external Funding Opportunities requiring internal coordination
This list features externally funded grant opportunities that require university coordination because the sponsor has limited the number of applications an institution is allowed to submit. Each posting has a link to sponsor specific information as well as detailed internal submission instructions.
- Search opportunities from postings listed below. Check both the Sponsor Guidelines and the UM Submission Instructions to determine funding fit, deadlines and requirements needed to submit and apply. More information about searching
- Submit an internal application (required). To be considered for nomination, you must follow the internal submission instructions which detail the material requirements and deadlines. Click on the name of the UM Office to view specific internal submission information. More information about submission instructions.
- Register (optional). Got an idea percolating? Looking for collaborators? Help yourself and others by registering your intent to submit an internal proposal. More information about registration
After submitting your application materials to the office coordinating the review process, what happens next? See more information about the selection process.
Search archive of past opportunities
Opportunity | UMN |
| Sponsor | Title/Guidelines | Amount | Addl Reqs | Sponsor Deadline | UM Office Submission Instructions | # Apps | UM Deadline | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation
 |
Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar |
$75,000/5 years | Tenure track | 02/11/2010 | OVPR | 1 |
11/30/2009 | Open |
| Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
|
John E. Sawyer Seminars on the Comparative Study of Cultures |
$175,000 maximum | _None | 01/22/2010 | OVPR | 2 |
12/07/2009 | Open |
| U.S. Department of State | Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs: Study of the U.S. Institutes for Student Leaders |
$240,000 -$1,680,000 | _None | 01/14/2010 | OVPR | 1 |
12/14/2009 | Open |
| USDA
|
International Science and Education (ISE) Competitive Grants Program |
$150,000 max/4 years | _None | 01/28/2010 | OVPR | 2 |
12/14/2009 | Open |
| NIH
|
NIGMS' Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) |
$350,000/year/up to 4 years | _None | 01/22/2010 | OVPR | 1 |
12/14/2009 | Open |
| NSF
|
Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) |
up to 4 mil/3 to 5 years | Cost - Sharing | 01/28/2010 | OVPR | 3 |
12/17/2009 | Open |
| Ellison Medical Foundation
|
New Scholar Award in Aging |
up to $100,000/yr; for 4 years | New faculty | 02/25/2010 | OVPR | 2 |
01/08/2010 | Open |
| NSF
|
Ethics Education in Science and Engineering (EESE) - NSF 08-530 |
$400,000 | _None | 03/01/2010 | OVPR | 1 |
02/01/2010 | Open |
If you have questions about the University's process related to extramural funding opportunities requiring nomination, contact facgrant@umn.edu. If you have any technical issues with the site, please contact collabor8@umn.edu