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.
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.
**New** or **UPDATED** indicates that an item has been added on or after 1/8/2025
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
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Deadline |
Sponsor |
Program |
# Proposals |
# Proposals |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/17/2025 | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Enhancing Science, Technology, EnginEering, and Math Educational Diversity (ESTEEMED) Research Education Experiences (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | 1 | 1 | |
| 1/21/2025 | Health Resources and Services Administration | Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program for Professionals | 1 | 0 | |
| 2/4/2025 | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future (DMREF) | 5 proposals as lead No limit in a non-lead role |
5 | |
| 2/7/2025 LOI 3/7/2025 Prelim Prop |
National Science Foundation (NSF) | Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes (QLCI) | 2 Preliminary Proposals |
2 Email Michael Thompson if you plan to submit an LOI |
|
| 2/7/2025 Prelim Prop |
National Science Foundation (NSF) | Safety, Security, and Privacy of Open-Source Ecosystems (Safe-OSE) | 2 as lead | 2 | |
| **NEW** 2/13/2025 |
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) | Grants for Arts Projects | 1 proposal for this or Jul 2025 deadline |
1 | |
| 2/13/2025 | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)/ National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA) | Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants Program | 1 | Contact Amy Loader, Interim Director of Cooperative Extension, if you are interested in applying |
|
| **NEW** 2/20/2025 |
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)/ National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA) | Farm Business Management and Benchmarking Competitive Grants Program | 1 | 1 | |
| 3/3/2025 | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Faculty Development in geoSpace Science (FDSS) | 1 | 1 | |
| 3/4/2025 | National Science Foundation (NSF) | NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) Project types UNH is eligible for: ♦ Implementation: Single Institution [Track 2] ♦ Inter-institutional (Consortia) [Track 3] ♦ Collaborative Planning |
2 as a single institution or as subawardee or a member of an inter-institutional consortia Proposals must not overlap re: S-STEM eligible disciplines |
2 Email Michael Thompson IMMEDIATELY if you are interested in submitting |
|
| **NEW** 3/6/2025 |
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)/ National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA) | Crop Protection and Pest Management Competitive Grants Program | 1 | 1 | |
| 3/25/2025 | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Program | 2 as lead organization on a non-collaborative proposal OR as a lead organization, non-lead organization, or subawardee on a collaborative proposal |
2 | |
| 3/26/2025 | National Science Foundation (NSF) | Scholarships in STEM Network (S-STEM-Net) - S-STEM Research Hubs | 1 as a single institution, a subawardee, or a member of a collaborative research project |
1 | |
| **NEW** 4/1/2025 |
National Science Foundation (NSF) | NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory - Quantum Testbeds (NQVL) -- Quantum Science and Technology Demonstrations (QSTD): II. Design & Implementation | 1 | 1 | |
| **NEW** 4/8/2025 |
National Science Foundation (NSF) | EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII): EPSCoR Research Fellows
|
4 |
4 |
Non-profit Sponsors
Contact: Laura Chisholm or Katie Riley or other person indicated
|
Deadline |
Sponsor |
Program |
# Proposals |
# Proposals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/14/2025 Intent to Submit |
The Spencer Foundation | Education Research - Large Grants | Varies | n/a |
| 1/15/2025 LOI |
Whitehall Foundation | Neurobiology Research Grants and Grants in Aid | Varies | n/a |
| 1/23/2025 | Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants to stimulate the growth of new connections between thinkers working in largely disconnected fields who might together change the course of climate change’s impact on human health | Varies | n/a |
| 1/25/2025 LOI |
Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood | Grants for 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 |
| 1/29/2025 | The Simons Foundation | Travel Support for Mathematicians | Varies | n/a |
| 1/30/2025 | Dreyfus Foundation | Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program | 1 | 0 |
| 2/1/2025 LOI |
RRF Foundation for Aging | Research grants to improve the well-being of older adults and/or their caregivers | Varies | n/a |
| 2/7/2025 | Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Grants for Innovations in Regulatory Science that address FDA strategic priorities, including regenerative medicine, artificial intelligence and machine learning, digital health, reduction of animal testing, model-informed product development, and the overall theme of empowering patients and consumers | Varies | n/a |
| 2/11/2025 Intent to Apply |
The Spencer Foundation | Vision (planning) Grants | Varies | n/a |
| **NEW** 2/13/2025 |
Human Animal Bond Research | Addressing Evidence-Based Health Benefits of Human-Animal Interaction | Varies | n/a |
| **UPDATED** 2/18/2025 LOI |
Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation |
Hillman Emergent Innovation and Hillman Emergent Innovation: Serious Illness and End of Life Programs |
Varies | n/a |
| **NEW** 3/7/2025 |
American Chemical Society | Petroleum Research Fund Grants | Varies | n/a |
| **NEW** 2/13/2025 |
The Spencer Foundation | Education Research, Small Grants | Varies | n/a |
Open (Rolling) Deadlines --- Proposals Accepted Any Time
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Sponsor |
Program |
Contact |
|---|---|---|
| **NEW** Alfred P. Sloan Foundation | Energy and Environmental Research | Laura Chisholm or Katie Riley |
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Josiah Macy Foundation |
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Simons Foundation
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation |
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation |
Pioneering Ideas: Exploring the Future to Build a Culture of Health |
