practices to improve the well-being of older adults and/or their caregivers | Varies | n/a |
Open (Rolling) Deadlines --- Proposals Accepted Any Time
| Sponsor | Program | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Alfred P. Sloan Foundation LOI | Economics Research Grants The Economics of Science and Technology; The Economics of Caregiving; Strengthening the Economics Profession; The Economics of Transportation and Infrastructure | Laura Chisholm or Katie Riley |
| Alfred P. Sloan Foundation LOI | Matter-to-Life Research Grants | |
| Commonwealth Fund LOI | Grants for research related to health care (equity, costs, policy, delivery systems, etc.) | Laura Chisholm or Katie Riley |
| Josiah Macy Foundation | Innovation in Nursing Education | |
| Mental Research Institute | Research grants for breakthrough projects that explore using interactional systemic approaches to facilitate healthy relationships (Reviewed monthly) | |
| Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Exploring Equitable Futures (Accepting applications until 10/15/2025) | |
Simons Foundation
| Targeted Grants in MPS (Mathematics and Physical Sciences) |
