Limited Submission Awards & Grants


Limited Submission programs restrict the number of applications, nominations, or proposals that an institution is eligible to submit to an agency. These programs require that campuses screen preproposals or nominations to determine which will go forward to the sponsor.

Research Development in the Office of Research (OR) is responsible for announcing the majority of limited submission programs to the campus and coordinating the campus review process. When OR receives more potential submissions than the campus is authorized to submit (as specified in each program’s guidelines), a campus review will be developed in consultation with the Vice Chancellor for Research. All applicants and their deans will be notified of the results. For campus instructions and agency requirements for specific programs, see the links below. Typically campus pre-proposals are due to the Office of Research two months prior to the agency deadline. The most recent program deadline is provided below and will be updated when new information becomes available.

Unless otherwise specified in the campus letter, pre-proposals for campus review will include up to three pages of project description responsive to the particular call, a one- to two-page curriculum vitae for each investigator, and a one-page budget summarizing the total project costs and agency request. Requests for campus cost sharing or other resources not covered in the request to the funding agency (e.g., renovation costs), or exceptions to campus policies must be identified at the pre-proposal stage and included in the budget.

Some past campus deadlines (most recent at bottom) may still be open for submissions if fewer than the eligible number of preliminary proposals were received and the sponsor's deadline has not passed. Approval to apply to the sponsoring agency may be granted on a first come, first served basis based on Research Development receiving preproposal materials.

Those interested in submitting an application or nomination to a limited submission program should contact Jackie Hunt in Research Development at funding@research.ucsb.edu or ext. 8891. For additional information on limited submission programs contact Carla Whitacre, Director of Research Development, at whitacre@research.ucsb.edu or ext. 3925.


Current Programs

Agency
Program
Campus Deadline
Sponsor Deadline
Selected Individuals/Teams
National Science Foundation Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) 6/6/08 NOI (required)

7/10/08 LOI (optional)

8/12/08

Proposal

Fiona Goodchild et al., CNSI and College of Engineering
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Predoctoral Training at the Interface of the Behavioral and Biomedical Sciences

6/23/08 NOI (required)

8/25/08 LOI (optional)

9/25/08

Full Proposal

OR has not received any notices of intent.
Chicago Community Trust Searle Scholars Program 7/21/08 (required) 9/26/08

Michael Liebling, Electrical and Computer Engineering;

Sumita Pennathur, Mechanical Engineering

National Science Foundation Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP) 7/21/08 (required) 8/19/08 LOI (optional)
9/30/08 Proposal

OR has not received any notices of intent.
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) NCRR Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA)

8/1/08

Pre-proposal (required)

8/20/08 LOI (optional)
9/17/08 Proposal

Kalju Kahn et al., Chemistry and Biochemistry
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation Beckman Young Investigators Program 8/8/07

Pre-proposal

(required)

10/1/08

Michael Gordon, Chemical Engineering;

Sumita Pennathur, Mechanical Engineering

National Science Foundation Science and Technology Centers (STC): Integrative Partnerships

8/11/08

Pre-proposal (required)

10/14/08 Preliminary Proposal

(required)

4/30/09

Full Proposal (invitation only)

UCSB-led:

Glenn Fredrickson et al., Chemical Engineering -

Center for Polyelectrolyte Science and Technology;

Michael Goodchild et al., Geography -

National Center for Geospatial Research;

Horia Metiu et al., Chemistry -

Center for Better Catalysts by Local Modifications

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program 8/15/08 NOI (required)

9/18/08

OR has not received any notices of intent.
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Bridges to the Doctorate Program 8/15/08 NOI (required)

9/18/08

OR has not received any notices of intent.
National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering

N/A

11/17/08  
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation Beckman Scholars Program 8/22/08 NOI (required) 10/1/08 OR has not received any notices of intent.
National Science Foundation TeraGrid Phase III: eXtreme Digital Resources for Science and Engineering (XD)

8/22/08 NOI (required)

11/4/08

Preliminary Proposal (required)

6/15/09

Full Proposal

Richard Wolski et al., Computer Science
National Science Foundation

9/8/08 NOI (required)

10/20/08

 
Burroughs Wellcome Fund Investigators in Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease

9/8/08 NOI

(required)

11/3/08  
W.M. Keck Foundation Distinguished Young Scholars in Medical Research

9/29/08

Pre-proposal

(required)

12/1/08