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 1/12/2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1/16/20206 | National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) | Rediscovering Our Revolutionary Tradition | 1 | 1 |
>>NEW<< | National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) | Grants for Arts Projects | 1 per calendar year (Feb or Jul deadlines) | 1 |
3/26/2026 | National Science Foundation (NSF) | NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) | 2 proposals | 2 |
Non-profit Sponsors
Contact: foundation.relations@unh.edu or other person indicated
Deadline | Sponsor | Program | # Proposals | # Proposals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1/15/2026 | Copic Medical Foundation | Grants for scalable solutions to reduce fragmentation in medical care | 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 |
1/15/2026 | PADI Foundation | Project Grants | Varies | n/a |
1/15/2026 | 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 |
1/22/2026 | Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants | Varies | n/a |
1/29/2026 | Simons Foundation | Travel Support for Mathematicians | Varies | n/a |
1/31/2026 | 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 |
2/1/2026 | 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 |
2/1/2026 | 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 |
2/15/2026 | Brady Education Foundation | Existing Program Evaluations (EPE) or Research Projects | Varies | n/a |
2/18/2026 | Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation | Hillman Innovation Programs Grants pipeline for nursing-driven innovations that target the needs of marginalized populations | Varies | n/a |
>>NEW<< | The Spencer Foundation | Grants on Education - Large Research related to the improvement of education, broadly conceived (New process with single annual deadline) | Varies | n/a |
>>NEW<< | Human Animal Bond Research Institute | Evidence-based health benefits of human-animal interaction (Annual RFP) | Varies | n/a |
>>NEW<< | Human Animal Bond Research Institute | Research on pet-inclusive rental housing (Special RFP) | Varies | n/a |
>>NEW<< | Samuel H. Kress Foundation | History of Art Grants Grants for scholarly European art and architecture projects | Varies | n/a |
>>NEW<< | American Chemical Society | Seed funding for new directions in petroleum related research | Varies | n/a |
3/15/2026 | Climate Intervention Environmental Impact Fund | Grants Support for predictive environmental impact assessments (EIA), impact modeling studies, and stakeholder engagement efforts for small-scale field tests of new technologies | Varies | n/a |
>>NEW<< | Elevance Health Foundation | Advancing Solutions in Patient Safety Prize for community health focused, innovative solutions (empowering health literacy; eliminating medication errors; promoting fall-free futures) | Varies | n/a |
>>NEW<< | Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation | Ensuring Fairness in Clinical Assessment (medical/nursing education) | Varies | n/a |
Open (Rolling) Deadlines --- Proposals Accepted Any Time
| Sponsor | Program | Contact |
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| 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) | |
Simons Foundation
| Targeted Grants in MPS (Mathematics and Physical Sciences) |
