Sponsors occasionally limit the number of submissions that an institution can submit. When a call for proposals is “limited,” the Office of Research and Innovation (R&I) uses an internal selection process to determine which application(s) will be submitted to the sponsor for funding or award consideration.
The limited submission competitions process at UNL is a three-step process:
- Notifications of intent: Interested applicants must complete an online Notification of Intent to Submit Form by no later than UNL’s intent deadline. These notifications of intent are required and allow R&I to plan for the review of limited submission competition pre-proposals.
- Internal Pre-Proposal Submission: If there are more interested applicants than the sponsor’s limit allows, R&I will conduct an internal competition to select the UNL application(s) that will be recommended for submission to the sponsor. In this case, interested applicants will be notified to complete and submit an internal pre-proposal on or before the UNL pre-proposal deadline.
- Selection: Interested applicants will be notified by e-mail if their pre-proposal has been selected (or not selected) for submission to the sponsor as a full proposal. Selected applicants will then complete and submit the sponsor’s application by the sponsor deadline.
Active limited submission competitions follow. If you are interested in applying to a limited submission competition that is not featured here, contact Jackson Hardin (jhardin11@unl.edu), funding opportunity coordinator, to inquire about the status of the competition.
National Science Foundation
Materials Innovation Platforms
https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/mip-materials-innovation-platforms/nsf25-521/solicitation
Internal Notice of Intent Deadline: 01/20/2025
Sponsor Application Deadline: 05/15/2025
This opportunity is a mid-scale infrastructure program in the Division of Materials Research designed to accelerate advances in materials research. Organizations may submit one application as lead institution.
If you are interested in developing a proposal in response to this funding opportunity, please complete a notification of intent to submit by 1/20/2025. For more information regarding the internal selection process, visit https://research.unl.edu/limited-submissions-funding-programs/.
National Science Foundation
Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers
https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/mrsec-materials-research-science-engineering-centers/nsf25-532/solicitation
Internal Notice of Intent Deadline: 02/03/2025
Sponsor Pre-Application Deadline: 06/23/2025
Sponsor Application Deadline: 11/24/2025
This program seeks to support materials research infrastructure in the United States, promote active collaboration between universities and other sectors, including industry and international organizations, and contribute to the development of a national network of university-based centers in materials research, education, and facilities.
Organizations may submit one preliminary proposal as lead institution.
If you are interested in developing a proposal in response to this funding opportunity, please complete a notification of intent to submit by 06/23/2025. For more information regarding the internal selection process, visit https://research.unl.edu/limited-submissions-funding-programs/.
