Limited submission programs are those for which funding agencies restrict the number of nominations or proposals a university may submit for consideration for an award. The University of Texas at Austin, therefore, must internally screen all eligible and interested nominees to determine which will represent the university in the regional, national or international competitions.
Below is a list of limited submission programs in which UT currently competes. Included are deadlines for internal review, required OSP deadlines and the final deadlines of the awarding agency. Researchers must contact their Dean’s or ORU Director’s office to ensure that deadlines at that level of review are met. Please note: This list is not exclusive nor exhaustive, since new programs are developed and existing programs change. If a UT researcher intends to submit for a limited submission program not on this list, he/she must contact Connie Brownson in the Office of the VPR to secure authorization to submit on behalf of The University of Texas at Austin.
Documents required by VPR are listed for each internal competition. Potential nominees must ensure that they are aware of any additional requirements of the awarding body beyond the VPR internal competition. In all cases, requirements for internal review will mirror the requirements of the awarding body to reduce duplication or extraneous paperwork. Unless stated otherwise, all required documentation should be submitted electronically (preferably as a .pdf) to the VPR to connie.brownson@austin.utexas.edu by the posted deadline.
It is the responsibility of the researcher and nominating body to ensure that all eligibility guidelines are met prior to submission for internal review by the VPR.
Every effort will be made to maintain current and accurate information within this list; however, the awarding agency’s posted information remains the final authority.
| Programs |
VPR Internal Deadline |
OSP Deadline |
Funding Agency Deadline |
Nominee(s) Selected to Advance |
Current Solicitations |
| UT System's Texas Ignition Fund (TIF) |
8/11/08 |
TBD |
8/18/08 |
View list of nominees selected to advance. |
| NSF - Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships (STC) |
8/19/08 |
9/25/08 |
9/30/08 |
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| NSF - Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP) |
8/20/08 |
TBD |
9/30/08 |
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| Searle Scholars |
8/25/08 |
n/a |
9/26/08 |
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| Burroughs Wellcome Clinical Scientist Awards in Translational Research |
8/27/08 |
TBD |
10/1/08 |
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| Carnegie Scholars Program |
8/14/08 |
TBD |
8/28/08 |
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| Sackler Prize in Biophysics |
7/30/08 |
n/a |
9/1/08 |
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| Burroughs Wellcome Career Awards for Medical Scientists (CAMS) |
9/2/08 |
TBD |
10/1/08 |
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| Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement |
8/5/08 |
n/a |
9/15/08 |
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| Hackerman Award in Chemical Research (Welch Foundation) |
8/12/08 |
TBD |
9/15/08 |
Drs. Walter Fast (Pharmacy) and Pengyu Ren (Biomedical Engineering) |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund: Investigators in Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease |
9/17/08 |
10/29/08 |
11/3/08 |
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| Microsoft Research New Faculty Fellowship Program |
9/22/08 |
n/a |
11/3/08 |
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| NEH Summer Stipends |
|
n/a |
10/1/08 |
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| DOE Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) |
6/3/08 |
TBD |
7/1/08 LOI & 10/1/08 Complete Application |
Dr. Paul Barbara, Dr. Jeffrey Chen and Dr. Gary Pope |
| Beckman Young Investigators |
8/13/08 |
n/a |
10/1/08 |
Drs. Christopher Ellison (Chemical Engineering) and Sara Sawyer (Molecular Genetics and Microbiology) |
| NSB’s Vannevar Bush Award |
10/2/08 |
TBD |
11/5/08 |
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| NSF - Alan T. Waterman Award |
10/6/08 |
12/2/08 |
12/5/08 |
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| National Medal of Science |
10/20/08 |
TBD |
12/5/08 |
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| The Wolf Prizes |
n/a |
n/a |
8/31/09 |
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Not Currently Accepting Nominations |
| Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award |
4/17/06 |
n/a |
5/1/06 |
Dr. Karol Lang (Physics) |
| 2008 Japan Prize |
2/19/07 |
n/a |
2/28/07 |
Dr. Robert Boyer and Dr. J. S. Moore (Computer Sciences) |
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| Mellon Foundation - Emeritus Fellows |
4/24/07 |
n/a |
4/30/07 |
Dr. Bernth Lindfors (English) |
| NSF - Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering, Supplements and Sites |
6/20/07 |
7/2/07 |
7/6/07 |
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NSF - Cyberinfrastructure Training, Education, Advancement and
Mentoring for Our 21st Century Workforce (CI-TEAM) |
7/19/07 |
8/20/07 |
8/27/07 |
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| NSF Physics Frontiers Centers (PFC) |
7/31/07 |
8/21/07 |
8/29/07 |
Dr. Todd Ditmire and Dr. Steven Weinberg |
| NSF Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers |
8/1/07 |
8/30/07 |
9/5/07 |
Dr. Don Paul (Texas Materials Institute) |
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| Pew Scholars |
9/27/07 |
n/a |
11/1/07 |
Dr. Alison Preston (Psychology) |
NSF's Center for the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology
(CEIN) |
10/22/07 |
TBD |
12/10/07 |
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| NSF - Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program |
11/26/07 |
TBD |
LOI for $2M+ Acquisition proposals: 12/21/07;
Full Proposals for both types: 1/24/08 |
View list of nominees selected to advance. |
| Jefferson Science Fellows |
11/27/07 |
n/a |
1/15/08 |
Dr. Chandra Bhat (Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering) |
| Luce Scholars Program |
|
n/a |
12/3/07 |
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| NSF's ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers (ADVANCE) |
TBD |
TBD |
12/6/07 |
Dr. Lynn Katz, Cockrell School of Engineering |
| Merck Scholars Program |
12/14/07 |
n/a |
1/16/08 |
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| ORAU Lindau Meeting of Nobel Laureates [Graduate Students] |
12/17/07 |
n/a |
12/19/07 |
Sean Couch, majoring in astronomy |
| Robert A. Welch Award in Chemistry |
12/17/07 |
n/a |
2/1/08 |
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| Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award |
12/20/07 |
n/a |
2/7/08 |
Dr. Christopher Bielawski (Chemistry & Biochemistry) |
| SURA Distinguished Scientist Award |
1/10/08 |
n/a |
2/15/08 |
Dr. Michael Downer (Physics) |
Raymond & Beverly Sackler Prize in the Physical Sciences
(Physics) |
1/15/08 |
n/a |
1/25/08 |
|
| Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards (ORAU) |
1/28/08 |
n/a |
2/1/08 |
Dr. Meinhard Bayani (Geological Sciences) and Dr. Emanuel Tutuc (Electrical & Computer Engineering) |
| KAUST Research Fellows Program |
1/28/08 |
TBD |
2/20/08 |
Dr. Jinho An, Mechanical Engineering; Dr. Paul Bauman, Computational & Applied Mathematics; Dr. Inhwa Jung, Mechanical Engineering |
Udall Scholarship
(For undergraduate students.) |
2/1/08 |
n/a |
3/4/08 |
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| Enrico Fermi Award |
2/25/08 |
n/a |
4/1/08 |
Dr. John Goodenough (Mechanical Engineering) |
| TG Public Benefit Grant Program |
2/26/08 |
TBD |
3/7/08 |
Wanda Nelson (Chembridge) and Deanna Schexnayder (Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources) |
| NSF - Ethics Education in Science and Engineering (EESE) |
2/27/08 |
TBD |
4/3/08 |
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| International Balzan Foundation |
3/3/08 |
n/a |
3/15/08 |
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| Packard Fellowships for Science & Engineering |
3/3/08 |
n/a |
3/15/08 (nominees) & 4/21/08 (applications) |
Dr. Xiaoqin Elaine Li (Physics) and Dr. Muhammad Zaman (Biomedical Engineering) |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund - Career Awards at the Scientific Interface (CASI) |
3/12/08 |
TBD |
4/15/08 |
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| Dana Foundation Program in the Neuroimmunology of Brain Infections & Cancers |
3/17/08 |
n/a |
4/1/08 |
Drs. R. Adron Harris, Yuri Blednov and Philip Tucker (Waggoner Center for Alcohol and Addiction Research) |
| NSF - Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) |
3/18/08 |
TBD |
4/24/08 |
View list of nominees selected to advance. |
| Camille & Henry Dreyfus New Faculty Awards |
3/19/08 |
n/a |
5/8/08 |
Dr. Hal Alper (Chemical Engineering) |
| NSF - Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) |
3/24/08 |
TBD |
4/22/08 |
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| King Faisal Foundation |
3/26/08 |
n/a |
5/1/08 |
|
| Beckman Scholars |
|
n/a |
n/a |
|
| NSF - Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE) in Engineering |
4/9/08 |
TBD |
5/14/08 |
|
| Office of the Governor’s Emerging Technology Fund Research Grant Matching Program |
4/14/08 |
n/a |
4/17/08 |
|
| National Medal of Technology & Innovation |
4/14/08 |
n/a |
5/30/08 |
|
| Dana Program in Brain and Immuno-imaging |
4/28/08 |
TBD |
5/20/08 |
Track A: Dr. Andreana Haley (Psychology) |
| NSF - Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12) |
4/29/08 |
TBD |
5/16/08 (LOI) & 7/3/08 (Full Proposal) |
Dr. Keith Stevenson (Chemistry & Biochemistry) |
| NEA - Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth |
5/5/08 |
TBD |
6/9/08 |
Dr. Sharon Strover (Radio-Television-Film) |
| Lockheed Martin University Initiatives |
5/6/08 |
TBD |
5/20/08 |
View list of nominees selected to advance. |
| Japan Society for the Promotion of Science’s International Prize for Biology |
5/6/08 |
n/a |
5/16/08 |
|
Emergent Technologies, Inc. Opportunity Texas Proof of Concept (POC)
Award |
5/7/08 |
TBD |
5/16/08 |
|
| NSF - International Materials Institutes (IMI) |
5/27/08 |
TBD |
7/15/08 |
Drs. Isaac Sanchez & Benny Freeman (Texas Materials Institute) |
| NSF Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities: Departmental Multi-User Instrumentation (CRIF:MU) |
6/2/08 |
TBD |
6/23/08 |
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| William T. Grant Scholars Program |
6/4/08 |
TBD |
7/9/08 |
Dr. Su Yeong Kim (Human Ecology) |
Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award
(See Notes section.) |
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6/26/08 |
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| NEA - Access to Artistic Excellence |
7/14/08 |
TBD |
8/11/08 |
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