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National Science Foundation
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Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: None
Full Proposal Deadline: December 11, 2020
RFP Website: https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5474
*Dates based on Program Solicitation, NSF 16-552
Full Proposal Deadline: December 11, 2020
RFP Website: https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5474
*Dates based on Program Solicitation, NSF 16-552
Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: 3 per campus
Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. submitter's local time): Office hours with NSF AISL Program Directors in preparation for AISL Jan. 12, 2021 proposal deadline
RFP Website:
https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20607/nsf20607.htm
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504793
*Dates based on Program Solicitation, NSF 20-607
Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. submitter's local time): Office hours with NSF AISL Program Directors in preparation for AISL Jan. 12, 2021 proposal deadline
RFP Website:
https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20607/nsf20607.htm
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504793
*Dates based on Program Solicitation, NSF 20-607
Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: None
(due by 5 p.m. submitter's local time): October 01, 2020
RFP Website: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2018/nsf18571/nsf18571.htm
*Dates based on Program Solicitation, NSF 18-571
(due by 5 p.m. submitter's local time): October 01, 2020
RFP Website: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2018/nsf18571/nsf18571.htm
*Dates based on Program Solicitation, NSF 18-571
Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: None
Full Proposal Deadline: July 26, 2021 (Fourth Monday in July, Annually Thereafter) RFP Website:
https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20525/nsf20525.htm
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503214
*Dates based on Program Solicitation, NSF 20-525
Full Proposal Deadline: July 26, 2021 (Fourth Monday in July, Annually Thereafter) RFP Website:
https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20525/nsf20525.htm
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503214
*Dates based on Program Solicitation, NSF 20-525
Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: One per campus
Limited Submission Deadline: TBD
Limited Submission URL: TBD
Full Proposal Deadline: February 22, 2022 (Annually Thereafter)
RFP Website:
https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2019/nsf19609/nsf19609.htm
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505693
*Dates based on Program Solicitation, NSF 19-609
Limited Submission Deadline: TBD
Limited Submission URL: TBD
Full Proposal Deadline: February 22, 2022 (Annually Thereafter)
RFP Website:
https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2019/nsf19609/nsf19609.htm
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505693
*Dates based on Program Solicitation, NSF 19-609
Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: None
Full Proposal Deadline: October 6, 2021 (First Wednesday in October, Annually Thereafter)
RFP Website:
https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20572/nsf20572.htm
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=500047
*Dates based on Program Solicitation, NSF 20-572
Full Proposal Deadline: October 6, 2021 (First Wednesday in October, Annually Thereafter)
RFP Website:
https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20572/nsf20572.htm
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=500047
*Dates based on Program Solicitation, NSF 20-572
Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: None
Full Proposal Deadline: October 7, 2021 (First Thursday in October, Annually Thereafter)
RFP Website:
https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2019/nsf19508/nsf19508.htm
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504924
*Dates based on Program Solicitation, NSF 19-508
Full Proposal Deadline: October 7, 2021 (First Thursday in October, Annually Thereafter)
RFP Website:
https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2019/nsf19508/nsf19508.htm
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504924
*Dates based on Program Solicitation, NSF 19-508
Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: 2 per IUPUI
RFP Website:
https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20595/nsf20595.htm
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505473
*Dates based on Program Solicitation, NSF 20-595
RFP Website:
https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20595/nsf20595.htm
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505473
*Dates based on Program Solicitation, NSF 20-595
Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: One per campus.
Letter of Intent Due Date(s) (required): October 04, 2021
Internal Submission Deadline: TBD
Internal Submission URL: TBD
RFP Website:
https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20569/nsf20569.htm
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505289
*Dates based on Program Solicitation, NSF 20-569
Letter of Intent Due Date(s) (required): October 04, 2021
Internal Submission Deadline: TBD
Internal Submission URL: TBD
RFP Website:
https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20569/nsf20569.htm
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505289
*Dates based on Program Solicitation, NSF 20-569
Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: None
Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. submitter's local time):
August 13, 2021
RFP Website:
https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2019/nsf19583/nsf19583.pdf
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5467
*Dates based on Program Solicitation, NSF 19-583
Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. submitter's local time):
August 13, 2021
RFP Website:
https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2019/nsf19583/nsf19583.pdf
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5467
*Dates based on Program Solicitation, NSF 19-583
Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: None
Full Proposal Deadline:
*Dates based on Program Solicitation, NSF 19-601
Full Proposal Deadline:
- August 3, 2021 (First Tuesday in August, Annually Thereafter) Institutional and Community Transformation Capacity-Building
- August 3, 2021 (First Tuesday in August, Annually Thereafter) Engaged Student Learning and Institutional and Community Transformation Level 1
- December 7, 2021 (First Tuesday in December, Annually Thereafter) Engaged Student Learning and Institutional and Community Transformation Level 2 and 3
- February 1, 2022 (First Tuesday in February, Annually Thereafter) Institutional and Community Transformation Capacity-Building
- February 1, 2022 (First Tuesday in February, Annually Thereafter) Engaged Student Learning and Institutional and Community Transformation Level 1
*Dates based on Program Solicitation, NSF 19-601
Limited Submission Deadline: September 26, 2018
Full Proposal Deadline:
*Dates based on Program Solicitation, NSF 17-579
Full Proposal Deadline:
- June 1, 2021 Regional Foundational and Forward-Thinking Educational Research Conferences (may be submitted by the target date or at any time during the year)
- November 5, 2021 (First Friday in November, Every Other Year Thereafter) Bridge to the Doctorate (BD) Activity Proposals
- November 19, 2021 (Third Friday in November, Annually Thereafter) STEM Pathways Implementation-Only (SPIO), STEM Pathways and Research (SPRA) and Bridge to the Baccalaureate (B2B) Proposals
*Dates based on Program Solicitation, NSF 17-579
Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: Two per campus
Full Proposal Deadline: September 6, 2021 (September 6, Annually Thereafter)
RFP Website:
https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21536/nsf21536.htm
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505015
*Dates based on Program Solicitation, NSF 21-536
Full Proposal Deadline: September 6, 2021 (September 6, Annually Thereafter)
RFP Website:
https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21536/nsf21536.htm
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505015
*Dates based on Program Solicitation, NSF 21-536
Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: None
Full Proposal Deadlines: November 9, 2021 (Second Tuesday in November, Annually Thereafter)
RFP Website:
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503603
*Dates based on Program Solicitation, NSF 20-558
Full Proposal Deadlines: November 9, 2021 (Second Tuesday in November, Annually Thereafter)
RFP Website:
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503603
*Dates based on Program Solicitation, NSF 20-558
Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: None
Full Proposal Deadlines: August 25, 2021 (Fourth Wednesday in August, Annually Thereafter)
RFP Website:
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5517
*Dates based on Program Solicitation, NSF 19-582
Full Proposal Deadlines: August 25, 2021 (Fourth Wednesday in August, Annually Thereafter)
RFP Website:
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5517
*Dates based on Program Solicitation, NSF 19-582
Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: None
Full Proposal Deadlines: TBD
RFP Website: https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503584
*Dates based on Program Description, NSF 17-1340
Full Proposal Deadlines: TBD
RFP Website: https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503584
*Dates based on Program Description, NSF 17-1340
Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: None
Full Proposal Deadlines: August 31, 2021 (Last Tuesday in August, Annually Thereafter)
RFP Website: https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5733
*Dates based on Program Solicitation, NSF 17-541
Full Proposal Deadlines: August 31, 2021 (Last Tuesday in August, Annually Thereafter)
RFP Website: https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5733
*Dates based on Program Solicitation, NSF 17-541
Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: One per school per campus
Limited Submission Deadline: TBD
Limited Submission URL: TBD
Full Proposal Deadline:
April 07, 2021 (Track 1, 2, 3 and Collaborative Planning grants)
March 16, 2022 (Third Wednesday in March, Annually Thereafter)
RFP Website:
https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21550/nsf21550.htm
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5257
*Dates based on Program Solicitation, NSF 21-550
Limited Submission Deadline: TBD
Limited Submission URL: TBD
Full Proposal Deadline:
April 07, 2021 (Track 1, 2, 3 and Collaborative Planning grants)
March 16, 2022 (Third Wednesday in March, Annually Thereafter)
RFP Website:
https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21550/nsf21550.htm
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5257
*Dates based on Program Solicitation, NSF 21-550
Letter of Intent Due Date(s) (required) (due by 5 p.m. submitter's local time): April 16, 2021 (Letter of Intent for Resource and Evaluation Center)
Full Proposal Deadline(due by 5 p.m. submitter's local time):
June 16, 2021 Full Proposal Deadline for both S-STEM Resource and Evaluation Center and S-STEM Research Hub proposals
RFP Website:
https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21569/nsf21569.htm
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505889
*Dates based on Program Solicitation, NSF 21-569
Full Proposal Deadline(due by 5 p.m. submitter's local time):
June 16, 2021 Full Proposal Deadline for both S-STEM Resource and Evaluation Center and S-STEM Research Hub proposals
RFP Website:
https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21569/nsf21569.htm
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505889
*Dates based on Program Solicitation, NSF 21-569
National Institutes of Health
Activity Codes: R25
Website: https://www.nih.gov/
Program Description: Research Demonstration Education Projects
Cycle I Due Date: January 25
Cycle II Due Date: May 25
Cycle III Due Date: September 25
*Dates based on Notice Number, NOT-OD-18-009
Website: https://www.nih.gov/
Program Description: Research Demonstration Education Projects
Cycle I Due Date: January 25
Cycle II Due Date: May 25
Cycle III Due Date: September 25
*Dates based on Notice Number, NOT-OD-18-009
Dates as mentioned above
Dates as mentioned above
Spencer Foundation
We are now pausing the program to evaluate the effectiveness and impact of this funding opportunity on the field. No call will be issued for the 2021 review cycle. We anticipate providing an update in late 2021; please check back at that time for further information.
Website:
https://www.spencer.org/grant_types/lyle-spencer-research-awards
Summer 2021 Cycle
Applications Open: April 1, 2021
Full Proposal Deadlines:June 1, 2021
Winter 2021 Cycle
Applications Open: TBD
Full Proposal Deadlines:October 1, 2021
Website:
https://www.spencer.org/grant_types/small-research-grant
Templeton Foundation
Full Proposal Deadline:
Small Grants: defined as requests for $234,800 (USD) or less.
OFI Deadline: August 20, 2021
OFI Decision: October 15, 2021
FP Deadline: Variable
Funding Decision: Variable
Large Grants: defined as requests for more than $234,800 (USD).
OFI Deadline: August 20, 2021
OFI Decision: October 15, 2021
FP Deadline: January 21, 2022
Funding Decision: June 10, 2022
Website:
https://www.templeton.org/grants/grant-calendar
https://www.templeton.org/funding-areas/science-big-questions
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Full Proposal Deadline: The competition is suspended until we have a clearer view of the readiness of HHMI and universities to execute this work successfully.
Website: https://www.hhmi.org/developing-scientists/initiatives-institutions
Full Proposal Deadline: SEA accepts applications at any time. Apply by Oct 31,2021 to begin offering a project the following academic year.
Website: http://www.hhmi.org/developing-scientists/science-education-alliance
STEM Education Innovation and Research Institute
IUPUI
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research 755 W. Michigan Street
University Library, UL 1123
Indianapolis, IN 46202-2800
Tel:317-278-0168
Email: seiri@iupui.edu
IUPUI
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research 755 W. Michigan Street
University Library, UL 1123
Indianapolis, IN 46202-2800
Tel:317-278-0168
Email: seiri@iupui.edu
