Popular Programs with Submission Restrictions
Popular Programs with Submission Restrictions
- This list contains only those programs for which we hold internal competitions every year because we always have more prospective applicants than available application slots. If your program is listed here, follow the internal competition guidelines linked from the Guidelines column.
- If the program you're interested in is not on this list, send a brief e-mail to orsp1@appstate.edu at least eight weeks before the sponsor's deadline notifying us of your intent to apply. See the limited submissions overview and procedures for more information about how Grants Resources & Services manages programs with submission restrictions that are not on the list below. Since it is not possible to maintain an exhaustive list of all programs, it remains the faculty member's responsibility to notify orsp1@appstate.edu if he or she is considering applying to a program that has a submission restriction.
- Contact Pollyanne Frantz or Amy Love in Grants Resources & Services for assistance.
| Sponsor | Title | Internal Deadline | Submission Limitations | Method | Guidelines PDF | Sponsor's Deadline | Record Last Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) | ORAU Travel Grants program | TBD | Each ORAU Institution is limited to two requests per ORAU fiscal year (October 1 – September 30). | Contact orsp1@appstate.edu if you are interested in applying for this program. |
Confirmed Continuous |
04/04/2013 | |
| American Honda Foundation | American Honda Foundation Grants | 09/06/2013 - 12:00pm | One application per institution per 12-month period. | We hold an annual internal competition for this program. Guidelines will be posted here before the internal deadline. |
Confirmed Continuous The American Honda Foundation reviews proposals four times per year. Appalachian targets the November 1 review deadline each year. |
04/08/2013 | |
| Wells Fargo | Clean Technology and Innovation Grants | 08/08/2012 - 1:00pm | One grant per calendar year per agency. | We hold an annual internal competition to select the applicant(s) from Appalachian who may submit to the external agency. The 2012 internal competition is over. | 10/31/2012 Confirmed | 11/12/2012 | |
| North Carolina Division of University-School Programs and UNC Center for School Leadership Development | NC QUEST (North Carolina Quality Educators through Staff Development and Training) | 09/04/2012 - 1:00pm | Only one new proposal per institution when the institution is serving as the awardee institution (lead fiscal agent). | We hold an annual internal competition for this program. The internal competition for 2012 (Cycle XI) is over. Contact orsp1@appstate.edu for more information. | 11/15/2012 Confirmed | 10/10/2012 | |
| North Carolina Biotechnology Center (NCBC) | Undergraduate Biotechnology Research Fellowships (UBRF) | 10/17/2012 - 12:00pm | Three separate applications for three students per year. | We hold an annual internal competition for this program. The internal competition for 2012 is over. | 12/05/2012 Confirmed | 11/12/2012 | |
| Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) | ORAU Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards | 11/05/2012 - 12:00pm | Two applications per institution per year. | We hold an annual internal competition to select the applicant(s) from Appalachian who may submit to the external agency. The 2012-13 competition is over. | 01/11/2013 Confirmed | 10/04/2012 | |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) | 11/15/2012 - 12:00pm | Three applications per institution, with one of the three applications being for instrument development. Other restrictions apply. | We hold an annual internal competition to select the applicant(s) from Appalachian who may submit to the external agency. The 2012-13 competition is over. | 01/24/2013 Confirmed | 09/21/2012 | |
| National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) | Grants for Arts Projects (includes Art Works and Challenge America Fast Track) | 01/31/2013 - 12:00pm | One application per institution per year for either Art Works or Challenge America Fast Track. | We hold an annual internal competition to select the applicant(s) from Appalachian who may submit to the external agency. The internal competition for 2013 is over. | 03/07/2013 Confirmed . The NEA deadline varies (March 7, May 23 or August 8, 2013) according to project category, artistic field/discipline, and outcome. | 09/15/2013 | |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Widening Implementation & Demonstration of Evidence-Based Reforms (WIDER) | 05/10/2013 - 12:00pm | An organization may submit only one Planning or one Institutional Implementation proposal for a given deadline. There are no restrictions on the number of Community Implementation or Research proposals that an individual or organization may submit. | We received no applications by the deadline for the 2013 internal competition for this program. Contact orsp1@appstate.edu for more information. | 07/03/2013 Confirmed | 05/13/2013 | |
| Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) | ORAU Event Sponsorship program | TBD | One proposal per institution per ORAU fiscal year (October 1-September 30). | We hold an annual internal competition for this program. Guidelines for the internal competition will be posted here before the deadline. Contact orsp1@appstate.edu for more information. | 09/01/2013 Anticipated . Two deadlines per year, depending on the event date. Appalachian generally targets the fall deadline. | 04/04/2013 | |
| National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) | Summer Stipends | 08/02/2013 - 12:00pm | Two nominations per institution. | We hold an annual internal competition to select the applicant(s) from Appalachian who may submit to the external agency. Download the internal competition guidelines for more information. | 09/26/2013 Confirmed | 06/03/2013 | |
| Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) | ORAU High Performance Computing (HPC) Grants Program | TBD | One proposal per ORAU member institution per funding cycle. | We hold an annual internal competition for this program. Guidelines for the internal competition will be posted here before the deadline. Contact orsp1@appstate.edu for more information. | 10/01/2013 Anticipated | 04/04/2013 |
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