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Opportunity Name Application Deadline Funding Agency
Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Computing in Undergraduate Education National Science Foundation
Accelerating Computing-Enabled Scientific Discovery National Science Foundation
Foundations for Digital Twins as Catalyzers of Biomedical Technological Innovation National Science Foundation
Basil O'Connor Starter Scholar Research Awards March of Dimes
Accelerating Drug Discovery for Frontotemporal Degeneration Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation
Data Science Corps - Building National Data Science Infrastructure and Workforce National Science Foundation
Local Government Energy Program: Communities Sparking Investment in Transformative Energy Department of Energy
Prevention Grants Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation
Cottrell Scholars Award Research Corporation for Science Advancement
Director’s Innovation Initiative Department of Defense
Keith Hall Research Grant Award - Tuberous Sclerosis TSC Alliance
Building Research Capacity of New Faculty in Biology National Science Foundation
Sony Women in Technology Award with Nature Sony
Farmers Market Promotion Program USDA
Peer Reviewed Medical, Clinical Trial Award Department of Defense
Early Childhood Development Research Grants Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood
Local Food Promotion Program Fiscal Year 2024 USDA
Professional Formation of Engineers: Revolutionizing Engineering Departments National Science Foundation
Strategic Grants in Horticulture Research Horticultural Research Institute
Research Grants Advancing Understanding of the Internet Internet Society Foundation
Institutional Challenge Grant William T. Grant Foundation
Spring 2024 Funding Opportunity Illinois Innovation Network Illinois Innovation Network
Learning Landscapes Challenge Learning Landscapes Challenge
Office of Science Financial Assistance Program Department of Energy
ACGT – Edward Netter Memorial Investigator Award in Cell and Gene Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer Research Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy
Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Continuation of Solicitation for the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program Department of Energy
The Cure Starts Now Foundation Grant The Cure Starts Now - Cancer Research
Pivot Fellowship Program Simons Foundation
Research Experiences for Teachers in Engineering and Computer Science National Science Foundation
Opportunity Name Application Deadline Funding Agency
Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Marine Microbial Ecology Simons Foundation
Ideas Lab: Personalized Engineering Learning (PEL) National Science Foundation
Career Transition Fellowship – Multiple Sclerosis Research National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Sprint for Women’s Health ARPA-H
Keith Hall Research Grant Award - Tuberous Sclerosis TSC Alliance
Prevention Grants Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation
Accelerating Drug Discovery for Frontotemporal Degeneration Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation
Accelerating Computing-Enabled Scientific Discovery National Science Foundation
Clinical Repurposing Research to Impact Veterans/Military 2024 Cures Within Reach
Learning Landscapes Challenge Learning Landscapes Challenge
Research Grants Advancing Understanding of the Internet Internet Society Foundation
Local Food Promotion Program Fiscal Year 2024 USDA
Farmers Market Promotion Program USDA
2024 Rett Syndrome Innovation Awards International Rett Syndrome Foundation
Victoria’s Secret Global Fund for Women’s Cancers Career Development Award American Association for Cancer Research
Pediatric Health Research Grants Gerber Foundation
Distributed Array of Small Instruments (DASI) National Science Foundation
Sustainable Regional Systems Research Networks (SRS RNs) National Science Foundation
Pivot Fellowship Program Simons Foundation
Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Artistic Production Grants VIA Art Fund
NextGen Grant for Transformative Cancer Research American Association for Cancer Research
Competitive Academic Agreement Program (CAAP) Department of Transportation
Ideas Lab: Advancing Cell-Free Systems Toward Increased Range of Use-Inspired Applications (CFIRE) National Science Foundation
RYR-1 Research Grants RYR-1 Foundation
Rheumatoid Arthritis Research Program Arthritis National Research Foundation
Large Research Grants on Education Spencer Foundation
Civil Works Strategic Focus Areas Department of Defense
Peer Reviewed Medical, Discovery Award Department of Defense
Peer Reviewed Medical, Investigator-Initiated Research Department of Defense
Opportunity Name Application Deadline Funding Agency
Spring 2024 Funding Opportunity Illinois Innovation Network Illinois Innovation Network
Small Grant Program Center for Social and Behavioral Science

Limited Submissions have a restricted number of applications per institution and require a special campus process to apply, including additional steps such as filing a Notice of Intent (NOI) and an Internal Pre-Proposal for Review by a Campus Selection Committee. For questions regarding limited submissions, email Richard Sallee at limitedsubs@illinois.edu.

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Opportunity Name Funding Agency Internal Pre-Proposal Deadline Application Deadline Status Internal Applications Active?
Research Facilities Act Program USDA Limited Submission Closed
Collaborative Program Grant for Multidisciplinary Teams National Institutes of Health Limited Submission Closed
Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program Environmental Protection Agency Limited Submission Closed
General Social Survey (GSS) Competition National Science Foundation Limited Submission Active
Basic Instrumentation Grant (BIG) Program National Institutes of Health Limited Submission Active
Shared Instrumentation Grant (SIG) Program (S10) National Institutes of Health Limited Submission Active
High-End Instrumentation (HEI) Grant Program (S10) National Institutes of Health Limited Submission Active
William T. Grant Scholars Program William T. Grant Foundation Limited Submission Active
National Advanced Packaging Manufacturing Program (NAPMP) Materials & Substrates NIST/DOC Limited Submission Closed
Pew Biomedical Scholars Pew Foundation Limited Submission Closed
Pew-Stewart Scholars for Cancer Research Pew Foundation Limited Submission Closed
Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) National Science Foundation Limited Submission Closed
Grants for Arts Projects Grants for Arts Limited Submission Active
Electronics Scrap Recycling Advancement Prize Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Limited Submission Active
National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) Program National Science Foundation Limited Submission Active
Research Facilities Act Program USDA Limited Submission Active
Falk Catalyst Awards Program Dr. Ralph and Marian Falk Medical Research Trust Limited Submission Active
Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) National Science Foundation Limited Submission Active
Research Program for Medical Research and Science & Engineering W.M. Keck Foundation Limited Submission Active
Scientific Innovations Awards Brain Research Foundation Limited Submission Active
NSF Regional Innovation Engines National Science Foundation Limited Submission Active
Advanced Computing Systems & Services: Adapting to the Rapid Evolution of Science and Engineering Research National Science Foundation Limited Submission Active
*REQUIRED: LOI for NSF Regional Innovation Engines (NSF Engines)* National Science Foundation Limited Submission Closed
National Science Foundation Research Traineeship Institutional Partnership Pilot (NRT-IPP) Program National Science Foundation Limited Submission Active