The Office for Research Development (ORD) works with individual faculty members and teams of researchers in setting strategic, proactive, catalytic, and capacity-building activities designed to facilitate institutional competitiveness in attracting extramural research funding.  The Office interacts closely with the Office for Sponsored Research and Award Administration (OSRAA), Office of Research Integrity (ORI) and the Advantage Program (AP).

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ORD developed draft guidelines for the internal review process.  Please click on this LINK to download the document, or here for the website page.

Limited Submission Opportunities - Comprehensive List

Program Title Sponsor ORD Internal Deadlinesort descending Agency Preproposal or LOI Deadline Agency Deadline Status Limit per Institution Important Notes
Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure 2015-2019 (NHERI) National Science Foundation Waiting for new RFP and deadlines
AGRICULTURE AND FOOD RESEARCH INITIATIVE/ REEU and PD-STEP PROGRAMS USDA 06/27/2019 3 for each program. email research.development@oregonstate.edu
Engineering Research Centers (NSF-ERC) National Science Foundation 07/12/2019 1 Team selected
Improvements in Facilities, Communications, and Equipment at Biological Field Stations and Marine Laboratories (FSML) National Science Foundation Document archived. Waiting for updated information.
Simons Investigators in Mathematics, Physics, Astrophysics and Theoretical Computer Science Program Simons Foundation Waiting for new RFP and deadlines
Special Foundation Announcements
Scalable Nanomanufacturing for Intergrated Systems (SNM-IS) National Science Foundation This program has been archived. Waiting for additional info.
IUSE/Professional Formation of Engineers: REvolutionizing engineering and computer science Departments (RED) National Science Foundation Since Oregon State received funding for a project beginning June 9, 2015, then the institution, Oregon State, may not apply for an IUSE/PFE:RED until 2020
Energy Frontier Research Centers Department of Energy Waiting for new RFP and deadlines
Simons Foundation Math+X Investigators Simons Foundation Waiting for new RFP and deadlines
Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure (CICI) National Science Foundation 2 Waiting for new RFP and deadlines
NSF - American National Election Studies Competition (ANES) National Science Foundation Waiting for new RFP and deadlines
New Innovator in Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research Award 02/28/2019 2 Waiting for new RFP and deadlines
Mid-Scale Innovations Program in Astronomical Sciences (MSIP) National Science Foundation 3 Waiting for new RFP and deadlines
Grand Challenges - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Funding Partners 07/31/2018
Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Fields Program (WAMS) USDA 03/28/2018 1 Waiting for new RFP and deadlines
Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) National Science Foundation 1 Waiting for new RFP and deadlines - 2020 or 2021
National Endowment for the Arts Research Lab National Endowment for the Arts Waiting for new RFP and deadlines
Enabling Access to Cloud Computing Resources for CISE Research and Education (Cloud Access) National Science Foundation 02/19/2019 1
ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers – Institutional Transformation Catalyst (ADVANCE IT Catalyst) National Science Foundation
Partnerships for Innovation: Accelerating Innovation Research-Technology Translation (PFI:AIR:TT) National Science Foundation Waiting for new RFP and deadlines
NSF Quantum Computing & Information Science Faculty Fellows (QCIS-FF) National Science Foundation 02/11/2019 2
Career Awards for Medical Scientists Burroughs Wellcome Fund 10/01/2018 No longer a limit on number of applicants from an institution.
IUSE:Pathways into Geoscience (IUSE: GEOPATHS) National Science Foundation 1 - read the RFP for additional details Waiting for new RFP and deadlines
Network for Computational Nanotechnology (NCN) National Science Foundation 3 Waiting for new RFP and deadlines
Director’s Early Independence Awards (DP5) National Institutes of Health 07/16/2018 09/27/2018 2 waiting for new rfp
National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipends National Endowment for the Humanities 08/27/2018 09/26/2018 2
Simons Investigators in the Mathematical Modeling of Living Systems Simons Foundation 08/31/2018 10/31/2018 2
Blavatnik National Awards Young Scientists BlavatnikAwards 10/08/2018 3 Waiting for new RFP and deadlines
Grand Challenges Explorations - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 11/14/2018 Waiting for new RFP and deadlines
Harnessing the Data Revolution (HDR): Data Science Corps National Science Foundation 11/26/2018 01/28/2019 1 Team has been selected
Innovation Corps-Regional Node Program (I-Corps Node) National Science Foundation 12/03/2018 03/14/2019 1 Please see RFP for details
Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc. 12/17/2018 02/07/2019 1
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation - Moore Inventor Fellows Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation 01/14/2019 03/04/2019 2 nominations Candidate’s college must be willing to commit funding of $50,000 per year for three years
Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC) National Science Foundation 01/25/2019 1 application per cycle
INCLUDES National Science Foundation 01/28/2019 04/02/2019 1
Materials Innovation Platforms (MIP) National Science Foundation 02/28/2019 04/26/2019 1
Collaborative Program Grant for Multidisciplinary Teams (RM1) NIGMS 03/12/2019 01/25/2019 1 application per cycle
Faculty Development in the Space Sciences (FDSS) National Science Foundation 03/18/2019 05/24/2019 1
Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships National Science Foundation 05/10/2019 3 Full proposals are to be submitted only when invited by NSF.
Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences Pew Charitable Trusts 05/20/2019 10/17/2019 1 2019-2020 selection complete
Physics Frontiers Centers (PFC) National Science Foundation 05/31/2019 2 1 slot still available
Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Program National Science Foundation 06/03/2019 09/27/2019 2 1 slot still available
Keck Foundation Keck Foundation 06/17/2019 1-2
Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation 06/28/2019 08/01/2019 Open 1
Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science National Science Foundation 07/01/2019 09/18/2019 3
Advanced Computing Systems & Services: Adapting to the Rapid Evolution of Science and Engineering Research National Science Foundation 07/15/2019 11/05/2019 1
Advancing Digitization of Biodiversity Collections (ADBC) Program National Science Foundation 07/29/2019 10/11/2019 1
The WiSTEM2D Scholars Award Program Johnson & Johnson 07/31/2019 1 Waiting for new RFP and deadlines
Research Traineeship (NRT) Program National Science Foundation 08/05/2019 02/06/2019 2 Letters of Intent to NSF required.
Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) National Science Foundation 08/19/2019 11/06/2019 3
The Pac-12 Student-Athlete Health and Well-Being Grant Program Pac 12 Conference and Member Universities 08/26/2019 10/01/2018 3
Critical-Zone Collaborative Network National Sciene Foundation 09/09/2019 12/02/2019 4 Thematic Clusters: 3 proposals per organization:Coordinating Hub: 1 proposal per organization
Major Research Instrumentation (NSF-MRI) National Science Foundation 10/07/2019 01/01/2020 3 30% cost-sharing requirement
Cultivating Cultures for Ethical STEM (CCE STEM) National Science Foundation 11/04/2019 02/22/2020 1
Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) National Science Foundation 11/04/2019 1 - see notes There is a limit of one (1) for the PFI-RP track. No limit for the PFI-TT track.
Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) National Science Foundation 11/04/2019 03/27/2019 1 Last Wednesday in March annually Thereafter