Certain funding organizations limit the number of proposals that UH Mānoa can submit for a particular extramural research opportunity.
The Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship (OVPRS) oversees the internal selection process to identify the strongest candidates for these limited submission opportunities.
The OVPRS is responsible for coordinating the timely review of internal candidates and for notifying all applicants of the outcomes. Applicants will be asked to submit pre-proposal information to assist in the selection process.
The OVPRS monitors the recurring funding opportunities that limit the number of applications per application cycle. The list provided below as a service to PIs, but is not comprehensive. If you are aware of an upcoming opportunity that limits the number of applicants but is not listed, please notify the OVPRS.
Disclaimer on LSO approvals
The VPRS or AVPRS may approve certain LSO requests on a first-come-first serve basis where circumstances prevent an internal competition from being held, such as, but not limited to less than 20 working days to the agency submission deadline, or a LSO with very specific requirements on eligibility where they may be only one candidate. Proposals received by the OVPRS for unannounced LSO’s after UHM has reached its maximum number of submissions will be rejected and cannot be submitted.
The following guidance applies to all limited submission opportunities regardless of sponsor (Federal, Foundation, etc.).
If the limited submission restriction is a “per campus” limitation and there are more interested submitters than there are slots available, an internal competition for the UHM PIs will be held by the OVPRS at the UHM.
If the limited submission restriction is a “per institution” (i.e., one per all ten campuses) limitation and there are more interested submitters than there are slots available, a systemwide competition will be held by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation (OVPRI). The UHM OVPRS contact, Anna Babakhanyan will coordinate obtaining notices of interest from each interested UHM PI (but the UH System will run the competition). For more information please contact Anna Babakhanyan.
For limited submissions that do not have eligibility that is “Campus or System” please refer to the OVPRI Research Lifecycle – Proposal Development for guidance.
UH Limited Submission Funding Opportunities
| Sponsor | Program | Internal Deadline* | Sponsor Deadline | Status** | Campus or System | Eligibility/Limitations | How to Apply |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSF | NSF EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement-Focused EPSCoR Collaborations Program (RII-FEC) NSF 24-573 | 6-Sep-24 | 17-Dec-24 | Active | System | 1 per organization | |
| Komen Foundation | Komen Grants Career Transition Award | 12-Jul-24 | 7-Aug-24 | Active | Campus | 2 per organization | |
| Komen Foundation | Komen CAREER CATALYST RESEARCH GRANTS | 12-Jul-24 | 7-Aug-24 | Active | Campus | 1 per organization | |
| Parker Francis Foundation | Francis Family Foundation | 11-Jul-24 | 10-Oct-24 | Active | Campus | 2 per department | |
| NSF | NSF Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology NSF 23-595 | 11-Jul-24 | 6-Dec-24 | Active | Pending ORS confirmation | 1 per organization | |
| NSF | NSF Strengthening the Cyberinfrastructure Professionals Ecosystem (SCIPE) NSF 23-521 | 11-Jul-24 | 16-Jan-25 | Active | Campus | 1 per organization | |
| NIH | NIH Team-Based Design in Biomedical Engineering Education (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PAR-22-000 | 11-Jul-24 | 29-Jan-25 | Active | Campus | 1 per institution | |
| NSF | NSF Faculty Development in geoSpace Science nsf23-577 | 11-Jul-24 | 3-Mar-25 | Active | Campus | 1 per organization |
** Active solicitation means there is an active solicitation. Pending solicitation means a new solicitation is anticipated.
