Limited Submission Grants and Awards
The Office of Research Development facilitates the University’s selection process for limited submission grants and awards. When a sponsoring agency limits the number of proposals that the University can submit for a funding opportunity, those opportunities are limited submissions. Many of these grants and awards are prestigious and winning them can bring high visibility to researchers and scholars. Likewise, winning these opportunities enhances the reputation of the University’s faculty and its research portfolio.
Limited Submissions, Awards and Internal Funding Database
As of January 2021, we have moved administration of the limited submissions process to the Limited Submissions and Awards Management System (Onyen protected).
Please review documentation on how to access this system as an:
- Administrator & Approver (coming soon)
- Proposer / Researcher
- Reviewer (coming soon)
What are Limited Submission Grants and Awards?
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.