Limited Submissions
These are competitions for awards by outside agencies for which USC can nominate a limited number of candidates. Applications for any of the awards listed here must go through an internal review process and receive approval from USC administration prior to submission to the sponsoring agency. Moreover, internal USC application deadlines are typically at least one to two months in advance of the sponsoring agency’s own deadlines, given the time required for the internal review process.
Faculty should indicate their interest in being considered for a given competition prior to the internal selection process being initiated and their research dean at least two months in advance of the sponsor’s deadline.
Nominations and grant applications must be submitted via the Office of Research Grant Portal. If you are interested in renewing an existing limited submission grant, please contact us as soon as possible at orif@usc.edu.
Deadlines noted with “Contact ORIF” under the “Currently Accepting” tab below are for limited submissions that received no proposals by our designated internal deadline. If you are interested in applying to any marked as such, please contact us as soon as possible at orif@usc.edu.
Currently Accepting Proposals
| Internal Deadline | LOI | External Deadline | Title | Funding Agency | Excerpt | Date Posted | Date Updated | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/06/24 | N/A | 2022/09/16 | PAR-21-337: Limited Competition: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Predoctoral Research Training Grant for the Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program (T32 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | 2022/05/17 | 2022/05/17 | Current Limited Submissions, Recurring Limited Submissions | |
| 2022/06/24 | 30 days prior | 2022/09/16 | PAR-21-339: Limited Competition: NCATS Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program Research Education Grants Programs (R25 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | 2022/05/17 | 2022/05/17 | Current Limited Submissions, Recurring Limited Submissions | |
| 2022/06/10 | N/A | 2022/08/01 | American Diabetes Association (ADA) Pathway to Stop Diabetes Program - Accelerator Award (ACE) | Foundations & Others | 2022/05/10 | 2022/05/10 | Current Limited Submissions, Recurring Limited Submissions | |
| 2022/06/10 | 30 days prior | 2022/08/11 | RFA-HD-23-017: NICHD Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units (MFMU) Network: Data Coordinating Center (U24 Clinical Trial Optional) | National Science Foundation (NSF) | 2022/05/10 | 2022/05/10 | Current Limited Submissions | |
| 2022/06/10 | 30 days prior | 2022/08/11 | RFA-HD-23-016: NICHD Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units (MFMU) Network: Clinical Centers (UG1 Clinical Trial Optional) | National Science Foundation (NSF) | 2022/05/10 | 2022/05/10 | Current Limited Submissions | |
| 2022/11/04 | N/A | 2023/01/09 | NSF-22-584: LSAMP National Coordination Hub and Louis Stokes Community Resource Centers (LSAMP Hub & LSCRCs) | National Science Foundation (NSF) | 2022/05/10 | 2022/05/10 | Current Limited Submissions | |
| 2022/06/10 | 2022/7/11 | 2022/08/11 | RFA-HD-23-001: NICHD Neonatal Research Network (NRN): Data Coordinating Center (U24 Clinical Trial Optional) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | 2022/05/10 | 2022/05/10 | Current Limited Submissions | |
| 2022/06/10 | 2022/7/11 | 2022/08/11 | RFA-HD-23-002: NICHD Neonatal Research Network (NRN): Clinical Centers (UG1 Clinical Trial Optional) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | 2022/05/10 | 2022/05/10 | Current Limited Submissions | |
| 2022/08/19 | N/A | 2022/11/15 | PAR-21-277: Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers (MOSAIC) Institutionally-Focused Research Education Award to Promote Diversity (UE5 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | 2022/05/02 | 2022/05/02 | Current Limited Submissions, Recurring Limited Submissions | |
| 2022/06/10 | 2022/08/13 | 2022/09/13 | RFA-AR-23-002: NIAMS Rheumatic Diseases Research Resource-based Centers (P30 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | 2022/05/02 | 2022/05/02 | Current Limited Submissions, Recurring Limited Submissions | |
| 2022/06/10 | 2022/08/02 | 2022/09/02 | RFA-RM-22-021: NIH Director’s Early Independence Awards (DP5 Clinical Trial Optional) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | 2022/05/02 | 2022/05/02 | Current Limited Submissions, Recurring Limited Submissions | |
| Contact ORIF. | 2022/06/01 | 2022/07/01 | RFA-AI-22-012: Immune Drivers of Autoimmune Disease (IDAD) (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | 2022/05/02 | 2022/05/17 | Current Limited Submissions | |
| 2022/06/03 | 2022/07/01 | 2022/09/03 | The Conservation, Food & Health Foundation Grants | Foundations & Others | 2022/05/02 | 2022/05/02 | Current Limited Submissions | |
| 2022/06/03 | 2022/08/01 | 2023/01/27 | NSF-22-592: Physics Frontiers Centers (PFC) | National Science Foundation (NSF) | 2022/05/02 | 2022/05/02 | Current Limited Submissions | |
| Contact ORIF. | N/A | 2022/06/14 | HRSA-22-124: Community Health Worker Training Program (CHWTP) | Foundations & Others | 2022/04/26 | 2022/05/17 | Current Limited Submissions | |
| 2022/06/03 | N/A | 2022/08/01 | NSF-22-590: Resilient & Intelligent NextG Systems (RINGS) - Virtual Organization (RINGS-VO) | National Science Foundation (NSF) | 2022/04/26 | 2022/04/26 | Current Limited Submissions | |
| Contact ORIF. | N/A | 2022/06/03 | USDA-NIFA-SRGP-009105: USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Special Research Grants for Aquaculture Research Program | Foundations & Others | 2022/04/25 | 2022/05/10 | Current Limited Submissions | |
| Contact ORIF. | 2022/05/19 | 2022/06/30 | Department of Energy DE-FOA-0002722: Randomized Algorithms for Combinatorial Scientific Computing | Foundations & Others | 2022/04/25 | 2022/05/10 | Current Limited Submissions | |
| Contact ORIF. | 2022/05/05 | 2022/06/13 | Department of Energy DE-FOA-0002725: Management and Storage of Scientific Data | Foundations & Others | 2022/04/25 | 2022/05/02 | Current Limited Submissions | |
| Contact ORIF. | 2022/05/17 | 2022/06/28 | Department of Energy DE-FOA-0002704 2022 Mathematical Multifaceted Integrated Capability Centers (MMICCs) | Foundations & Others | 2022/04/25 | 2022/05/10 | Current Limited Submissions | |
| Contact ORIF. | 2022/05/10 | 2022/06/21 | Department of Energy DE-FOA-0002726: Data Visualization for Scientific Discovery, Decision-Making, and Communication | Foundations & Others | 2022/04/21 | 2022/05/02 | Current Limited Submissions | |
| 2022/06/03 | N/A | 2022/07/18 | NSF-22-587: IUSE / Professional Formation of Engineers: Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (IUSE/PFE: RED) | National Science Foundation (NSF) | 2022/04/19 | 2022/04/19 | Current Limited Submissions | |
| Contact ORIF. | Rolling | Rolling. | American Heart Association Strategically Focused Research Networks | Foundations & Others | 2022/04/19 | 2022/04/19 | Current Limited Submissions | |
| Contact ORIF. | 2022/06/28 | 2022/07/28 | RFA-DK-22-011: Cystic Fibrosis Research and Translation Centers (P30 Clinical Trial Optional) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | 2022/04/19 | 2022/05/17 | Current Limited Submissions | |
| 2022/07/22 | N/A | 2022/09/21 | NEH 2022 Summer Stipends | Foundations & Others | 2022/04/11 | 2022/04/12 | Current Limited Submissions, Recurring Limited Submissions | |
| Contact ORIF. | 2022/05/01 | 2022/05/31 | RFA-OD-22-011: Emergency Award: Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics Tribal Data Repository (RADx TDR) (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | 2022/04/11 | 2022/04/25 | Current Limited Submissions | |
| 2022/07/15 | N/A | 2022/10/14 | NSF-15-576: Advancing Digitization of Biodiversity Collections (ADBC) | National Science Foundation (NSF) | 2022/04/11 | 2022/04/11 | Current Limited Submissions, Recurring Limited Submissions | |
| Contact ORIF. | 2022/06/23 | 2022/10/04 | 2023 Brain Research Foundation Scientific Innovations Award | Foundations & Others | 2022/04/11 | 2022/05/17 | Current Limited Submissions, Recurring Limited Submissions | |
| Contact ORIF. | 2022/04/21 | 2022/05/24 | Department of Energy DE-FOA-0002705: FY2022 Artificial Intelligence Research for High Energy Physics | Foundations & Others | 2022/03/29 | 2022/04/11 | Current Limited Submissions | |
| Contact ORIF. | 30 days prior. | 2022/07/13 | PAR-20-153: NIH Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) (R25 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | 2022/03/29 | 2022/05/02 | Current Limited Submissions | |
| 2022/06/24 | 30 days prior | 2022/10/14 | PAR-20-220: Institutional Network Award for Promoting Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Research Training (U2C-Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | 2022/03/21 | 2022/03/21 | Current Limited Submissions | |
| 2022/06/17 | N/A | 2022/09/06 | NSF 21-536: National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) Program | National Science Foundation (NSF) | 2022/03/21 | 2022/03/21 | Current Limited Submissions, Recurring Limited Submissions | |
| 5/20/2022 | 2022/08/17 | 2022/09/27 | National Endowment for the Humanities 20220517-CHA: Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grants: Capital Projects AND Digital Infrastructure | Foundations & Others | 2022/03/21 | 2022/03/22 | Current Limited Submissions | |
| Contact ORIF. | 2022/07/07 | 2022/07/19 | NEA Grants for Arts 2022 | Foundations & Others | 2022/03/08 | 2022/04/11 | Current Limited Submissions, Recurring Limited Submissions | |
| Contact ORIF. | 30 days prior | 2022/05/25 | PAR-21-075: Research Experience in Genomic Research for Data Scientists (R25) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | 2022/03/08 | 2022/03/28 | Current Limited Submissions | |
| Contact Viterbi | 2022/05/10 | 2022/10/05 | NSF-22-567: Research Visioning for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE): Future Research Directions for the CISE Community (CISE-RV) | National Science Foundation (NSF) | 2022/02/17 | 2022/02/17 | Current Limited Submissions | |
| Contact ORIF. | N/A | 2022/07/15 | NSF-21-580: CyberCorps(R) Scholarship for Service (SFS) | National Science Foundation (NSF) | 2022/02/08 | 2022/05/02 | Current Limited Submissions, Recurring Limited Submissions | |
| Contact ORIF | N/A | Anytime | NSF-22-555: Pathways into the Earth, Ocean, Polar, and Atmospheric & Geospace Sciences (GEOPAths) | National Science Foundation (NSF) | 2022/01/26 | 2022/01/26 | Current Limited Submissions, Recurring Limited Submissions | |
| Contact ORIF. | 30 days prior | 2022/06/03 | RFA-AI-21-079: Asthma and Allergic Diseases Cooperative Research Centers (U19 Clinical Trial Optional) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | 2022/01/04 | 2022/03/07 | Current Limited Submissions | |
| 2022/06/10 | 30 days prior. | 2022/10/24 | RFA-OH-22-002: Centers for Agricultural Safety and Health (U54) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | 2021/11/29 | 2022/03/01 | Current Limited Submissions, Recurring Limited Submissions | |
| 2022/07/08 | 2022/09/20 | 2022/10/25 | RFA-OH-22-003: Occupational Safety and Health Training Project Grants | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | 2021/10/19 | 2022/01/11 | Current Limited Submissions, Recurring Limited Submissions | |
| Contact ORIF. | 30 days prior | 2022/05/27 | PAR-20-103: Collaborative Program Grant for Multidisciplinary Teams (RM1 - Clinical Trial Optional) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | 2021/10/05 | 2022/03/28 | Current Limited Submissions, Recurring Limited Submissions | |
| 2022/06/10 | 30 days prior | 2022/10/24 | RFA-OH-22-001: Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Centers (T42) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | 2021/06/29 | 2022/03/07 | Current Limited Submissions, Recurring Limited Submissions | |
| Contact ORIF. | 2022/08/01 | 2022/11/02 | NSF 20-554: ADVANCE: Organizational Change for Gender Equity in STEM Academic Professions (ADVANCE) | National Science Foundation (NSF) | 2021/06/25 | 2022/03/14 | Current Limited Submissions, Recurring Limited Submissions | |
| Contact ORIF. | N/A | 2022/07/13 | NSF-19-506: Partnerships for Innovation: PFI-RP Track | National Science Foundation (NSF) | 2021/06/25 | 2022/04/18 | Current Limited Submissions, Recurring Limited Submissions |
Currently Closed
| Internal Deadline | LOI | External Deadline | Title | Nominees | Funding Agency | Excerpt | Date Closed | Date Actually Updated | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/06/10 | N/A | 2023/08/01 | Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation: Mallinckrodt Grants | Foundations & Others | 2022/05/02 | 2022/05/10 | Closed Limited Submissions, Recurring Limited Submissions | ||
| Contact ORIF. | 2022/05/12 | 2022/06/23 | (CLOSED) Department of Energy DE-FOA-0002717 DOE EXPRESS: 2022 Exploratory Research for Extreme-Scale Science | Itay Hen, Amir Kalev, Assad Oberai, Jose-Luis Ambite, and Mahdi Soltanolkotabi (all Viterbi) | Foundations & Others | 2022/04/21 | 2022/05/02 | Closed Limited Submissions | |
| 2022/05/06 | 30 days prior. | 2022/07/12 | CLOSED: RFA-RM-22-008: NIH Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST) Program: FIRST Cohort (U54 Clinical Trial Optional) | Chanita Hughes-Halbert (Keck) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | 2022/04/13 | 2022/05/10 | Closed Limited Submissions | |
| Closed. | 2022/04/19 | 2022/06/16 | Department of Energy DOE BER DE-FOA-0002581: Urban Integrated Field Laboratories (IFL) | William Berelson (Dornsife) | Foundations & Others | 2022/03/23 | 2022/04/05 | Closed Limited Submissions | |
| Closed. | N/A | 2022/05/17 | (CLOSED) The Lego Build A Word of Play Challenge | Lawrence Palinkas (Social Work) | Foundations & Others | 2022/03/22 | 2022/05/02 | Closed Limited Submissions, Recurring Limited Submissions | |
| Contact ORIF. | N/A | 2022/05/16 | (CLOSED) NSF-22-574: Training-based Workforce Development for Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (CyberTraining) - CI Professionals Category ONLY | National Science Foundation (NSF) | 2022/02/23 | 2022/05/17 | Closed Limited Submissions, Recurring Limited Submissions | ||
| Closed. | 2022/03/16 | 2022/05/17 | (CLOSED) Department of Energy DE-FOA-0002676: Chemical and Materials Science to Advance Clean Energy Technologies and Low-Carbon Manufacturing | Stephen Cronin (Viterbi), Noah Malmstadt (Viterbi), Sri Narayan (Dornsife) | Foundations & Others | 2022/02/23 | 2022/03/16 | Closed Limited Submissions, Current Limited Submissions | |
| Contact ORIF. | N/A | 2022/05/11 | (CLOSED) NSF-22-566: NSF Innovation Corps Hubs Program (I-Corps Hubs) | Yannis Yortsos (Viterbi) | National Science Foundation (NSF) | 2022/02/15 | 2022/05/02 | Closed Limited Submissions | |
| Closed. | 2022/06/01 | 2022/07/01 | (CLOSED) RFA-HG-22-004: Genome Research Experiences to Attract Talented Undergraduates into Genomic Fields to Enhance Diversity (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | Serghei Mangul (Pharmacy) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | 2022/02/01 | 2022/04/12 | Closed Limited Submissions, Recurring Limited Submissions | |
| TBA | N/A | TBA | (CLOSED) Agilent Early Career Professor Award (ACA) | Jesse Thomason (Viterbi), Stefanos Nikolaidis (Viterbi) | Foundations & Others | 2022/01/06 | 2022/03/08 | Closed Limited Submissions, Current Limited Submissions, Recurring Limited Submissions | |
| Closed. | 2022/03/15 | 2022/04/20 | (CLOSED) 2022 Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering | Emily Cooperdock (Dornsife); Vera Gluscevic (Dornsife) | Foundations & Others | 2022/01/05 | 2022/03/21 | Closed Limited Submissions, Current Limited Submissions, Recurring Limited Submissions | |
| Closed. | 2022/02/15 | 2022/05/03 | (CLOSED) Department of Energy DE-FOA-0002653: Energy Frontier Research Centers | Priya Vashishta (Viterbi); GK Surya Prakash (Dornsife); Mercedeh Khajavikhan (Viterbi) | Foundations & Others | 2022/01/03 | 2022/03/08 | Closed Limited Submissions, Current Limited Submissions | |
| Closed. | N/A | 2022/05/01 | (CLOSED) Anna Lalor Burdick Program | Leanna Wise (Keck) | Foundations & Others | 2021/11/24 | 2022/04/12 | Closed Limited Submissions, Recurring Limited Submissions | |
| Closed. | 2022/01/07 | 2022/03/25 | (CLOSED) Department of Energy DOE-FOA-0002608: BES Computational Chemical Sciences | Priya Vashishta (Viterbi); Oleg Prezhdo (Dornsife) | Foundations & Others, National Institutes of Health (NIH) | 2021/11/24 | 2022/03/17 | Closed Limited Submissions, Current Limited Submissions, Recurring Limited Submissions | |
| 2022/11/04 | N/A | 2023/02/20 | (CLOSED) NSF-22-527: NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) | National Science Foundation (NSF) | 2021/11/09 | 2022/03/07 | Closed Limited Submissions, Current Limited Submissions, Recurring Limited Submissions | ||
| Closed. | 2022/02/01 | 2022/08/29 | (CLOSED) NSF-22-521: Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships (STC) | Mark Humayun (Keck); Mahta Moghaddam (Viterbi); Sergey Nuzhdin (Dornsife) | National Science Foundation (NSF) | 2021/10/26 | 2022/03/17 | Closed Limited Submissions, Current Limited Submissions | |
| TBA | N/A | 2022/11/xx | (CLOSED) Andrew Carnegie Fellows 2023 | Foundations & Others | 2021/10/21 | 2022/03/07 | Closed Limited Submissions, Current Limited Submissions, Recurring Limited Submissions | ||
| 2022/10/28 | N/A | 2023/01/19 | (CLOSED) NSF-18-513: NSF Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program | Cornelius Gati (Dornsife) | National Science Foundation (NSF) | 2021/10/19 | 2022/03/17 | Closed Limited Submissions, Current Limited Submissions, Recurring Limited Submissions | |
| 2022/11/04 | N/A | 2023/01/30 | (CLOSED) PAR-21-025: Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) (T32 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | 2021/10/19 | 2022/03/07 | Closed Limited Submissions, Current Limited Submissions, Recurring Limited Submissions | ||
| Closed. | 2022/01/04 | 2022/03/30 | (CLOSED) Brain Research Foundation 2022 Seed Grants Program | Lindsey Schier (Dornsife) | Foundations & Others | 2021/10/19 | 2022/03/17 | Closed Limited Submissions, Current Limited Submissions, Recurring Limited Submissions | |
| Closed. | 2022/01/14 | 2022/05/13 | (CLOSED) NSF-22-502: National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Institutes: Accelerating Research, Transforming Society, and Growing the American Workforce | Rahul Jain (Viterbi); Salman Avestimehr (Viterbi) | National Science Foundation (NSF) | 2021/10/13 | 2022/03/17 | Closed Limited Submissions, Current Limited Submissions | |
| Closed. | 2022/06/20 | 2022/11/22 | (CLOSED) NSF-21-625: Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC) | Brent Melot (Dornsife) | National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation (NSF) | 2021/09/22 | 2022/03/17 | Closed Limited Submissions, Current Limited Submissions | |
| Closed | 2022/11/xx | 2022/12/xx | (CLOSED) 2023 Moore Inventor Fellows TBA | Foundations & Others | 2021/09/15 | 2022/03/07 | Closed Limited Submissions, Current Limited Submissions, Recurring Limited Submissions | ||
| TBA | 2022/11/xx | 2022/12/xx | (CLOSED) Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists | Foundations & Others | 2021/09/14 | 2022/03/07 | Closed Limited Submissions, Current Limited Submissions, Recurring Limited Submissions | ||
| 2022/11/11 | N/A | 2023/03/25 | (CLOSED) NSF-20-595: Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Program | National Science Foundation (NSF) | 2021/09/14 | 2022/03/07 | Closed Limited Submissions, Current Limited Submissions, Recurring Limited Submissions | ||
| 2023/03/10 | 30 days prior | 2023/06/08 | (CLOSED) RFA-DK-21-026: Silvio O. Conte Digestive Diseases Research Core Centers (P30 Clinical Trial Optional) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | 2021/09/08 | 2022/03/07 | Closed Limited Submissions, Current Limited Submissions, Recurring Limited Submissions | ||
| TBA | TBA | TBA | (CLOSED) NEA Our Town | Foundations & Others | 2021/07/13 | 2022/03/08 | Closed Limited Submissions, Current Limited Submissions, Recurring Limited Submissions | ||
| TBA | TBA | 2023/01/xx | (CLOSED) The Greenwall Foundation Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics | Foundations & Others | 2021/07/06 | 2022/03/07 | Closed Limited Submissions, Current Limited Submissions, Recurring Limited Submissions | ||
| Closed. | 2022/05/18 | 2022/09/02 | The Pew Charitable Trusts: 2023 Pew Biomedical Scholars | Albert Almada (Keck) | Foundations & Others | 2021/06/28 | 2022/04/20 | Closed Limited Submissions, Recurring Limited Submissions | |
| 2022/10/xx | N/A | 2023/02/xx | (CLOSED) Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program 2022 | Foundations & Others | 2021/06/28 | 2022/03/07 | Closed Limited Submissions, Current Limited Submissions, Recurring Limited Submissions | ||
| TBA | TBA | 2022/09/xx | Searle Scholars Program | Foundations & Others | 2021/06/28 | 2022/03/07 | Closed Limited Submissions, Current Limited Submissions, Recurring Limited Submissions | ||
| TBA | N/A | TBA | (CLOSED) Simons Foundation – Simons Investigators in Mathematics, Physics, Astrophysics, and Computer Sciences | Foundations & Others | 2021/06/25 | 2022/03/08 | Closed Limited Submissions, Current Limited Submissions, Recurring Limited Submissions |