Limited Submissions

A limited submissions grant is given to an individual or a team to fund a particular project or body of work. Agencies accept a limited number of proposals from each institution and the University must determine which proposals are submitted. Applications are submitted to the ORD, which coordinates the University’s formal submission to the grant agency. For proposals that are not funded, the grant agencies often provide substantive feedback on strategies to improve proposals for resubmission.

A limited submissions award is given to an individual as an acknowledgment of their academic or professional achievement. Faculty are nominated by a department chair, dean, or program head. ORD coordinates an internal review of candidates to determine the University’s official nominee. These awards frequently target junior faculty who have demonstrated significant contributions early in their careers. Many corporate entities and private foundations will award individual faculty as acknowledgment of their academic or professional achievements. Foundations will invite academic institutions to nominate promising investigators—often junior faculty—with a high likelihood of making significant contributions in a particular area of research and/or scholarship.

The upcoming Limited Submissions opportunities are available via LAMSeS, the Limited Awards Management-Support Enterprise System (Onyen protected).

Below is a list of limited submissions awards sponsored by corporate entities and private foundations. The University has competed for these awards historically and we expect to continue to participate in the annual competitions. All dates are approximate and are contingent upon official invitation from the sponsoring agency.

Sponsoring Agency	Limited Submission Award	Disciplines of Interest (Broad)	When to Expect Internal Call (Approximate)
Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation	Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program	Chemical Sciences	Fall
David and Lucille Packard Foundation	Packard Fellowships in Science and Engineering	STEM Fields	Early Winter
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation	Moore Inventor Fellows	STEM Fields, Chemical Sciences	Winter
American Diabetes Association	Pathways to Stop Diabetes: Initiator Award, Accelerator Award, and Visionary Award	Basic and Clinical Diabetes Research	Late Winter
Takeda Corporation (via New York Academy of Sciences)	Innovators in Science Award	Neuroscience (2017 Focus)	Spring
Brain Research Foundation	Scientific Innovations Award	Brain Neuroscience Research	Spring
William T. Grant Foundation	WT Grant Scholars Program	Social/Behavioral Research in Youth and Inequalities	Spring
Mallinckrodt Foundation	Mallinckrodt Grants	Basic Sciences Informing Disease/Conditions	Late Spring
Pew Charitable Trusts	Pew Scholars in Biomedical Research	Basic Sciences Informing Diseases/Conditions	Late Spring
Searle Fund at the Chicago Community Trust	Searle Scholars Program	Basic Sciences in Medicine, Chemistry, and Biology	Late Spring
Simons Foundation	Simons Investigator Program	Math, Physics, Computer Sciences	Summer
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation	Mellon New Direction Fellowships	Arts and Humanities, Humanistic Social Sciences	Summer
Greenwall Foundation	Faculty Scholars Program	Bioethics-focused Research	Summer
Johnson and Johnson	WiSTEM2D Scholars Program	Women in STEM Fields	Summer
New York Academy of Sciences	Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists	STEM Fields	Late Summer
St. Baldrick’s	Research Grants / Scholar Grants	Childhood Cancer Research	Fall
Carnegie Corporation of New York	Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program	Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences	Early Fall
Rita Allen Foundation	Rita Allen Scholars Award	Basic Cancer, Immunology, and Neuroscience Research	Late Summer
Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research	New Innovator in Food and Agriculture Research Award	Food and Agricultural Sciences	TBD
Brain Research Foundation	Fay/Frank Seed Grant	Basic Neuroscience Research	Fall
Oak Ridge Associated Universities	Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards	STEM Fields	Fall

Limited Submission Selection Policy:

Researchers planning to apply to a limited submission opportunity should notify ORD and submit a pre-proposal application as soon as possible.

If the number of applicants exceeds the available submission allowance, each application will enter an internal competition. The internal competition will consist of a peer review team which evaluates the pre-applications and recommends faculty teams to be cleared for submission. If fewer than the maximum available submission slots are submitted prior to the deadline, we do not host an internal competition, and faculty teams are cleared to submit on a first-come, first-served basis.

Limited Submission 45-day Policy:

Any limited submission that is not on the calendar above and has less than 45-days before the first due date will be approved to submit on a first-come, first-served basis. Please contact limited_submission@unc.edu to verify.

Limited Submission Renewal Policy:

Priority is granted to teams seeking to renew a proposal for a limited submission. Please contact limited_submission@unc.edu to confirm renewal.

Limited Submission Selection by School Policy:

For limited submission opportunities in which the limit on the number of allowable applications is placed on individual schools (i.e. School of Medicine), each individual school is required to facilitate a selection process and internal competition of its own.

Standard application materials include:

• Biosketch or CV of PI
• Brief Project Description (4 pages unless award specifies differently)
• List of potential collaborators (internal and external to UNC)
• Names of three internal (to UNC) faculty who could speak knowledgeably about the project, in the event of an internal review. Faculty named on the project, chairs or deans, direct reports or others who have a conflict of interest cannot serve on the internal review committee.
• Other materials specific to the requirements of the sponsoring agency

ORD facilitates the University Limited Submissions process. A main feature of this process is that it is a peer review. The UNC Chapel Hill process for the internal review of proposals, mirrors that of the foundations and federal sponsor-specific guidelines. The Limited Submissions and Awards team makes every effort to assemble review committees that are inclusive and representative of UNC proudly diverse faculty.

How did I get chosen as a reviewer?

As a peer review process, reviewers are chosen by the grant applicants. The applicants select UNC faculty peers to review their work. They submit three names of faculty members who can speak knowledgeably about the area of proposed research. From among this list, ORD chooses a faculty member to observe the internal review process for the proposal.

What are my responsibilities as a reviewer?

Reviewers are responsible for reading the information packet sent to them by ORD one week prior to the review. Once reviewers are familiar with the candidate’s proposals (usually only 1-3 pages long), CVs, and grant criteria, the committee will meet. During the review, the faculty members confer and select the University nominee from the group of confirmed candidates put forward for the grant.

Guide to internal submissions processes:

• Foundations: Carefully review prior UNC winners, Foundation selection criteria, boards of directors if available, and eligibility.
• Federal Sponsors: Carefully review sponsor mission, solicitation priorities, and any special review criteria.

Peer Review Quick Information

• Review committees are composed only of faculty members who have expertise in the research being reviewed (faculty are identified by candidates under review).
• University nominees are chosen by the faculty committee.
• The ORD Director facilitates reviews.
• General Reviewer feedback (with reviewer consent) is provided to all faculty candidates as well as the nominees to assist in improving future outcomes.