Two New Limited Submission Opportunities for the Week of March 3, 2025
Two New Limited Submission Opportunities for the Week of March 3, 2025

Research Development Office

Funding Landscape and New Limited Submission Opportunities for the Week of March 3, 2025

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Funding Landscape

The Department of Defense (DoD) requests applications to the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP).

DURIP invites universities to submit proposals for purchasing equipment and instrumentation to support DoD research. The specific research areas are listed on the agency websites linked in the NOFO.

Hanover Research shares their Arts and Humanities grants calendar.

This grants calendar includes upcoming opportunities focused on Arts & Humanities programs across a range of funders.

Limited Submission Opportunities

NSF: EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP)

Description: The NSF EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP) aims to enhance the capacity and competitiveness of EPSCoR jurisdictions by providing funding to graduate degree-awarding institutions to support NSF EPSCoR Graduate Fellows as they pursue graduate degrees in the disciplines specified by the NSF Directorates and Office that are participating in the EGFP funding program.
Limitation: one application per institution
Internal Submission Deadline: Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Sponsor Deadline: Monday, June 2, 2025

NSF: Research Traineeship Program (NRT)

Description: The NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) program seeks proposals that explore ways for graduate students in research-based master's and doctoral degree programs to develop the skills, knowledge, and competencies needed to pursue a range of STEM careers. The program is dedicated to effective training of STEM graduate students in high priority interdisciplinary or convergent research areas, through a comprehensive traineeship model that is innovative, evidence-based, and aligned with changing workforce and research needs.
Limitation:
two applications per institution
Internal Submission Deadline: Monday, July 14, 2025

Sponsor Deadline: Monday, September 8, 2025

 
 

Reminder: NSF: Materials Innovation Platforms (MIP)

Description: Materials Innovation Platforms (MIP) is a mid-scale infrastructure program in the Division of Materials Research (DMR) designed to accelerate advances in materials research. MIPs respond to the increasing complexity of materials research that requires close collaboration of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary teams and access to cutting edge tools. 
Limitation: one application per institution
Internal Submission Deadline: Thursday, April 3, 2025

Sponsor Deadline: Thursday, May 15, 2025

The University of Iowa