Some funding agencies limit the number of proposals an institution can submit to certain programs. The Research Office attempts to identify the opportunities that best fit the research interests of Montana Tech and coordinate the proposal development and submission of these limited submissions.

If you become aware of programs that are limited submissions, please contact the Research Office so that they may be announced.

Please check back for current opportunities. If you have any questions, please contact the Research Office.

Limited Submissions
Award Program Award Summary Anticipated Internal Deadline Anticipated Deadline for Letter of Intent Anticipated Proposal Deadline
NSF Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) Equipment for Research August 1st October – Novemeber
NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) Program Grad students in STEM May 1st Early September
Packard Fellowships in Science and Engineering Environmental
communities
Late January Mid-March Mid-April
Sloan Research Fellowships Early-Career Mid-September
Whiting Public Engagement Programs Public Engagement Mid-March Mid-June
W.T. Grant Scholars Program Early-Career
expand expertise
April 15th Mid-June Early July
NSF: Scholarships in STEM Network (S-STEM-Net) Early January Early April
DoD Research and Education Program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions (HBCU/MI) Basic research September 1st End of October
DOD HBCU/MI Equipment/Instrumentation Department of Defense MRI End of July Mid-September
NSF Partnership for Innovation Builds on prior NSF funded work 3 months prior to NSF deadline 1st Tuesday in May
1st Tuesday in September
1st Tuesday in January
NSF: ADVANCE: Organizational Change for Gender Equity in STEM Academic Professions (ADVANCE) Builds on prior work May 15th 1st Monday in August Prelim – 1st Thursday in April
Full – 1st Wednesday in November
NIH: Limited Competition: Basic Instrumentation Grant (BIG) Program Must have current NIH funding April 1st, 2024 June 3, 2024
Enabling Partnerships to Increase Innovation Capacity Advanced manufacturing October 15th December 15th May 15th
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